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A Member of the Cultlike Zizians Group Is Charged in the Killings of Her Parents in Pennsylvania

Prosecutors are expected to reveal new evidence in the unsolved homicide case as the victims’ daughter faces separate charges in a related investigation.

  • Michelle Zajko, a member of the 'Zizians Cult', has been charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy in the deaths of her parents, Rita and Richard Zajko, in Pennsylvania.
  • Since 2022, members of the Zizians group have been tied to several violent crimes, including the death of one of their own, a landlord's killing, the Zajkos' deaths, and a highway shootout that left a border agent dead.
  • Surveillance footage showed a vehicle arriving at the victims' home, followed by voices shouting, and investigators later recovered cash, firearms and accessories linked to Zajko and other Zizians.
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NBC Dallas-Fort Worth broke the news in Fort Worth, United States on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
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