US EditionMember of Zizians group linked to deaths in several states bailed out in Maryland
Daniel Blank faces multiple drug, gun, and trespassing charges linked to six deaths across four states, with seven Zizian members jailed awaiting trial.
- On Friday, Daniel Blank was bailed out in Maryland after posting $15,000, with court-ordered GPS monitoring and a requirement to live alone.
- Maryland state trooper Brandon Jeffries stated after their Feb. 19, 2026 arrests that the suspects are to be questioned about other crimes, linking them to homicide probes in California, Pennsylvania, and Vermont after being found in box trucks last February.
- In Cumberland, Maryland, prosecutors charged LaSota, Zajko and Blank with LSD possession, intent to deliver, gun violations, trespassing and hindering a police officer, with the trial delayed until June after Zajko changed lawyers.
- Authorities continue to hold Michelle Zajko and Jack 'Ziz' LaSota in custody without bail, while seven jailed members await trial in three states.
- Called 'Zizians' by outsiders, the group is described as young, highly intelligent computer scientists with radical beliefs, and since 2022 members have been tied to killings including a U.S. border agent's death.
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'Zizian' cult member marked by beliefs about veganism, animal rights, gender identity and AI bailed out of jail
A member of a group known to outsiders as Zizians that is linked to six deaths was bailed out of jail in Maryland on Friday. Police in Maryland connected Jack “Ziz” LaSota, Michelle Zajko and Daniel Blank to homicide investigations in California, Pennsylvania and Vermont after a landowner found them living in box trucks at the end of a snow-covered dirt road last February, according to court documents and pretrial testimony. Blank was bailed out…
Member of cultlike group linked to deaths in several states makes bail in Maryland
By MARK SCOLFORO and PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press CUMBERLAND, Md. — A member of a group known to outsiders as Zizians that is linked to six deaths was bailed out of jail in Maryland on Friday. Police in Maryland connected Jack “Ziz” LaSota, Michelle Zajko and Daniel Blank to homicide investigations in California, Pennsylvania and Vermont after a landowner found them living in box trucks at the end of a snow-covered dirt road in February 202…
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