Woman Charged with Homicide Linked to Cult-like Group in Delaware County
Michelle Zajko has been charged with criminal homicide in connection with the deaths of her parents, Richard and Rita Zajko. Allegations suggest her ties to a radical group known as the Zizians, linked to multiple killings across the country.
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Zizians Cult Member Charged with Parents' Murder in Pennsylvania
A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
Zizians Cult Member Charged with Parents' Murder in Pennsylvania
A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
Zizians Cult Member Charged with Parents' Murder in Pennsylvania
A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
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- T2WPVI (6abc Action News)
- T2Philadelphia Inquirer
- T2The Virginian-Pilot
- T2Daily Press
- T2Capital Gazette
- T2Baltimore Sun
- T2WHYY News
- T2NBC10 Philadelphia (WCAU)
- T2Sun Sentinel (South Florida)
- T2LA Daily News
- T2Long Beach Press-Telegram
- T2Pasadena Star-News
- T2Orange County Register
- T2San Bernardino Sun
- T2Boston Herald
- T2Lowell Sun
- T3Richmond Register (Madison County)
- T3Richmond Register (Madison County)
- T2WDIV (Local 4 / NBC Detroit)
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