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michelle zatko and daniel blank. the trio faced charges that include trespassing and obstruction. blank is a uc berkeley graduate. his father told us today they consider their son a victim of a cult, and don't believe he is connected to any serious crime. but zatko is. she was previously named a person of interest in the 2022 shooting deaths of her own parents in pennsylvania, murders that remain unsolved. investigators also say she purchased the gun used in the killing of a border patrol agent in vermont the suspect who allegedly used that gun to kill the agent, 21 year old theresa youngblut, attended a private king county, washington, high school with the vallejo suspect, max snyder. in fact, the two recently applied for a marriage license. those who know them and are willing to talk to me about them are not willing to show their face, are not willing to have their name appear in any story because they don't know what these people might do next. uc berkeley associate professor pollone issa, an expert in cults, says she isn't ready to label the a cult yet, but says the group now

also appearing alongside lasota were michelle, from pennsylvania and daniel blank from sacramento. the three were arrested in maryland over the weekend, ap reported. they wore gun belts, holding ammunition and possessed several weapons. a state attorney said lasota previously faked her own death, leading her bay area family to declare her dead from a san francisco bay, drowning a few years ago. the visions have ties to a 2022 murder in vallejo and an attack on a landlord there. suspect michelle joshua's parents were found murdered in pennsylvania that year as well. then in january of this year, the vallejo landlord, curtis lin, was found murdered and maximilian snyder was arrested and charged in what prosecutors say was a plot to prevent lin from testifying in court. snyder's fiancee, teresa youngblood, was then arrested in vermont a few days later for killing a border patrol agent, and a passenger in a car was also killed. snyder will be back in court in march in solano county, known as la sota publishes a blog about ending the human consumption of animals and espouses a theory th

jack lassota, michelle zatko and daniel blank appeared in court yesterday.ed to six killings, including one in vermont and one in here in the bay area. lassota is believed to be the leader of the group and lived in berkeley for a time. another member went to cal. >> our time is now 644. a neighborhood in concord is still in shock after police shot and killed a man who they say was stabbing his father. it happened at a home on natoma drive off willow pass road about 140 yesterday morning. a woman called 911 saying a father and son were struggling over a knife in the living room, and that she was hiding in the garage. when the police arrived, they say they found the man actively stabbing his father. at least one police officer opened fire and the son died there at the scene. >> it's absolutely horrible. i would have never thought that to go here. i don't know what was going on with the house or the family, but it's horrible. >> now the father, who was 73 years old, is was taken to john muir medical center in walnut creek and he is expected to survive. >> a jur

now, jack lassota, michelle zatko and daniel blank are facing charges of trespassing, obstruction and six killings, including the fatal shootings of zac sos parents, also a us border patrol agent and a vallejo property owner. lasota is believed to be the leader of that group and lived in berkeley for a time. another member went to cal. the group is described as a circle of young, highly intelligent computer scientists, and they are believed to be an offshoot of another group known as the rationalist community. the citizens, however, shared anarchist beliefs and grew increasingly violent. >> the alarms were sounding a couple years ago, where people in that community thought that the this group that they called the ians was becoming a cult and that they were dangerous, potentially to other people. >> the citizens claim to take extreme stances on veganism, gender identity and ai safety regulations. lasota, who used she her pronouns, first landed on the radar of police back in 2019 after she was arrested in sonoma county at a protest. she and a group of followers later moved to vallejo, w

jack lassota, michelle zatko and daniel blank appeared in court yesterday. say they're part of a cult like group known as ians connected to six killings, including one in vermont. and here in the bay area, la sota is believed to be the leader of that group and lived in berkeley for a time. another member went to cal. the group is described as a circle of young, highly intelligent computer scientists. they met online, shared anarchist beliefs, and grew increasingly violent. >> we are watching unfold a really interesting phenomenon, which is a group that we want to call a cult, that seems to have its life primarily on the internet. i think we're looking at a shift in how we understand social relationships. >> that group is tied to several killings, including the fatal shooting of zac sos parents, also a u.s. border patrol agent and a vallejo property owner. a judge has ordered all three to be held without bail. but the question is why do people fall under the spell of cults? the psychology behind these groups is more complex than you might think. i spoke with

jack lasota michelle zajko and daniel blank were taken into custody over the weekend in maryland. they're charged with trespassing and obstruction and are currently being held without bail. now, prosecutors say that lesotho, who goes by the moniker ziz online, is the alleged leader of the zizians, the group that's been linked to homicides in california and pennsylvania and vermont, including the death of a u.s. border patrol agent, david maland. joining me now is cnn senior law enforcement analyst john miller. so what do we know about this zizians? i've never heard of this. >> well, they're pretty new on the radar, and it tells us a few things. it starts with lesotho, a blogger, and the blogging is about radical veganism, animal rights, gender fluidity. they rail against a different group. that may be another cult, although different against rationalization theory. so the the difference here, though. >> is they're arguing over rationalization theory. >> yeah. and when you get into the rationalization. >> people. >> it takes a lot of rationalization to understand them to. but this

also appearing alongside lasota were michelle zajko from pennsylvania and daniel blank from sacramento. the three were arrested in maryland over the weekend, ap reported. they wore gun belts, holding ammunition and possessed several weapons. a state attorney said lasota previously faked her own death, leading her bay area family to declare her dead from a san francisco bay, drowning a few years ago. the ians have ties to a 2022 murder in vallejo and an attack on a landlord there. suspect michelle, whose parents were found murdered in pennsylvania that year as well. then in january of this year, the vallejo landlord, curtis lin, was found murdered and member maximilian snyder was arrested and charged in what prosecutors say was a plot to prevent lin from testifying in court. snyder's fiancee, teresa youngblood, was then arrested in vermont a few days later for killing a border patrol agent, and a passenger in a car was also killed. snyder will be back in court in march in solano county. known as lasota publishes a blog about ending the human consumption of animals and espouses a theory

they are 26 year old daniel blank, who was born in berkeley and went to cal, 33 year old michelle zatko and 34 year old jack lasota. lasota lived in the bay area and is also known as the leader of the group that has been described as an extremist anarchist cult. that group is tied to several killings, including the fatal shootings of the suspect, michelle zac sos parents. u.s. border patrol agent david masland and vallejo property owner curtis lynn. >> and it was back in 2019 when lasota landed on the radar of police after she was arrested in sonoma county at a protest. at that point, lasota, working on a blog under the name ziz, became involved with a group called the rationalists in berkeley. san francisco chronicle investigative reporter matt gaffney covered that very protest and says the group was an extreme offshoot of the rationalists. >> and so they took on an extreme veganism stance that, frankly, they kind of look at it as if we're concerned about, you know, machine intelligence becoming so great and how it would treat us when it becomes dominant. we should have the same treatm

daniel blank. zach. i'm sorry. jack lasota and michelle zajko on sunday.hree are charged with trespassing and obstruction and are currently in jail without bail. prosecutors say the three are part of a larger group of young former tech workers who call themselves zizians lasota, who goes by ziz, is transgender, and lasota was originally declared dead in a 2022 boating accident, according to an obituary. however, since then, officials have linked the zizians to several homicides in california and pennsylvania and vermont. one includes the killing of a border patrol agent, david may, land in vermont last month. authorities say writings online from the zizians range from conversations about veganism and gender identity to artificial intelligence. daniel blanks father told the san francisco chronicle this about his son, quote, he went under the influence of a cult, which i believe it is. joining us now is san francisco chronicle crime reporter megan cassidy. megan, when did this group first emerge and how large are they? >> so they first emerged. >> publicly,

michelle zajko was also arrested in maryland on sunday. both zajko and lasota are facing charges of trespassing, obstruction and possessing a handgun. a third suspect, daniel blank, is facing charges of trespassing and obstruction. the trio had been on the run since 2023, when investigators were searching for leads in the double homicide of zac sos parents in pennsylvania. a linkedin page that appears to be blanks listed him as a graduate of monta vista high school and uc berkeley with a degree in computer science. he recently worked as a software engineer. his last known address is in sacramento that his parents reportedly live in the east bay. blanks father told me via text that he believes his son became a victim of a cult. he added that blank is not accused of any serious crimes. he wrote daniel used to be very gentle and sensitive, incapable of violence. the ends are also connected to the killing of u.s. border patrol agent david malin near the canadian border in january this year, and the 2022 stabbing of a man named curtis lynn, a landlord in vallejo. police say lynn was attempting to evict tenants, including lasota, when he was stabbed through the

daniels. so, aaron, tell us a little bit about this rift between doge and the social security administration. >> yeah, jose michellehe social security administration, and she retired after she refused to give musks team access to these sensitive government records. that's according to two sources. we're talking about things like bank information, social security numbers, birth dates, some in some cases medical records. the white house did confirm to us that king is no longer head of that agency. the president has nominated a new administrator to fill that role. at the same time, the white house press secretary, caroline leavitt, did an interview last night, and she said that president trump has directed the doge team to go into that agency and to try to identify fraud there. i want you to hear a little bit more of what she had to say in that interview. >> they haven't dug into the books yet, but they suspect that there are tens of millions of deceased people who are receiving fraudulent. >> social security payments. >> that's exactly why these social security employees, i may add, are. >> digging into. >> the books

michelle zajko was also arrested in maryland on sunday. both zajko and lasota are facing charges of trespassing, obstruction and possessing a handgun. a third suspect, danielspassing and obstruction. the trio had been on the run since 2023, when investigators were searching for leads in the double homicide of zac sos parents in pennsylvania. a linkedin page that appears to be blank listed him as a graduate of monta vista high school and uc berkeley with a degree in computer science. he recently worked as a software engineer. his last known address is in sacramento, though his parents reportedly live in the east bay. blanks father told me via text that he believes his son became a victim of a cult. he added that blank is not accused of any serious crimes. he wrote daniel used to be very gentle and sensitive, incapable of violence. the ians are also connected to the killing of u.s. border patrol agent david malin near the canadian border in january this year, and the 2022 stabbing of a man named curtis lynn, a landlord in vallejo. police say lynn was attempting to evict tenants, including lasota, when he was stabbed through the chest with a samurai sword and

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