michelle zajko is one of the people arrested. and the 2022 murders of her parents, richard and rita in pennsylvania, charged with obstructing the homicide investigation and living with other members of the group. they tried to evict them, stabbed in the eye with a sword and shoots and kills one of the zizians. this january, she was stabbed and killed if vallejo. a man named snyder was charged of the murder, trying to stop them from testifying. three days after that shooting, there was a shootout near the canadian border. the other member of the group was charged with gun charges. we know the fbi has searched the home where zizian was living with the two people involved and the border patrol shootout. and we're waiting on the next steps in the trespassing case out of maryland. so i know that there is a lot to keep track of there and a lot of tragedy in the loss of life and everything. the story that will get attention for years to come. >> the investigation into it all. all right, thank you. >>> okay, there's construction on valen

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 l

michelle zajko was also arrested in maryland on sunday.g 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 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

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, 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 visayans 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 ly

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

jack lasota, michelle zajko and daniel blank were taken into custody over the weekend in maryland.y'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, 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 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 too. but this cam

michelle zajko was also arrested in maryland on sunday.ota 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, 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 visayans 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 v

with the person accused of the murder of the border patrol agent in vermont, jack lasota and michelle zajko. a lawyer for soto wouldn't confirm the arrest or any other details. >> we're getting some more information about an attack in the south bay that killed a teenage boy out on a date with his girlfriend on valentine's day. hundreds of people have donated to a gofundme account set up by the family of 15 year old david gutierrez. family and friends say gutierrez was at santana row shopping with his girlfriend when a group of teens suddenly approached, beat him and stabbed him to death. >> he was a good kid. he was for sure leader. if i tell him to leave the classroom with the class, he knew what he was doing. he paid attention even. yeah, he's just someone i could relate to. when i was young. >> the attackers fled before police arrived. authorities are now trying to figure out what happened and why the attack happened. >> our time now 546. today will be the first day that the los angeles unified school district will start banning cell phone use. the ban was approved by the board of educat