Rita Zajko
Coverage of Rita Zajko in the Nexus archive.
- Zizian member tied to border patrol agent killing in Vermont now charged in the deaths of her own parents
Michelle Zajko, a member of the Zizians group linked to multiple homicides, faces first-degree murder charges for the 2022 deaths of her parents in Pennsylvania. She is also connected to the 2025 fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, which the Zizians are alleged to have been involved in.
- Delco DA charges woman allegedly tied to extremist Zizian group with murder of her parents
Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse charged Michelle Zajko with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the 2022 shooting deaths of her parents, Richard and Rita Zajko. Zajko allegedly became involved with the extremist Zizian group, linked to six killings nationwide, after estranging herself from her parents.
- Member of cultlike Zizians group charged with murder of her parents
Michelle Zajko, a member of the Zizians group, has been charged with murder, burglary, and conspiracy in the 2022 Pennsylvania killings of her parents, Rita and Richard Zajko. She has been in jail since February 2025 on unrelated charges, and the prosecutor stated she did not act alone.
- A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
Michelle Zajko, a member of the Zizians group, has been charged with murder, burglary, and conspiracy in the 2022 deaths of her parents in Pennsylvania. Prosecutors stated she did not act alone, and authorities have linked the group to multiple crimes, including a 2025 fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent and other incidents involving radical beliefs about veganism, animal rights, and AI.
- A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
Michelle Zajko, a member of the Zizians group, has been charged with murder, burglary, and conspiracy in the 2022 killings of her parents in Pennsylvania. Authorities allege she did not act alone, linking the case to a group of computer scientists with radical beliefs about veganism, animal rights, and AI. Zajko denies involvement and claims her father may have killed her mother.
- A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
Michelle Zajko, a member of the Zizians group, has been charged with murder, burglary, and conspiracy in the 2022 killings of her parents in Pennsylvania. Authorities allege she did not act alone, linking the case to other deaths connected to the group, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont. Zajko denies involvement and claims her father might have killed her mother.