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Member of cultlike Zizians group charged with murder of her parents

The Guardian World Wednesday 24 June 2026, 17:57 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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Michelle Zajko, in jail since February 2025 on other charges, has been charged in 2022 Pennsylvania killings of parentsA member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, who has denied killing her parents in Pennsylvania in 2022, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Michelle Zajko, who has been jailed in Maryland on other charges since February 2025, has been charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy charges in the deaths of Rita and Richard Zajko, Delaware county...

Michelle Zajko, in jail since February 2025 on other charges, has been charged in 2022 Pennsylvania killings of parents

A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, who has denied killing her parents in Pennsylvania in 2022, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Michelle Zajko, who has been jailed in Maryland on other charges since February 2025, has been charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy charges in the deaths of Rita and Richard Zajko, Delaware county district attorney Tanner Rouse said at a news conference. The prosecutor said she did not act alone.

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Zizians (ORG) Michelle Zajko (PERSON) Pennsylvania (LOCATION) Maryland (LOCATION) Rita (PERSON) Richard Zajko (PERSON) Delaware county (LOCATION) Tanner Rouse (PERSON)
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