Experts say the loose group is best described as a fringe religious sect, an affinity group or maybe even a small gang.

A Maryland court on Tuesday ordered a blogger known as Ziz who leads a cultlike group connected to six killings held without ...

in January 2023.Credit...Matt Rourke/Associated Press In 2023, Jack LaSota, the purported leader of the Zizians who was arrested in Maryland, was charged with obstruction and disorderly conduct ...

The Zizians have been tied to the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border in January and five other homicides in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California. Maland, 44, was ...

The leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians that is linked to six killings in three states was ordered held without bail CUMBERLAND, Md. -- A Maryland court on Tuesday ordered a blogger ...

Three armed members of the group, known as the Zizians, were arrested in Maryland on Monday, authorities said, including the Zizians' reputed leader and the woman whose parents, Richard and Rita ...

The three were expected to appear remotely for a bail hearing Tuesday at Allegany District Court in Cumberland, Maryland, court officials said. The Zizians have been tied to the death of a woman ...

according to an affidavit filed by Maryland State Police. Records show the rattled property owner called the police, not knowing authorities had linked the “Zizians” to the fatal shooting of a ...

A Maryland court on Tuesday ordered Jack LaSota, a blogger known as Ziz who apparently leads a cult-like group linked to six killings, to be held without bail.