A married couple was murdered in Pennsylvania. Are Zizians responsible?
A person of interest in the murder of Richard and Rita Zajko – their daughter, Michelle – is part of a cultlike group known as the Zizians.
Around 9 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2023, a pair of Pennsylvania state troopers showed up at a hotel near the Philadelphia airport.
Ten days earlier, a married couple, Richard and Rita Zajko, had been found shot dead inside their home in Chester Heights, a well-to-do Philly suburb. The troopers arrived at the hotel in search of the murder weapon. They had a search warrant targeting a person close to the Zajkos: their daughter, Michelle.
The troopers found Michelle Zajko, then 30, and brought her to their barracks for questioning. But she refused to cooperate and was allowed to leave, according to a law enforcement affidavit.
Then something strange happened.
Troopers told Zajko to wait in the lobby so they could return her car. She bolted instead, leaving behind her vehicle and $40,000 in cash that was found inside of it, according to the affidavit.
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