The Zizians have been characterized as a cult by friends and family members who said they've lost loved ones to Ziz’s thrall.

The Zizians have been characterized as a cult by friends and family members who said they’ve lost loved ones to Ziz’s thrall. But what exactly is a cult, and do the Zizians qualify as one? What is a ...

A former Zizian cult member, Gwen Danielson, who was presumed dead in 2022, has been found alive and in hiding.

In August 2022, the Coast Guard received a distress call from LaSota's sister, who was on a boat in the San Francisco Bay; ...

A former Zizian cult member widely believed to have died by suicide is actually alive and hiding from the “dangerous” group, ...

Over several days in early January 2025, witnesses noticed a person in all black looming around Lind’s Vallejo residence. On ...

A friend says she warned Felix “Ophelia” Bauckholt about the dangers of becoming involved with the “Zizians,” a cultlike ...

She's the leader of the Zizians. Ziz's associates Alexander Leatham, Gwen Danielson and Emma Borhanian were also arrested. "At the time, we knew nothing about the group," Gafni said of the Zizians.

Here's a look at the timeline of events in a series of killings that culminated in a Jan. 20 highways shootout that killed a ...

Michelle Zajko, who is from Delaware County, was a person of interest in her parents' deaths and is believed to be a member ...

Officials have offered few details of the cross-country investigation, but a review of court records and online postings tell ...