On one hand, thank you, I thought it might be a good idea to have a collaboratively edited document on Zizians. On the other hand, now that I look at the pages, it seems excessive. Do we really need a separate page on each Zizian? Also, are we supposed to just summarize what was in the news and legal documents, or provide our own explanations? But providing our own explanations about living people exposes us to potential libel charges. Etc.
So... I don't know. I wished we had something like this, but now that I see it, I am not so sure anymore.
(Confirming that the author of this reached out to us to get help with making this wiki. We happened to be working on some new wiki/tag features that seemed like a good fit, so we helped them get set up. This is all very much an experiment and we might delete it later, but it seemed locally helpful.)
I think this is largely duplicating Uncle Kenny's already excellent work (linked in the initial thread) and not a good idea.
Here is my collection of news article, although now it no longer feels like "more is better", because most of the information is repeated many times.
2019-11-18 Mystery in Sonoma County after arrests of protesters in Guy Fawkes masks and robes
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Mystery-in-Sonoma-County-after-kidnap-arrests-of-14844155.php
2021-11-16 Protesters arrested in 2019 suing Sonoma County, Westminster Woods
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/protesters-arrested-in-2019-suing-county-westminster-woods/
2022-09-07 Jack LaSota Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsminer/name/jack-lasota-obituary?id=36432272
2022-11-13 Woman shot to death, man reportedly stabbed with sword at Vallejo homeless camp
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Woman-shot-to-death-man-reportedly-stabbed-with-17582424.php
2022-11-17 Eviction battle leads to sword attack and shooting in Vallejo
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Attack-in-Vallejo-leaves-one-dead-two-critically-17590160.php
2023-01-03 Bodies Found In Delaware County Home: State Police
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/media/bodies-found-delaware-county-home-state-police
2023-01-05 Homicide Investigation Underway After Bodies Found In Delco Home
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/media/homicide-investigation-underway-after-bodies-found-delco-home
2023-01-05 Chester Heights deaths ruled homicides by medical examiner; victims identified
https://www.delcotimes.com/2023/01/05/chester-heights-deaths-ruled-homicides-by-medical-examiner-victims-identified/
2023-01-06 Police canvass Aston Twp. neighborhood after couple found dead in Chester Heights home
https://6abc.com/delaware-county-murders-richard-zajko-rita-couple-found-dead/12666110/
2023-01-31 Investigation into the murders of Zajko couple continues with new evidence uncovered, state police say
https://www.delcotimes.com/2023/01/31/investigation-murders-zajko-continues-state-police/
2023-02-01 Pa. State Police: Murder of Delaware County couple not believed to be random act of violence
https://www.fox29.com/news/pa-state-police-investigate-homicide-death-of-delaware-county-husband-and-wife
2023-02-01 Double Murder In Delco Not Random Act Of Violence, State Police Say
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/media/double-murder-delco-not-random-act-violence-state-police-say
2023-02-01 New Evidence Shows Chester Heights Double Murder Not ‘Random Act of Violence'
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/new-evidence-shows-chester-heights-double-murder-not-random-act-of-violence/3487640/
2025-01-20 2 dead, including US Border Patrol agent, following shooting in northern Vermont
https://vtdigger.org/2025/01/20/police-respond-to-shooting-involving-border-patrol-agent-in-northern-vermont/
2025-01-21 Authorities say a US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-border-patrol-shooting-0c9dfc32ac99d0527c008dfee4a34ac4
2025-01-21 Officials identify US Border Patrol agent killed Monday in Coventry, disclose more details of shooting
https://vtdigger.org/2025/01/21/vermont-officials-identify-u-s-border-patrol-agent-killed-monday-in-coventry/
2025-01-23 US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont near Canada
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-border-patrol-shooting-d40ffa36bad16cfce6174daa3cd3fb96
2025-01-23 Law enforcement honors fallen border patrol agent as investigators provide few new details of Coventry shooting
https://vtdigger.org/2025/01/23/law-enforcement-honors-fallen-border-patrol-agent-as-investigators-provide-few-new-details-of-coventry-shooting/
2025-01-24 Federal prosecutors file charges in probe of fatal shooting of border patrol agent in Vermont
https://vtdigger.org/2025/01/24/federal-prosecutors-file-charges-in-probe-of-fatal-shooting-of-border-patrol-agent-in-vermont/
2025-01-24 Woman facing charges in deadly shooting of Border Patrol agent in Vermont
https://www.wcax.com/2025/01/24/woman-facing-charges-deadly-shooting-border-patrol-agent-vermont/
2025-01-25 Washington state woman is charged in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-border-agent-killed-d99eb6157af85255fa23eea4b2658869
2025-01-27 Suspects in killings of Vallejo witness, Vermont border patrol agent connected by marriage license, extreme ideology
https://openvallejo.org/2025/01/27/suspects-in-killings-of-vallejo-witness-vermont-border-patrol-agent-connected-by-marriage-license-extreme-ideology/
2025-01-27 Man killed in Vallejo was main witness in upcoming murder trial
https://openvallejo.org/2025/01/27/man-killed-in-vallejo-was-main-witness-in-upcoming-murder-trial/
2025-01-27 Prosecutor says woman charged in fatal border agent shooting had ties to people of interest in other homicides
https://vtdigger.org/2025/01/27/prosecutor-says-woman-charged-in-fatal-border-agent-shooting-had-ties-to-people-of-interest-in-other-homicides/
2025-01-28 Federal officials link 3rd ‘person of interest’ to Vermont border patrol agent’s shooting
https://vtdigger.org/2025/01/28/federal-officials-link-third-person-of-interest-to-vermont-border-patrol-agents-shooting/
2025-01-29 String of recent killings linked to Bay Area 'death cult'
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-death-cult-zizian-murders-20064333.php
2025-01-29 Federal officials link 3rd ‘person of interest’ to Vermont border patrol agent’s shooting
https://openvallejo.org/2025/01/29/federal-officials-link-3rd-person-of-interest-to-vermont-border-patrol-agents-shooting/
2025-01-30 More bizarre details uncovered about leader of alleged Bay Area 'death cult'
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/leader-alleged-bay-area-death-cult-faked-death-sf-20066610.php
2025-01-30 The case of the radical ‘Zizian’ vegan trans cult and the shooting death of a Border Patrol agent
https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/killing-of-border-patrol-agent-appears-linked-to-zizian-radical-leftist-trans-cult/
2025-02-02 Key figure in ‘Zizian’ group tied to Vermont border patrol shooting faked death in 2022 and is wanted in 2 states
https://vtdigger.org/2025/02/02/key-figure-in-zizian-group-tied-to-vermont-border-patrol-shooting-faked-death-in-2022-and-is-wanted-in-2-states/
2025-02-06 Before the shooting of border patrol officer, visitors took interest in a remote Northeast Kingdom property
https://vtdigger.org/2025/02/06/before-the-shooting-of-border-patrol-officer-visitors-took-interest-in-a-remote-northeast-kingdom-property/
Hey everyone,
I've been following the news about the killings linked to LaSota, Zajko and associates, and right now, finding all the relevant information is a challenge. Either you have to dig through scattered sources, or you’re stuck reading a single, extremely long Google Doc to get the full picture. To make things easier, I’ve started a wiki on LessWrong where we can organize everything in a more structured way—breaking it down by case, suspect, and key details.
Right now, it’s a work in progress, and I’d really appreciate contributions from others. If you’d like to help, here are some useful things you can do:
If you see gaps in the wiki, feel free to create new pages to cover them.
One last note: The wiki (including this post) was generated by a language model.
Thanks in advance to anyone who helps build this out!