Zizians

The Zizians are an informal group of rationalists with anarchist and vegan beliefs who also believe the hemispheres of the brain can have conflicting interests and identities. They are allegedly involved in six violent deaths in the United States, three in 2022 and three in 2025. Federal prosecutors say the Zizians are associated with persons of interest in the murders of four people: David Maland in Vermont (a U.S. Border Patrol agent), Curtis Lind in California (a landlord), and Richard and Rita Zajko in Pennsylvania (the parents of one of the group members). In addition, Ophelia Bauckholt (a German citizen) and Emma Borhanian, both associates of the Zizians, were killed during altercations with Maland and Lind.

The term Zizians is derived from the name of Ziz LaSota, who is sometimes characterized as their leader. They themselves do not use this name or consider themselves to have a clearly identified leader, or even to be members of a group.