Michelle Zajko Charged in 2022 Double Murder of Parents, Prosecutors Say 2 People Entered Home
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Updated · CNN · Jun 24
Michelle Zajko Charged in 2022 Double Murder of Parents, Prosecutors Say 2 People Entered Home
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 24
Summary
Pennsylvania prosecutors charged Michelle Zajko with murder, burglary and conspiracy in the 2022 shooting deaths of her parents, saying she arranged the killings at their Chester Heights home on her 30th birthday.
Doorbell-camera footage, ballistics and cellphone analysis led investigators to conclude Zajko was in the house and did not act alone, though they have not identified the alleged co-conspirators or recovered the weapon.
Shell casings left at the scene matched ammunition from Zajko’s Vermont home and backyard firing range, and prosecutors said she made a list of mistakes that included leaving casings behind.
Zajko, 33, has denied killing her parents and is already jailed in Maryland on other charges tied to the Zizians, a cultlike group linked to six deaths across several states since 2022.