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Judge orders leaders of cult-like ‘Zizian’ group to be held without bail

Teresa Youngblut and Felix Bauckholt were captured on surveillance cameras at the Newport City Inn in Vermont [Newport City Inn/AP Photo]

A Maryland court has ordered a blogger known as “Ziz”, who leads a cult-like group connected to six killings, to be held without bail.

The blogger, Jack LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, was arrested Sunday along with Michelle Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvania, and Daniel Blank, 26, of Sacramento, California. The three face charges including trespassing, obstructing and hindering, and possession of a handgun in a vehicle.

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