The Latest Breaking News from Teresa Youngblut

A year after border agent's killing, 7 Zizians fight criminal charges in 3 states

Seven people with ties to the group known as Zizians remain jailed in three states, but so far none of their criminal cases have gone to trial

The Independent UK · Feb 14

Members of Zizians group attend hearing ahead of Maryland trespassing trial

Three members of the Zizians, a cultlike group linked to six deaths across the U.S., appeared in a Maryland court for a hearing ahead of their upcoming trial

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Zizians group member to be arraigned on murder charge in Vermont border agent's death

A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont is set to make her first court appearance since prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against her

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

Woman charged in Vermont border agent's death seeks 6-month delay in death penalty decision

A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont wants to delay the government’s decision on whether to seek the death penalty by at least six months

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

Woman with ties to a cultlike group to appear in court after border agent's killing

A woman connected to a cultlike group who is charged in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont is due in federal court for a hearing

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Woman connected to the Zizians fired the bullet that killed a Vermont border agent, report says

Teresa Youngblut and her companion, Felix Bauckholt, who was killed in January 20 shootout, were affiliated with the Zizians, a cultlike group that has also been linked to killings in Pennsylvania and California, authorities allege

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

Member of Zizian group says she did not kill her parents

The daughter of a Pennsylvania couple whose deaths are among six connected to a cultlike group says she has been falsely accused of killing her parents

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

New gun charges filed against the leader and 2 followers of cultlike Zizian group tied to killings

The leader and two members of a cultlike group that has been connected to six killings in three states face new gun charges in Maryland

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Zizians crime rampage: How six deaths in three states came to be linked to a cult-like group

A traffic stop that led to the shooting death of a border patrol agent in January has cracked open a cult-like group known as the ‘Zizians’, linking some of the members to a slew of killings across the country. Andrea Cavallier takes a look at the their alleged violent rampage

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025

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

Jack LaSota, a blogger known as Ziz, was arrested with two other suspects and tied to a series of six recent killings.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2025