Vox25d
The post-rationalist murder spree’s so-called “cult” leader has finally been arrested. What?
On her blog, Ziz peddled “unihemispheric sleep” (UHS), a real but very unhealthy practice in which people attempt to rest only one half of their brain at a time. Sleep deprivation is a tactic ...
SFGate23d
'Show her the body': Alleged kill orders, cult behavior inside the Bay Area Zizians
Seven members of the group, including its mysterious leader, “Ziz,” are now in jail, awaiting trial on charges that range from trespassing to murder. At least one other member is missing ...
Rolling Stone24d
6 Deaths, 3 States and the Radical Breakaway ‘Rationalists’ at the Center of the Nightmare
Online and in certain Bay Area circles LaSota is known as “Ziz,” a charismatic figure who gained a following blogging about her pseudoscientific theories about brain function, her pop culture ...
The Independent25d
Zizians crime rampage: How six deaths in three states came to be linked to a cult-like group
Jack LaSota, 34, known online as “Ziz” is the apparent leader and the namesake of a mysterious group of mostly transgender and non-binary young people known as the “Zizians.” And LaSota ...
The Burlington Free Press29d
Is a California cult responsible for murders nationwide including in VT? 'Zizians' explained
The group, led by Jack "Ziz" Lasota, is under scrutiny for potential involvement in multiple homicides across the country. The Zizians, characterized by their veganism and concerns about ...
Wired28d
The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians
The four protesters—Emma Borhanian, Gwen Danielson, Ziz LaSota, and Alex Leatham—had all been involved in various ways with the CFAR, MIRI, and EA communities. But they had refused to give ...
Wall Street Journal26d
A Silicon Valley Intellectual Society Kicked Them Out. Now They’re Tied to a Killing Spree.
Intense, robed in black, adopting the name “Ziz” after a comic-series villain and espousing violence against meat eaters, LaSota so unsettled the rationalists that one organization expelled ...
The Baltimore Sun27d
Who are the Zizians? Group arrested in Western Maryland had ties to violence across the country
Those arrested included Jack LaSota, a 34-year-old California computer programmer who goes by the name “Ziz,” and appears to lead the small group, according to the Associated Press.
NBC Bay Area27d
Man connected with Bay Area cult-like group Zizians appears in Vallejo court
Jack "Ziz" LaSota, a transgender woman, is believed to be the group's leader. Ziz, who used to live on Lind's Vallejo property, was arrested on Sunday in Maryland with two of her alleged followers ...
KRON4 News28d
Zizians killings investigation: Who’s who
Jack “Ziz” LaSota is seen in a February 2025 mugshot released by the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office. Jack “Ziz” Amadeus LaSota is a computer programmer, transgender woman, and alleged ...
The New York Times27d
Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians
Law enforcement and news media reports have connected these individuals to the “Zizians,” a name for the followers of a person known as “Ziz,” who blogged about self-improvement ...