It took 3 years to figure out that couple was murdered by their vegan deathcult trans kid

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Michelle Zajko, 33, has been accused of the murder of Richard and Rita Zajko, who were gunned down on December 31, 2022.

'It was an exhaustive investigation and it took years to pull together,' Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

But we are finally at the point where we can say beyond a doubt that Michelle Zajko was at least in part responsible for the death of her parents.'

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Zajko, who is transitioning from female to male, was found to have ties to the so-called Zizians. The group, many of which being transgender, are known to be 'rationalist' vegans who are said to hold ideological beliefs about transhumanism and animal rights.

A string of brutal and deadly incidents followed alleged members of the Zizians, including an attack on an 80-year-old man who later died.

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Zajko had allegedly received a text message from her mother who was looking to mend their relationship after they had become estranged earlier that year, according to Rouse.

The couple's bodies were discovered days later on January 2, 2023, Richard, 71, seen left, suffered a gunshot wound to his right hand and right temple and Rita, 69, seen right, was found with a gunshot wound to the back of her head

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According to Rouse, investigators discovered shell casings at the scene of the murders that matched a gun found in Zajko's Vermont home, where a firing range was discovered in the backyard.

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