Victims’ daughter charged in long-unsolved double murder in upscale PA town (opens original article in a new tab)

Michelle Zajko, daughter of murdered couple Richard and Rita Zajko, has been charged in the 2022 killings in Chester Heights, PA, with ties to a violent group

• Michelle Zajko charged in 2022 double murder of her parents in Chester Heights, PA
• Zajko linked to Zizians, a cultlike group with ties to multiple violent incidents
• Investigators allege Zajko arranged murder after mother sought reconciliation, but she did not act alone
• Zajko and group leader LaSota arrested in 2025 on unrelated charges, both plead not guilty