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Police also asked the public for any tips as they looked for Michelle and her 2013 Subaru Outback.

And once the investigators connected Michelle to the border shooting, it became clear that this was another act of violence that had been carried out by the Zizians, this weird online cult.

Then, on Friday, January 4th, 2025, just four days after Chris, the border agent, was killed, there was a major break in the murder case related to the landlord Curtis back in California.

Authorities tracked a suspect in Curtis's murder to Redding, California, and there they arrested a 25-year-old man named Maximilian Snyder.

And you probably guessed it by now, Max was also a confirmed Zizian follower, and as it turns out, he was also the boyfriend of Teresa.

the same woman who had just been arrested in connection with that deadly stop in Vermont.

Now, Max, like several others who were caught up in the Zizian world, had a very impressive resume.

He had studied computer science and philosophy at Oxford University, which is one of the most prestigious schools in the world.

and had just this incredibly bright future ahead of himself.

But when Max was arrested, he was charged with first-degree murder and with special circumstances attached.

He was accused of killing Curtis to prevent him from testifying.

So in other words, silencing a witness.

And his arrest sent shockwaves through the community, and really, the whole country, because now it was clear just how intertwined and deadly all of these attacks involving the Zizians were.

Max's arrest also confirmed what Curtis had feared all along, that somebody was planning on coming back to kill him.

The holidays come with a lot of amazing food traditions.

Like,

rolls, brunch spreads, sandwiches with like leftovers in the mix.

But they also come with that little voice kind of asking you, you know, is this going to completely derail me?

How many carbs are in this?

Well, Hero Bread was created for people who want the classics without the sugar bomb.