In another alarming moment of America’s descent into identity-driven chaos, a transgender cult murder suspect, Alexander “Somni” Leatham, was physically removed from a Solano County courtroom after launching into a tirade claiming she was being forcibly de-transitioned by jail staff and feared for her life. The 29-year-old, who identifies as a woman, is charged in a gruesome attempted murder tied to the radical “Zizian” cult — a fringe, transgender-led, vegan extremist group linked to at least six deaths across three states.
Leatham’s disturbing courtroom scene is just the latest chapter in a saga that raises serious questions about the unchecked rise of ideological extremism hiding behind “gender identity” shields and how far the system is willing to bend to accommodate radicals, even as bodies pile up.
“They’re Trying to Kill Me”: Courtroom Meltdown from Transgender Cult Murder Suspect
During an April 2025 hearing, Leatham shouted from her seat, claiming she was being subjected to “state-sponsored conversion therapy,” alleging that guards at the jail were secretly de-transitioning her. “I am not suicidal. I have never been suicidal,” she screamed. “If I am killed in custody, it was murder!”
Judge John B. Ellis quickly had her removed to a separate room to watch the hearing remotely, stating that the courtroom needed order to proceed. Her public defender remained silent during the outburst — a symbolic moment that perfectly captures the woke legal system’s awkward marriage with unhinged identity politics.
This isn’t the first time Leatham has made dramatic claims. Since her arrest, she has repeatedly accused law enforcement of discrimination, medical neglect, and “transphobic terrorism.” Meanwhile, an 82-year-old man is dead — murdered, according to police, by Leatham’s cult associates in an effort to silence a witness.
The Violent Origins of the Zizian Cult
The Zizian cult, led by transgender vegan activist Jack “Ziz” LaSota, has been described by law enforcement as a “fringe extremist ideology disguised as self-expression and spiritual wellness.” At its core, the group blends radical transgender advocacy, vegan fundamentalism, and anti-capitalist ideology into a dangerous cocktail.
Members refer to themselves using elaborate non-binary aliases like “Somni,” “Dao,” and “Zir.” They are said to follow a strict code of self-purification — avoiding meat, alcohol, and “cisnormativity,” while practicing martial arts and living communally in rented suburban homes.
It all sounds like performance art — until the knives come out.
In October 2022, Leatham, along with cult members Emma Borhanian and Suri Dao, reportedly attacked their elderly landlord, Curtis Lind, in what prosecutors called a premeditated assassination attempt. After a heated dispute over eviction, the trio allegedly broke into Lind’s Vallejo home and stabbed him more than 50 times.
One of them — Borhanian — was armed with a samurai sword.
Despite being critically wounded, Lind managed to grab his legally-owned firearm and shoot Borhanian dead on the spot. Leatham and Dao fled and were later arrested.
A Witness Silenced: Cult Murders Continue
But the story didn’t end there.
Just two months later, Lind — the sole survivor and a key witness — was found dead in what police believe was a revenge killing orchestrated by another Zizian member: Maximilian Snyder, a 26-year-old ex-cult enforcer.
Snyder allegedly stalked and ambushed Lind outside his home and fled the scene. He was arrested several days later in a raid in North Carolina. Inside Snyder’s rental home, authorities found disturbing Zizian “manifestos” promoting the idea of “purification through death.”
Now, prosecutors say the murder of Lind was meant to prevent him from testifying against Leatham and Dao — an act of intimidation that echoes tactics used by criminal gangs and terrorist cells.
Why Is This Cult Getting a Free Pass?
The fact that a transgender cult murder suspect can turn a courtroom into a gender identity protest and be treated with kid gloves is a symptom of the broader sickness infecting our institutions. Had this been a Christian militia or white male supremacist group, the DOJ would’ve been all over it.
But because the suspects are transgender, vegan, and aligned with far-left identity politics, the press coverage has been muted, and law enforcement has tiptoed around their motives.
Let’s be blunt: If you form a cult, kill people with samurai swords, and silence witnesses — it doesn’t matter what your pronouns are. You’re a terrorist.
And yet the FBI still hasn’t labeled the Zizians a domestic terror threat. Why? Because they don’t fit the politically preferred narrative.
The Cult’s Death Toll So Far
So far, the Zizian cult is believed to be involved in:
- The attempted murder of Curtis Lind (by Leatham, Dao, and Borhanian)
- The successful murder of Lind (by Snyder)
- The death of Borhanian during the initial attack
- The murder of a federal agent investigating the group in 2023 (details sealed under federal gag order)
- At least two additional deaths in Oregon and Colorado tied to former Zizian compounds
Despite these chilling connections, the Zizians continue to operate online under pseudonyms, share doctrine on fringe platforms like Mastodon and Element, and quietly recruit confused, gender-dysphoric youth into their ranks. This isn’t the first time transgender women have attacked. A Nurse who refused to call a transgender woman “she” was physically attacked by the transgender woman.
Justice or Excuse-Making?
The upcoming trial for Alexander Leatham is being closely watched. Her defense team appears poised to lean heavily on her transgender status, claiming she has been “psychologically tortured” in jail, and that her cult activity was “a cry for help.”
But how long will the justice system tolerate this charade?
A transgender cult murder suspect shouting about de-transitioning and oppression is no substitute for accountability. The American people — and especially the victims — deserve justice, not ideological gymnastics.
This isn’t about gender. It’s about murder, manipulation, and a radical group using the cover of progressive identity politics to justify violence.
Conclusion: Reality Must Override Identity
In a sane society, this case would be front-page news. But our corporate media, obsessed with the “trans genocide” narrative and terrified of offending the activist class, has chosen silence.
Radical cults like the Zizians thrive in that silence.
It’s time to stop treating every court outburst from someone in a dress as sacred. A transgender cult murder suspect doesn’t get immunity from justice just because they cry “transphobia.”
Murder is murder. Extremism is extremism. And truth must prevail over ideology — before more lives are lost.
