For more than a year, Mindy Willens pursued protection from ZeroDarkTony through a system designed to move quickly. Instead, the process dragged on. The outcome secured safety for her family—but not without concessions, and not without cost.
A 355-year sentence was meant to ensure Gregory Vogelsang would never be released. Decades later, California’s parole system has approved his release, exposing a deeper contradiction in how the state defines punishment and risk.
On January 19, 2026, a California streamer known as ZeroDarkTony, on active probation for multiple violations of a restraining order, broadcast a detailed campaign of workplace threats, mass subpoena intimidation, and financial ruin promises—all live, to a paying audience.