True Crime Community (TCC), Group 764, Order of Nine Angles, CVLT, No Lives Matter (NLM)

The True Crime Community (TCC) is an online fandom interested in criminals, particularly high-profile mass killers.^[1] Several members of the TCC have gone on to commit their own crimes.^[1] It has been linked to nihilistic violent extremism^[2] and hybristophilia.^[1][3]

Perpetrators of various school shootings in Russia may have been involved in the fandom,^[4] as well as the school shooting in Jokela, Finland, in 2007. Activity associated with the TCC increased significantly in 2024.^[5] In the aftermath of the 2026 Teotihuacan shooting, some newspapers, including Milenio and El Universal, speculated about the perpetrator's alleged ties to TCC.^[6][7

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764 is a decentralized, internationally operating online sextortion network. It emerged in 2021 from the CVLT network.

764 has been described as a Satanic and neo-Nazi cult by some in the media.^[2][3] Investigations suggest that its members' misanthropic worldview and sadistic tendencies are more significant drivers, with group dynamics playing a key role in further radicalization. Members of 764 frequently adopt the corresponding symbolism but are primarily described as being motivated by sadism.^[4][5]

In 2023, Bradley Cadenhead, the network's founder, was sentenced to 80 years in prison after being convicted of crimes related to the sextortion network.^[6] 764 has been described as a terror network by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ),^[7][8] and is considered a terrorist "tier one" investigative matter by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 764 is designated as a terrorist group by Canada and New Zealand, which considers it as part of the Order of Nine Angles.

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The Order of Nine Angles (ONA or O9A) is a Satanic left-hand path network that originated in the United Kingdom, but has since branched out into other countries. Claiming to have been established in the 1960s, it rose to public recognition in the early 1980s, attracting attention for its neo-Nazi ideology and activism. Describing its approach as "Traditional Satanism", it also exhibits Hermetic and modern pagan elements in its beliefs.

According to the Order's own claims, it was established in the Welsh Marches of Western England during the late 1960s by a woman previously involved in a secretive pre-Christian tradition. This account adds that in 1973, a man named "Anton Long" was initiated into the group, subsequently becoming its grand master. Several academics who have studied the ONA believe that "Anton Long" is probably the pseudonym of the British neo-Nazi activist David Myatt; he denies this. From the late 1970s onward, Long wrote books and articles which propagated the Order's ideas; in 1988, the organization launched its own journal, Fenrir. Through these ventures, it established links with other neo-Nazi Satanist groups around the world, among them the Tempel ov Blood in the United States and the Black Order in New Zealand. During the 2000s, the ONA furthered its cause through embracing the Internet. By the 2010s it was attracting further attention for its influence over neo-Nazi militant groups such as Atomwaffen Division and National Action as well as broader extremist networks like 764.

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CVLT, also known as Cult,^[1] was an international neo-Nazi and nihilistic online organization that was responsible for acts of child exploitation. Several of the organization's leaders were arrested in the United States for producing child pornography and coercing minors to commit acts of self-harm. According to police, CVLT has exploited approximately 2 minors in California and 16 minors around the world in total.^[2][3] The US Department of Justice described it as “an online group that espoused neo-Nazism, nihilism, and pedophilia as its core principles”.^[4] CVLT was affiliated with The Com, a broad network of international cybercriminals.^[5] CVLT became known after one of its leaders, Kaleb Merritt, was caught and convicted of raping a girl and taking inappropriate pictures of her.^[6] 

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No Lives Matter (NLM) is a misanthropic organization that advocates for violence, terrorism, and the destruction of humanity. Its core principles are radical nihilism and antihumanism. The organization gained notoriety for its actions in the form of attacks. The form of attacks by them is bricking, grooming, smashing car windows, and arson^{[2][further explanation needed]} NLM also released violent manifestos explaining their philosophy, as well as advice on assault and murder.^[1][2][3] The name "No Lives Matter" is a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement.^[4]

NLM is closely associated with peripheral online communities such as Maniac Murder Cult [ru] (MKU), "Sadistic Maniacs Cult", "Satanic Front", and 764.^[1] In July 2024, NLM referred to a collaboration with the Mordwaffen Division, a European neo-Nazi group.^[1]

In its propaganda, the group refers to itself as "children of fire"^[5] whose mission is to kill "mundane" people.^[1] The group uses private messaging platforms such as Telegram^[1] and Discord. On Telegram, NLM distributes crime manuals and provides information on bombs, disguises, selecting victims, recruiting new members, and evading justice.^[1]

According to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, NLM and the "True Crime Community" have been linked to at least nine school shooting plots.^[6]