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Linus Svensson

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Reporter at SVT Verifierar. Focus: OSINT, verification and visual investigations

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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The ruling could set a precedent for future cases. This is the first time in Sweden someone has been convicted of attempted murder for forcing another person to harm themselves over the internet. For the same reason, the case could ultimately be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Another victim, a man in Germany, was coerced into strangling himself with cable ties. He was so badly injured that he nearly died. For this, Chai was found guilty of attempted murder. The case also involved several victims whose identities the police have been unable to establish.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
He sent the 14-year-old instructions via chat: “Three stabs. Hold the knife tight as fuck. And run into the woods.” One of the victims was an 82-year-old man who was walking home after visiting his wife at a care home.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is the most extensive case in Sweden to date involving Com. It shows the overlap between different forms of criminality, including sextortion and acts of violence carried out “offline.” Chai was found guilty of instructing a 14-year-old boy to carry out two knife attacks in Stockholm in 2024.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Today, the verdict was finally handed down. Chai, now 18, has been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison for crimes including two attempted murders, aiding and abetting attempted murder, aggravated assault and a number of sexual offences.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Behind the alias “Chai” was a teenage boy in Umeå, Sweden, who was active in the online Nihilistic Violent Extremist communities 764 and Com. The young woman’s police report marked the beginning of a criminal investigation that lasted more than a year. She was not the only victim.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In 2024, I got in touch with a young woman in Australia. I was able to tell her that we had identified the anonymous perpetrator who had subjected her to multiple rapes and other crimes the year before. It had all taken place online.
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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Jag delade lite om vår forskning på the True Crime Community och om våldsbejakande extremistgrupper och online-communities på SVT idag. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
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Kartläggning: Här är Tiktok-kontot som utreds efter dådet i Fagersta
Svärd, skolattackerare och AI-dansvideor: SVT:s granskning av det Tiktokkonto som nu utreds av polisen öppnar dörren till en våldsbejakande nätkultur som bygger på dyrkan av massmördare – den så kalla...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
18-year-old Swedish Com member “Chai” was indicted today. He is suspected of 77 offences, including three counts of attempted murder, incitement to suicide and rape. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
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18-åring från Umeå åtalas för flera grova brott – kopplas till 764-gruppen
En 18-åring från Umeå åtalas nu för en rad grova brott. Mannen har tillhört den sadistiska nätgruppen 764. Han misstänks bland annat för flera fall av mordförsök och uppmaning till självmord.
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Stiftelsen Expo @stiftelsenexpo.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Förra veckan häktades en 20-årig man misstänkt för deltagande i en högerextrem terroristorganisation. Expo kan nu avslöja att han varit drivande i att bygga upp en svensk gren av den nazistiska våldsgruppen Maniac Murder Cult.
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Terrorhäktad rekryterade till internationell mördarkult
Förra veckan häktades en 20-årig man misstänkt för deltagande i en högerextrem terroristorganisation. Expo kan nu avslöja att han varit drivande i att bygga upp en svensk gren av den nazistiska våldsg...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
2/2 A source with knowledge of the police investigation told HD Sydsvenskan that the boy admitted to having connections to 764 during a police interview, but denies the allegations. Original story here: www.svt.se/nyheter/loka... HD Sydsvenskan: www.hd.se/angelholm/15...
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Svenskledd 764-cell bakom flera bilbränder i Ängelholm
I november förra året inträffade tre bilbränder i Ängelholm, som alla misstänks vara anlagda. SVT kan nu berätta att en cell inom den extremistiska 764-miljön ligger bakom två av bränderna. I gruppen ...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
1/2 Swedish police have arrested a 15-year-old boy suspected of an arson attack in Ängelholm, in which around 20 cars were destroyed. Last month, we revealed that a group within the Com network was behind the attack.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
In November, around 20 cars were burnt down in a small Swedish town. SVT can now reveal that a cell within the extremist Com network is responsible. We have reviewed extensive chat material, verified videos of the fire being set, and identified its Swedish leader. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
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Svenskledd 764-cell bakom flera bilbränder i Ängelholm
I november förra året inträffade tre bilbränder i Ängelholm, som alla misstänks vara anlagda. SVT kan nu berätta att en cell inom den extremistiska 764-miljön ligger bakom två av bränderna. I gruppen ...
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Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
This is wild. In October 2024, I was able to review chats in almost real time from a Signal group comprised of dozens of Nazis in Europe, the US & Australia. They were calling for coordinated strikes against Jewish institutions, migrant camps, government buildings and other targets on 10/16/24 1/6
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Dr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · 06/09/2025
The investigation is growing against the 17-year-old boy from Umeå who was a member of the sadist network in 764. He is now suspected of another case of solicitation of suicide. The police want the public's help regarding the investigation and appeal for witness statements www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
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Polisen söker vittnen kring 764-fallet – 17-åring från Umeå misstänks för ännu ett brott
Utredningen växer mot den 17-årige pojke från Umeå som var medlem i sadistnätverket 764. Han misstänks nu för ytterligare ett fall av uppmaning till självmord. Polisen vill ha allmänhetens hjälp kring...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Police are now seeking a specific user who chatted with Chai and published screenshots from their conversations. This user is not suspected of any crime. “We believe this person may have very valuable information,” prosecutor Jenny Östling said on Efterlyst.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Most of these alleged crimes took place after his previous conviction. Two of the suspicions concern involvement in two stabbings last year by another 764/NLM member known as Slain. In this screenshot from one of the Stockholm stabbings, the alias Chai can be seen attending the livestream.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The suspicions are severe, especially since Chai was a minor: – 2 counts of attempted murder – 2 counts of incitement to suicide – 1 count of aiding & abetting attempted murder – 1 count of aiding & abetting aggravated assault – 1 count of aggravated exploitation of a child for sexual posing
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Our investigation for SVT showed that Chai remained active within 764 while serving his sentence of youth supervision—a punishment carried out at home.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Chai has previously been convicted of 764-linked crimes: incitement to suicide, CSAM, and sexual offenses against a 13 year old boy. He was apprehended for the second time in April 2025—the same day we published an investigation into his activities in the network.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Police appeared on the Swedish crime-appeal show Efterlyst yesterday, asking the public for information on the 764/Com member Chai. Chai, already a suspect of several serious crimes, now faces another suspicion of incitement to suicide. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
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Polisen söker vittnen kring 764-fallet – 17-åring från Umeå misstänks för ännu ett brott
Utredningen växer mot den 17-årige pojke från Umeå som var medlem i sadistnätverket 764. Han misstänks nu för ytterligare ett fall av uppmaning till självmord. Polisen vill ha allmänhetens hjälp kring...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
A Norwegian teenager with links to 764 has been indicted, including on suspicion of sexual offences against a girl in another country, reports Norwegian TV2. The teenager is said to have been in contact with “Slain”, the Swede who stabbed two people in Stockholm last year www.tv2.no/nyheter/inne...
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Oppfordrer norske barn til selvmord
Det nettbaserte nettverket «764» utnytter sårbare unge over hele verden. Nå er en tenåring i Norge, med tilknytninger til et slikt nettverk, siktet.
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Roman Höfner @romanhoefner.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
German authorities say the online user known as “White Tiger” was a leading figure in the 764 network. The 20‑year‑old suspect from Hamburg was arrested on 17 June 2025. He is charged, among other things, with serious sexual abuse of children, attempted murder, and murder committed via the internet.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Vi kan också berätta om ”Samurai Z” - som drev en av de största rekryteringsgrupperna. Bakom aliaset döljer sig enligt polis en svensk man, som nu sitter häktad i Chile i väntan på utlämning. Han misstänks bland annat vara inblandad i rekryteringen av en 13-åring som sköt en man i Malmö förra året.
Chattkonversation från polisutredning där svensken erbjuder en annan användare ett jobb.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Idag presenterar vi en kartläggning av några av gängens mest aktiva rekryterare på chattappen Telegram. Vi har samlat in nära 4 400 rekryteringsannonser om bland annat morduppdrag i Sverige och utomlands. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
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Här är rekryterarna som drivit på gängkriget
Tusentals annonser om ”jappning” och ”klivare” • 28-årig svensk gripen i Chile – ska ha rekryterat barn
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Ali Winston @awinston.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
German authorities have arrested and charged 'White Tiger', a member of the ultra-sadist child abuse and exploitation cult, with murder for compelling an 13-year-old American to kill himself. This is a first re: 764. www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/ham...
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Hamburg: Polizei nimmt Telegram-Nutzer wegen Mordverdachts fest - mutmaßlich Mitglied von »764«-Szene
Der SPIEGEL hatte kürzlich über einen 20-Jährigen berichtet, der Teil einer gewaltverherrlichenden Onlineszene sein soll. Nun verkündete die Hamburger Polizei, ihn des Mordes an einem Kind zu beschuld...
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Dr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · 07/06/2025
A judge ordered a 14-year-old Oregon boy to remain in custody as a safety threat to himself and others as he faces attempted murder accusations in an alleged mass shooting plot uncovered when an undercover FBI agent was chatting with the teen in a 764 chat. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
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Undercover FBI agent chatted online with Oregon 14-year-old on extremist ‘764’ network, lawyer says
A juvenile counselor said the boy has had suicidal and homicidal ideations and had access to unsecured guns. A judge ordered him to remain in custody.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Intervjuas av Dagens ETC om 764.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Some people deny reality because they’re confused. Some deny it because they’re scared. Some because they’re angry. But then there’s something deeper, something more organised. Something I call disordered denial.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
In a post from around three months ago, the account describes building and simulating a mass stabbing inside a school setting in the game. 7/7
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
An alias mentioned in the manifesto leads to a Reddit account. The account mostly posts about the violent sandbox game Gorebox – a game where users can freely build, destroy, and simulate graphic scenarios. 6/7
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A video circulating on social media appears to show part of the attack. A masked individual films himself holding a knife and then approaching and attacking someone. Finnish public broadcaster Yle has assessed the footage and considers it authentic. 5/7 yle.fi/a/7-10078255...
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Video på dådet sprids på sociala medier
Video på dådet sprids på sociala medier
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
In the text, he writes that he wanted to do something “meaningful,” that he had no friends, and wasn’t interested in making any. 4/7
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The motive is still unknown. However, in the manifesto, the alleged attacker states that he deliberately targeted girls. He claims to have planned the attack for six months and says he used ChatGPT during that planning process. 3/7
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
At 10:42 AM – the same time police were alerted about the attack – a manifesto was sent to the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti. The manifesto is believed by police to have been written by the suspect. 2/7 www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/45...
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Puukkoisku koulussa Pirkkalassa, oppilas hyökkäsi – IL:n tiedot: Opetus jatkuu huomenna
Tämänhetkisen tiedon mukaan ainakin kolme oppilasta on loukkaantunut puukotuksessa Pirkkalan Vähäjärven koululla. Myös epäilty on koulun oppilas.
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A student stabbed three girls at a school in Finland this morning. The alleged perpetrator was arrested shortly after the attack and is suspected of attempted murder. The victims' injuries are reported to be non-life-threatening. 1/7 🧵 www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
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Skoldåd i Finland – ville ”hugga flickor”
Tre barn under 15 år har skadats i ett våldsdåd i en skola i Birkala i Finland. En av eleverna har gripits misstänkt för dådet. Pojken hade skickat ett ”manifest” till medier där han skrev att han vil...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Nu framkommer det att också polisens NFC, som har landets tyngsta forensiska spetskompetens, nobbar TV4:s ljudanalys. – Det går inte att urskilja, överhuvudtaget, vad som sägs. Inte ens om det är en man eller kvinna, säger utredningsledare Kristoffer Zickbauer till DN. www.dn.se/sverige/inif...
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Inifrån utredningen om masskjutningen: Här spåras mördarens hemligheter
DN rapporterar inifrån polisutredningen om Rickard Anderssons masskjutning på Risbergska: Här spåras mördarens hemligheter
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Vi pratade med två experter som båda kallade analysen otillförlitlig. Trots att det inte fanns några tydliga bevis bakom påståendet spreds det vidare, bland annat av ett salafistiskt konto som var drivande bakom LVU-kampanjen mot Sverige. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
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Ökänt islamistkonto gör propaganda av TV4:s ljudanalys
TV4 har publicerat en ljudanalys där de påstår att någon ska ha ropat ”Ni ska bort från Europa!” under den pågående masskjutningen i Örebro. Uppgiften har spridits internationellt – även av ett salafi...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Efter masskjutningen i Örebro publicerade TV4 Nyheterna en uppmärksammad "ljudanalys", där man påstod att någon brast ut "Ni ska bort från Europa" under skjutningen. Man erbjöd inte tittarna någon verklig transparens kring hur analysen gjordes. www.tv4.se/artikel/7qTR...
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Ropet innan skotten i Örebro: ”Ni ska bort från Europa!”
TV4 Nyheterna har analyserat ljud från dådet
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Roman Höfner @romanhoefner.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Thwarted terrorist attacks, stabbings, murder – and more than 100 alleged members arrested in at least four countries: What exactly is the so-called ‘Maniac Murder Cult’ (MKU/MMC/М.К.У./MKY), and which cases have been linked to it? (justifiably or not, but more on that later…)
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Michele Prado @micheleprado.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I spoke with Swedish TV channel SVT 🇸🇪 about the threat posed by a Brazilian cell of the violent transnational network Com 764 Network, which has targeted Lady Gaga's concert. Many thanks to my friend Linus for the opportunity. www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
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Avvärjt bombdåd mot Lady Gaga-konsert i Rio – 764-nätverket pekas ut
Lady Gaga höll under lördagen en gratiskonsert inför miljonpublik på Copacabana-stranden i Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien. Dagen därpå meddelade brasilianska polisen att man avvärjt en bombattack mot konse...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Finsk polis bekräftar för tidningen Iltalehti att man känner till flera 764-kopplade fall i landet. Fallen rör bland annat sexuella övergrepp mot barn samt uppmaningar till självskadebeteende och självmord – med både finländska offer och gärningspersoner. www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/b0...
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Sadistinen 764-kultti levisi Suomeen – Poliisilta vakava varoitus vanhemmille
Kansainvälinen, sadistinen 764-ryhmittymä etsii uhreikseen erityisesti lapsia ja nuoria. Nyt ilmiö on rantautunut Suomeen.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 07/05/2025
Exclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
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Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat
Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
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Michele Prado @micheleprado.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Another Brazilian cell of the transnational violent Com/764 was arrested yesterday in Operation Fake Monster. They were planning an attack at the Lady Gaga concert, in Copacabana beach and one of the NVE's also was planning to kill a child and broadcast it live www.metropoles.com/colunas/mire...
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Saiba quem planejava ataque a bomba no show de Lady Gaga e por quê
Os integrantes do grupo se organizavam em fóruns e redes sociais para promover uma campanha de ódio travestida de “desafio coletivo”
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Det amerikanska rättsväsendet har ögonen på ”Slain”, den svenska pojke som knivhögg två personer i Hässelby förra året. I samband med att två utpekade 764-ledare gripits av FBI nämns Slain som medbrottsling. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
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Svensk pojke pekas ut som medbrottsling av FBI i tungt rättsfall mot 764-ledare
Amerikanska FBI har gripit två utpekade ledare av det våldsbejakande sexuella utpressningsnätverket 764. Männen riskerar livstids fängelsestraff för att ha lett en grupp som utfört sadistiska sexualbr...
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Linus Svensson @its-linus.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Actually, that is Chai764 who faces new suspicions of attempted murder. Although he’s also suspected of aiding and abetting two stabbings done by Slain.
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Roman Höfner @romanhoefner.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Today, 764 member "Chai" was arrested on suspicion of 2 attempted murders that allegedly took place in June last year. He had already been in custody since April on suspicion of being an accessory to two knife attacks carried out by another 764 member. Great 🧵 & reporting by @its-linus.bsky.social
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