True Crime Community
Online crime fandom
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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]
See also
- Columbine effect – Legacy of the 1999 Columbine massacre
- Copycat crime – Criminal act that is inspired by a previous crime
- Internet homicide – Type of killing in which victim and perpetrator met online
- Online youth radicalization
- Ecofascism#Association with violence
- Shock site – Website intended to offend or disgust its viewers
- Terrorgram – Network of neo-fascist Telegram channels
- Violent extremism – Extremism perpetrated through violent means