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Kyle Spitze Gets 77-Year Sentence, Longest Extremist Term
8/24/2026
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- A U.S. federal court sentenced Kyle William Spitze of Tennessee to 77 years in prison.
- He pleaded guilty in December 2024 to producing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
- He also admitted distributing animal crush videos.
- The sentence is the longest ever imposed on a nihilistic violent extremist.
- The FBI launched its Harm Nation investigation in December 2023 after a Discord tip.
