Far-right activist Teddy Von Nukem died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a report.
Missouri’s Bradford Funeral Home confirmed Nukem's death on Jan. 30. The 35-year-old died by suicide the week he was due in court for smuggling fentanyl across the southern border, according to the Daily Beast.
An Arizona judge issued a warrant for Von Nukem’s arrest the day he died behind his Hartshorn, Missouri, home. A coroner reportedly claimed Von Nukem — formerly Ted Landrum — left written evidence of his intentions to die.
“Suicide notes were found at the scene, left for law enforcement and his children, however handwriting was somewhat inconsistent,” according to the Daily Beast.
Von Nukem became one of the faces of the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacists and neo-Nazis marched to protect statues of Confederate leaders. Many held torches and protested and chanted "Jews will not replace us." A counterprotester was killed when a neo-Nazi drove a car into a crowd.
The rally became a flashpoint early in Donald Trump’s presidency after he said there were “very fine people” among both the anti-fascism protesters and the neo-Nazis.
Charlottesville-based reporter Molly Conger — who identified Von Nukem as part of a gang that assaulted a Black counterprotester in her hometown — first announced his death on Twitter Tuesday.
Von Nukem’s obituary recalls “a different type of fellow (who) had different views of things.”
According to the funeral home obituary, which was no longer online Tuesday night, he was the father of four girls — the oldest of whom is 8 years old. Von Nukem also had a 6-month-old son. Bedford Funeral Home said his body was cremated.
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