GoFundMe created for violent vigilante Levi Axtell taken down due to TOS violations

Last week, 27-year old Levi Axtell murdered 77-year-old Lawrence Scully in cold blood because of a 40-year-old sex crime conviction, and now the family seeks to profit off the murders. Profiting off vigilante violence should be outlawed outright, but at least GoFundMe answered calls from concerned citizens about this dubious fundraiser:

The facts of the case, most of which as told by the Star-Tribune, are as follows:

1. Lawrence Scully's offense was in 1979 and was free since 1982 and not convicted of any further offenses. 
2. Levi Axtell pled guilty to a felony charge of vandalizing a priest's car and served 3 years probation and his conviction was dismissed after probation time was up. 
3. Axtell made numerous unfounded (read: false) allegations against Scully, including filing a RO against Scully claiming Scully was "stalking" his 2 year old daughter and called Scully a "convicted pedophile." 
4. Axtell made violent posts including the oft-shared meme of a menacing man pointing a shotgun at the camera with the words "Only cure for pedophiles. A bullet." He added the comment, "People always ask me why I hate pedophiles. They assume I've been abused. But really I think being protective is just an Axtell trait."
5. Lawrence Scully was a frail 77 year old man who was violently beaten in his own home. Axtell was intoxicated.

The reality is Levi Axtell was a drunk and a violent man who got off too lightly in the past. The police knew Axtell was making numerous unfounded claims. The judge saw no evidence whatsoever of Axtell's claims. Axtell posted violent rhetoric. How can he not be charged with a first degree murder charge. 

At least for the moment, the Axtell family will have to exploit this tragegy by other means. 

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HOW TO REPORT A VIGILANTE FUNDRAISER:

1. Go the link and scroll down below the description. Below that is "words of support" and below that is a flag symbol with the words "Report Fundraiser."

2. A new page pops up that says "What it means to report a fundraiser". Here you'll see a statement about reporting, along with the following options:

How to report a fundraiser

Please let us know how we can help you:

• Donors: Request a refund and report a fundraiser you donated to
• Beneficiaries: Report a fundraiser you are owed funds from
• Report a fundraiser only -- CHOOSE THIS OPTION

3. You will have a form to fill out where it asks your name, phone # and email. It will ask if you know the people personally (select No) and how you're connected to this fundraiser (I chose "I'm an individual concerned about this fundraiser") then you must write why you believe the fundraiser.

Note that under GoFundMe's terms of service under "PROHIBITED CONDUCT," such fundraisers violate rule 4 (raising money for vigilante actions) and 9 (raising money for violent crimes). see: https://www.gofundme.com/c/terms

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It seems that I was correct in reporting the Axtell fundraiser as fraud, too. Katrina Axtell implies she carefully worded the fundraiser to not be considered a violation due to raising money for legal defense, but she admitted she wants people to send her money for legal fees. So the Axtell family is not to be trusted with your money!