Family of Levi Axtell is finding out the hard way that grifting off a murder is hard to do

Three months ago, violent vigilante THUG Levi Axtell murdered an elderly man in cold blood. A few days later, his family started a grift on goFundMe. This blog helped lead the charge to get it removed. Then they moved the grift to a Christian Nationalist fundraiser site. 

They were hoping to raise $100k. In fact, by the time i reported it, the Axtell grift raised $5k. But that was three months ago, and now the donations have all but stopped, and well short of their lofty $100k goal. 

Here is the harsh reality-- only a few scumbags sent this family money. Levi Axtell is already largely forgotten as the mainstream media moved on to the next story, and Levi Axtell is still rotting in a jail cell. And if Axtell cared about his stupid kid, he wouldn't have committed murder. Seven grand doesn't go far these days. Maybe it will by his sister a few tabs of Fentanyl or whatever her drug of choice may be. But those dreams of being the next millionaire grifter like Kyle Rittenhouse is up in smoke. 

Enjoy prison, Levi.

Sister of mentally ill, drunken vigilante murderer Levi Axtell uses Christian Nationalist website to raise money

THE GRIFTER IS BACK!

A few days ago, anti-registry activists convinced GoFundMe to take down the fundraiser for mentally ill, violent drunken vigilante thug Levi Axtell. 

So Levi's sister, Katrina Axtell, has tried raising monry elsewhere, including the controversial "Christian" (nationalist) fundraiser site GiveSendGo. 

This fundraiser, like the GoFundMe fundraiser, should ALSO be reported.

https://www.givesendgo.com/terms-of-use

But it seems that this rule is routinely ignored. After all, GiveSendGo is the fundraiser site of choice for right-wing extremist groups, the January 6th rioters, and vigilante thugs like Kyle Rittenhouse. 

Still, I'm encouraging folks to report this latest scam for what it is worth. Here's how to do it:

1. Go to https://www.givesendgo.com/Love4Levi

2. On the screen, blue bubble that says "Need Help" can be found at the bottom right part of the screen. When you click it, a larger menu pops up that says "GiveSendGo Support", there should be a little grey bar in this bubble to scroll down to support. Click where says "Contact Us"

3. A form pops up asking for name and conact info. Under "Select a Reason" select "Report a Campaign". Under "Subject" I just wrote "violation of TOS". In the description, I wrote the following:

Under "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PROHIBITED CAMPAIGNS," it says, "You may not use the GiveSendGo service for activities that violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation related to... (c) items that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity, (d) items that promote hate, violence, racial intolerance, or the financial exploitation of a crime..."

This fundraiser violates this rule because it is a fundraiser for confessed murderer Levi Axtell, who broke into the house of an elderly man and beat him to death. News media story that gives details, noting Levi CONFESSED to the murder:

https://www.startribune.com/murder-charge-grand-marais-father-fatally-beat-man-he-believed-was-abusing-children/600257878/

You may also want to add this screenshot where Katrina ADMITS to trying to use the funds for legal defense:

Levi Axtell suffered from mental illness that apparently went untreated, and I've been told by folks who know him that Levi was a violent man who attacked Lawrence and broke his jaw. 

It should be illegal, not just a private business TOS violation, to grift money for a vigilante THUG like Levi Axtell. 

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!