Overview
- A new Spiegel investigation reports at least six additional deaths tied to the Com network and its subgroup 764 beyond the Hamburg case connected to the user known as White Tiger.
- Most victims reportedly died by suicide during livestreams, while the scene remains active with more than 80 cases identified across 22 countries and large chats hosting over 1,600 members.
- Investigators are probing whether a 764 member coerced a 13-year-old in Leipzig to kill her seven-year-old sister in October 2024, with threatening messages said to have been found on a device.
- Hamburg prosecutors in October charged the 21-year-old accused as White Tiger with murder and five counts of attempted murder, and his lawyer disputes the murder allegations as the case moves toward trial.
- Parents of a 13-year-old U.S. victim are urging stronger platform safeguards and new laws against digital coercion, while German state police and the FBI continue related investigations.