17-year-old accused of killing mom, stepfather was inspired by terror network, court records show

Nikita Casap, 17 , allegedly wrote a three -page manifesto calling for the assassination of President Trump .

Casap allegedly encouraged people to read the writings of Juraj Krajík , a longtime Terrogram figure who murdered two people in an attack on an LGBTQ+ bar in Bratislava , Slovakia , in 2022 .

The FBI is investigating Casap in connection to the alleged assassination plot.

Casap, according to the federal documents, also sought out information online about the Order of Nine Angles, a cult that blends Satanic concepts and Nazi ideology and has increasingly turned to Telegram to recruit and proselytize. “This is a clear example of how Terrorgram continues to influence murder,” said Jennefer Harper , a researcher who studies online extremism. “Nikita was influenced online by an assortment of ideologies and groups that intersect with the Terrorgram ecosphere.”.