A Gig Harbor teen was coerced into suicide -- the group behind it has victimized thousands

TRIGGER WARNING - SELF HARM INVOLVING CHILDREN

In 2022, the body of 13-year-old Jay Taylor was discovered behind a grocery store in Gig Harbor. 

Jay had died by suicide, a tragedy that only grew more shocking when police realized he’d livestreamed the act on Instagram, encouraged by the people watching. 

Jay Taylor was a victim of 764, a global online group of predators that victimizes kids, some identified to be as young as nine years old. They coerce them to send nude photos, commit self-harm and even take their own lives. 

Guest: Barrett Gay, digital research analyst of domestic and international right-wing extremism at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.

Related Links:

• ‘It broke me’: Inside the FBI hunt for the online predators who persuaded a 13-year-old to die
• There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There's 764
• FBI targets 250 suspects in '764' network of online predators manipulating kids into violent, explicit videos

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