March 26. 2019; April 2, 2019, April 4,2019 3 suspicious fires at black churches that occured in 10 days[2] at St. Landry Parish in Louisiana were being investigated by state and federal authorities. [3] No one was injured, churces were not occupied at the time. All causes and motives were being considered, presumably including hate crime and terrorism as ATM and FBI were called in to hep. [3] Holden Matthews, a white man who was son of a sheriff deputy was charged with arson [5] On Facebook he was active in pagan and black metal pages which had connections to neo-Nazism and white supremacy.[6]. He knew about far-right former neo-Nazi metal musician Varg Vikernes, who served 15 years in prison for murder and arson killing a fellow metal musician and burning churches in Norway. RationalWiki also calls him a neopagan, neo-Nazi, racialist, conspiracy theorist, anti-vaxxer, and prepper, Matthews commented on the religion's white supremacist associations with swastika-like designs and white power [5]
- March 26. 2019 at the St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre [1]
Officials are also investigating a fourth, smaller fire on March 31 at the predominantly white Vivian United Pentecostal Church in Caddo Parish, more than 200 miles north of St. Landry. The blaze was intentionally set. Officials said Thursday they had no evidence linking the Caddo fire to the other three.
Wade Michael Page Page who committed the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, fatally shot six people and wounded four others then shot himself. He had ties to white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups, and was reportedly a member of the Hammerskins.one of the most prominent American white power skinhead groups.[6] The Anti-Defamation League describes them as the United States' best-organized neo-Nazi skinhead group,[3] He entered the white power music scene in 2000, becoming involved in several neo-Nazi bands. He founded the band End Apathy in 2005 and played in the bands Definite Hate and Blue Eyed Devils, all considered racist white-power bands by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Wade Michael Page Page who committed the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, fatally shot six people and wounded four others then shot himself. He had ties to white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups, and was reportedly a member of the Hammerskins.one of the most prominent American white power skinhead groups.[6] The Anti-Defamation League describes them as the United States' best-organized neo-Nazi skinhead group,[3] He entered the white power music scene in 2000, becoming involved in several neo-Nazi bands. He founded the band End Apathy in 2005 and played in the bands Definite Hate and Blue Eyed Devils, all considered racist white-power bands by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
- Authorities investigate 'suspicious' fires at black churches Fox News FBI, State Fire Marshal probe 'suspicious' fires at 3 African American Churches https://www.nola.com/.../fbi-state-fire-marshal-probing-suspicious-fires-at-3-african-a... OPELOUSAS
- Third church in 10 days burned down in St. Landry Parish; investigators on the scene The Advocate
- Authorities investigating 'suspicious' fires at African American churches New York Post
- Three St. Landry church fires are ‘suspicious,’ investigators say, but cases not linked yet The Daily Advertiser
- Holden Matthews Arrested in String of Louisiana Church Fires
https://www.thedailybeast.com 'Evil Act': Holden Matthews Charged With Arson of 3 Black Louisiana Churches ... firesthat destroyed predominantly black churches in rural Louisiana ... Facebook page that appeared to belong to Matthews showed he was active in pagan and black metal pages, and that he commented on two memes about far-right former neo-Nazi metal musician Varg Vikernes, who served 15 years in prison for killing a fellow metal musician and burning churches in Norway. The comments revealed little other than that they indicated his familiarity with the figure. The pagan circles Matthews and Vikernes frequented can be popular with neo-Nazis. Matthews frequently posted about pagan beliefs, and recently uploaded a picture of a gun and a knife with the caption “I carry this.....maybe not legally but I only truly follow the law of Odin..... which says as you said,arm yourself...... Odins advice> modern law.” Odin is a pagan Norse god. One of the pagan pages Matthews was active on specifically forbade racism and “nazi stuff.” Matthews also appeared aware of the religion's white supremacist associations. In one post, a group member noted that a drawing of a pagan figure had a swastika-like design on his belt. “well yea the belt gives him extra strength and power.....white power lmao jk jk I had to,” Matthews wrote. [5] - Holden Matthews Arrested in String of Louisiana ... - The Daily Beast
- Holden Matthews: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com Daily Beast noted that on Facebook, Matthews had commented on two memes about Varg Vikernes, a self-described former neo-Nazi metal ...
- Deputy's son faces charges in burning down three black churches in Louisiana n bc news April 11, 2019 investigator said in an affidavit filed in the case that a charred gas can was found near the origin of one of the fires and that the same type of gas can, as well as automotive shop towels and a lighter, were purchased at a Walmart late on March 25 less than three hours before the first church fire was reported. Matthews was driving a pickup truck, and surveillance video one of the fires showed a truck of that type, and cell phone tower data showed GPS coordinates put a device with a cell phone number known to belong to Matthews in the surrounding area of all three fires, according to the affidavit.
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- Followers of the Old Way. The group’s description reads “No Racisme ** No Hating No Porn ** No nazi stuff No Selfies ** No Religion Bashing at all
- Rokkatru is a type of paganism.
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- State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said about Matthews’ motivation: “Information investigators have uncovered, and that Matthews has offered, suggests a possible connection with a genre of music called ‘black metal’ and its associated history with church burnings in other parts of the world,
- Varg Vikernes commented on memes featuring Norwegian black metal musician Varg Vikernes, a major figurehead neo-Nazi movement. The former bassist for the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, Vikernes boasted about burning churches in Norway with other black metal musicians called the “black circle,” which he attributed to his desire to take “revenge” on Christians and bring Norway back to its pagan roots. He served 15 years in prison for arson and for the stabbing murder of his Mayhem bandmate Euronymous, whom he killed in 1993 over a contract dispute.
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h/t newnation pro-russian disinfo site points to facebook ties to black metal church burnings in Norway Sources Confirm Identity of (pimply-acne-faced long-haired hippy?) Suspect In Church Fire Investigation Sources confirmed with News15 that the suspect in the St. Landry church fires investigation is 21 year-old Holden Matthews.
The Father is a school bus driver and sheriff’s deputy at the st Landry Parish sheriff’s department. There was also a fourth fire, which investigators believe had been “intentionally set,” at a predominantly white church in a parish three hours away on March 31, but it is unclear whether this case is connected with the others. On a Facebook page that appears to belong to Matthews, he is listed as the lead singer of a band called Vodka Vultures (nbc news) and is pictured in front of graffiti that says "black metal." - possible connection with "black metal" music and "its associated history with church burnings in other parts of the world." (wikip) Initially a synonym for "Satanic metal",black metal has often sparked controversy, due to the actions and ideologies associated with the genre. Many artists express extreme anti-Christian and misanthropic views, advocating various forms of Satanism or ethnic paganism. In the 1990s, members of the scene were responsible for a spate of church burnings and murders.
Deputy's Son Charged for Fire of Louisiana Black Churches | Time At a news conference, Gov. John Bel Edwards identified the suspect as Holden Matthews, a 21-year-old white man. He faces three counts of simple arson of a religious building on the state charges, said state Fire Marshal Butch Browning, who added that federal investigators also ...
Holden Matthews, suspect in Louisiana black church fires, is son of son of sheriff's deputy, officials say... CNN Opelousas, Louisiana (CNN)A suspect in arson fires at three historically black Louisiana churches is a law enforcement officer's son atthews has no history of violence or prior arrests, officials said.
"We can now confirm all three of these fires are intentionally set and all three of these fires are related," Browning said.
The motive is still under investigation, and federal officials are looking into whether the fires represent a hate crime.
"Information investigators have uncovered, and that Matthews has offered, suggests a possible connection with a genre of music called 'black metal' and its associated history with church burnings in other parts of the world, w.Suspect arrested in fires at black churches in ... - Washington Post
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Suspect arrested in fires at black churches in Louisiana has been identified as Holden Matthews, a 21-year-old white man.
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Police investigating three recent attacks have arrested Holden Matthews, 21, a white male who is the son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy.
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11 hours ago - (CNN)Holden Matthews, 21, has been charged in connection with fires at three historically black churches in Louisiana. While the motive is still under investigation, authorities said that Matthews' interest in black metal music may have influenced his behavior.
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