Lords of Chaos (criminal group)
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The Lords of Chaos was a self-styled teen militia formed on April 13, 1996, in Fort Myers, Florida, United States.[2] It was led by Kevin Donald Foster (born Kevin Donald Bates; June 16, 1977). The group gained notoriety for a crime spree that ended on April 30, 1996, with the murder of one of the boys' teachers, Mark Schwebes, the Riverdale High School's band director.
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Founded | April 13, 1996 |
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Founded by | Kevin Foster, Pete Magnotti, Chris Black |
Founding location | Fort Myers, Florida |
Years active | April 13 – May 3, 1996 |
Membership (est.) | 8 |
Criminal activities | Arson, murder |
Kevin Foster | |
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Born | Kevin Donald Bates (1977-06-16) June 16, 1977 (age 46) |
Criminal status | Incarcerated at Union Correctional Institution |
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Conviction(s) | First-degree murder, attempted murder, arson, armed robbery[1] |
Criminal penalty | Death |
The case has been documented most extensively in Jim Greenhill's true crime book, Someone Has to Die Tonight. It is also the subject of a Dateline NBC special, When A Killer Calls,[2] as well as being mentioned in Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan & Didrik Søderlind, with the book borrowing the group's name.