Teddy Joseph Von Nukem
American white nationalist (1987–2023)
Teddy Joseph Von Nukem (born Ted Landrum, November 23, 1987 – January 30, 2023) was an American white nationalist and far-right activist noted for his role at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In March 2021, Von Nukem admitted to attempted drug smuggling after being arrested at the Mexico–United States border. He failed to show up for a January 30, 2023, court appearance in Arizona, and died from a self-inflicted gunshot injury the same day.
Early life
Nukem was born Ted Landrum on November 23, 1987, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was of German heritage and attended middle school in Lebanon, Missouri. One of his former classmates remembered him as a "smart 'token goth kid' and 'highly intelligent' history buff with an unsettling interest in Nazi Germany".
Adult life
Von Nukem was a far-right extremist and a white nationalist who changed his name to that of video-game character Duke Nukem in 2012. A photograph of him holding a tiki torch at the Unite the Right rally became the image that was most commonly used to represent the 2017 right-wing protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. In the photograph he stands next to a screaming man who was later identified as University of Nevada student Peter Cvjetanovic. Journalist Molly Conger identified Von Nukem as part of a mob that assaulted DeAndre Harris, a Black counter-protester, at the Charlottesville event.
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