One of America's most notorious white supremacists and anti-Semites, Tom Metzger, has died.
An obituary for Metzger, who was once the leader of the Ku Klux Klan, has been posted on his White Aryan Resistance website.
"Thomas Linton Metzger, born April 9th, 1938 in Warsaw, Indiana, passed away in Hemet, California, on November 4th, 2020," the obituary said.
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"He is survived by Mary Arnold, six children - Carolyn, Dorraine, John, Lynn, Rebecca, Laurie along with nine grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Tom served in the U.S. Army as a PFC-E1 from 1956 to 1959 and then moved to Southern California to work in the electronics industry.
"Tom lived in Fallbrook, California for over 40 years working as the local TV repairman until he retired and moved to his hometown in Indiana before returning to California. The family will be having a private gathering."
He joined the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the mid-1970s and it didn't take long before he was promoted to grand dragon, or head, of the group's California contingent.
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He eventually left in 1980 because the KKK was 'too small' for his big plans, according to former regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in San Diego, Morris Casuto.
Metzger was ordered to pay $5 million in punitive damages back in 1990 after skinheads pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the racially motivated killing of Mulugeta Seraw.
An Oregon court found Metzger had incited the criminals before they carried out their terrifying attack.
The Anti-Defamation League of America didn't mince their words when news of the white supremacist's death was announced.
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"A dark chapter of hate closes with the passing of Tom Metzger - a notorious figure who helped to poison the hearts and minds of others with his xenophobia, racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry. We can now relegate him to the dustbin of history and take a collective breath," the League said in a statement.
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