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Blood Signs / Blood Signing

Blood signing refers to the practice of coercing a victim to write their abuser’s name or aliases on their own body or other surfaces using either their own blood or animal blood.  

764 members use “blood signs” to demonstrate their “ownership” over their victim(s) and obtain further influence within the network.

This database provides an overview of many of the terms and individuals used by or associated with movements and groups that subscribe to and/or promote extremist or hateful ideologies.