Category: Missouri

Goyim Defense League Leader: Jon Minadeo aka “Handsome Truth” (Springfield, MO)

Jon Minadeo is the leader of the neo-Nazi organization Goyim Defense League (GDL), one of the largest white supremacist organizations in the country. The GDL is responsible for tens of thousands of white supremacist, antisemitic, and anti-LGBTQ+ flyers distributed around the country, alongside physical protests, banner drops, and other displays of hate.

Property records and video evidence show Jon Minadeo moved to a ranch in Springfield, MO in November, 2024.

Jon Minadeo’s Springfield, MO address and vehicle information can be found at this link.

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Mel Travis Layton AKA “John 8:44” (Arnold, MO)

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We have identified another participant in the Goyim Defense League rally outside Chabad Lubavitch of Cobb County. GDL member Mel Travis Layton (AKA “John 8:44”) of Missouri was the driver of the white Jeep which passed by the rally several times. Although his face is not visible in footage from East Cobb on June 24, Layton can be seen harassing Temple Beth Israel in downtown Macon the day before. Comments by “John 8:44” in the GDL chat on Telegram indicated that he was part of the group targeting Georgia synagogues over the June weekend. “John 8:44’s” electronic trail allowed us to identify Layton.