Vice News reports:
The leader of a QAnon cult who convinced thousands of people that former president John F. Kennedy and his son JFK, Jr. are still alive has died, VICE News can exclusively report.
Michael Protzman, 60, died last Friday in the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota a week after an accident at the Meadow Valley Motocross track in Millville, Minnesota. Protzman’s death was confirmed to VICE News in a phone call with the Minnesota Department of Health.
Protzman died as a result of “multiple blunt force injuries” after he “lost control of his dirt bike” according to a report from the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, which was obtained by VICE News.
Read the full article.
As you’ll see at the link (no paywall), some of Protzman’s followers are calling reports of his death fake news, with one saying that he’s alive and wearing a “JFK mask.” Known to his followers as Negative48, Protzman appeared here several times last year when QAnon followers gathered in Dallas for the supposed return of JFK and JFK Jr.
EXCLUSIVE: The leader of a QAnon cult who convinced thousands of people that former president John F. Kennedy and his son are still alive has died. Many of his followers abandoned their families and have spent their life savings following him. https://t.co/2GTWngSGU2
— VICE News (@VICENews) July 6, 2023
After JFK Jr. or his dad failed to materialize at Dealey Plaza (again), Michael Protzman aka Negative 48 and his followers went to AT&T Plaza in downtown Dallas, where I first saw the group back in November 2021.
Listen to this Gematria video. It’s barely comprehensible. pic.twitter.com/550M6p0wdP
— steven monacelli 🆓 (@stevanzetti) June 12, 2022
The cult leader, Michael Protzman, has finally arrived. pic.twitter.com/SbJIEuYRVj
— steven monacelli 🆓 (@stevanzetti) June 11, 2022
The cult leader holding court, doing some Gematria — a form of religious numerology. pic.twitter.com/xj5Pi0D5jH
— steven monacelli 🆓 (@stevanzetti) June 11, 2022