A Kentucky mother is speaking out after her 13-year-old daughter, Audree Heine, took her own life. The bright, creative teen fell into a disturbing online group on TikTok called the “True Crime Community” (TCC), where some members glorify school shooters and self-harm.
“I let her be whoever she wanted,” said her mother, Jaimee Seitz. “I had no idea what was happening behind that screen.” Audree had been searching for connection but instead found dangerous content that preyed on her loneliness.
Police later discovered a notebook in her school locker filled with chilling writings and countdowns to her “death day.” Her mother now dedicates her life to warning others about the dark corners of social media. “If talking about it saves even one kid, then her death will have meaning,” she said.
Experts call TCC one of the internet’s most harmful online subcultures. Audree’s story is a heartbreaking reminder: parents must look closer, listen more, and never underestimate the hidden world behind a child’s phone.
