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 Gisberta
Location:
Porto, Portugal
Cause
of Death: Stoned
to
Death
Date of Death: November
3, 2004
Notes:
Gisberta was brutally beaten until she was unable to fight
back at which point a group of teenaged boys stoned her to
death.
Rani
Location:
North Kolkata (Calcutta)
Cause
of Death:
Stoned To Death
Date of Death:
November 20, 2005
Vanessa Facen
Location:
San Diego, California CA
Date of Death:
November 21, 2005
Notes: "Stopped Breathing" while in the
custody of San Diego Sheriff's Department. The victim
"stopped breathing" while deputies where manhandling
the victim. Facen spent four days on life support before
dying.
Unknown
Location:
Northridge, California CA
Cause
of Death: Mutilation
Date of Death:
November 27, 2005
Notes:
John Freeman repeatedly beat and hacked the victim to
death with a garden hoe. Freeman did not know his victim. All
that is know was that the victim died while wearing women's
clothing.
Simone Walton
Location:
Dallas, TX
Cause
of Death:
Shot multiple times
Date of Death:
December 4, 2005
Paulina (Juan Pablo) Mendez
Location:
Guatemala City
Cause
of Death: Shot
To Death
Date of Death:
December 18, 2005
Notes:
According to witnesses who were willing to be quoted in the
media, Mendez was shot to death by Guatemalan Police.
Alexis (Brandon) L. King
Location:
Nicetown, Pennsylvania PA
Cause
of Death:
Shot To Death
Date of Death:
February 3, 2006
Notes: The
Associated Press reports, "Hooker Who Is Man,
Killed"
Tiffany Berry
Location:
Memphis, Tennessee
Cause
of Death: Multiple
Gunshot Wounds
Date of Death:
February 9, 2006
Yardena Marsh
Location:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Cause
of Death: Multiple
Gunshot Wounds
Date of Death:
February 15, 2006
Melissa
Green ( known to friends as Mo)
Location:
Phoenix, Arizona
Cause
of Death: Multiple
Gunshot Wounds
Date of Death:
March 21, 2006
Alfred Dibble
Location:
Stockton, California
Cause
of Death:
Fatal beating to the head
Date of Death:
May 20, 2006
Sudha AKA Lakshmi
Location:
Tiruchy, India
Cause
of Death: Genital
Mutilation
Date of Death:
May 26, 2006
Honduran Geovanny Calderon, or Barbara
Location:
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Cause
of Death: Multipil
Gunshot Wounds
Date of Death:
June 10, 2006
Divas
B.
Location:
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Cause
of Death: Beaten to
Death
Date of Death: November
3, 2004
Notes:
Divas was a 20 years old and had lived as a woman for many
years. Her body was found in some brush near a rest stop.
Unknown Transsexual
Location:
Long
Beach, California
Cause
of Death: Beaten to
Death
Date of Death: November
6, 2004
Notes:
This transsexual woman was found beaten to death in an
alleyway.
Unknown
Transgender
Location:
Surco, Peru
Cause of Death:
Incineration
Date of Death: November
26, 2004
Ryan
Shey Hoski
Location:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cause of Death:
Undetermined; Signs of Upper
Body Trauma
Date of Death: December
27, 2004
Penny
Port
Location:
Sheffield, England
Cause of Death:
Stabbed to Death
Date of Death: November
19, 2004
Karlien
Carstens
Location:
Okahandja, Namibia
Cause of Death:
Strangled to Death
Date of Death: February
16, 2005
Notes:
Eyewitnesses
at the scene said that Carstens was tied up with cords cut off
of electrical appliances, with one cord tied tightly around
her neck.
Felicia
Moreno
Location:
Hollywood, California
Cause of Death:
Two Gunshot Wounds
Date of Death: December
26, 2004
Alejandra
Galicio
Location:
Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Cause of Death:
Beaten to Death
Date of Death: April
12, 2005
Luana
Location:
Migliarino, Italy
Cause of Death:
Shot to the Head
Date of Death: December
3, 2004
Unknown
Transgender
Location:
Paraná, Argentina
Cause of Death:
Murdered
Date of Death: January
12, 2005
Phool
Chand Yadav
Location:
Lucknow, India
Cause of Death:
Murdered
Date of Death: March
17, 2005
Notes:
Once Yadav’s murderers discovered that he was biologically
female, he was raped and murdered.
C.
Hernández
Location:
Mendoza, Argentina
Cause of Death:
Stabbed Multiple Times
Date of Death: December
20, 2004
Unknown
Transgender
Location:
Neuquen, Argentina
Cause of Death:
Murdered
Date of Death: February
22, 2005
Eddie
“Michelle” Chung Chou Lee
Location:
Daly City, California
Cause of Death:
Multiple Stab Wounds
Date of Death: March1,
2005
Timothy
Blair, Jr.
Location:
Louisville, Kentucky
Cause of Death:
Shot Multiple Times
Date of Death: May
22, 2005
Amancio
“Delilah” Corrales
Location:
Yuma, Arizona
Cause of Death:
Violent trauma
Date of Death: May
6, 2005
Ashley
Nickson
Location:
Dothan, Alabama
Cause of Death:
Shot Multiple Times
Date of Death: May
1, 2005
Robert
Binenfeld
Location:
Monroe, New York
Cause of Death:
Strangled to Death
Date of Death: December
21, 2004
Kasha
Blue, AKA Antonio Wright, AKA Sydney
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Cause of Death:
Stabbed to Death
Date of Death: June
18, 2005
Julio
Argueta
Location:
Miami, Florida
Cause of Death:
Stabbed 12 Times
Date
of Death: May 16,
2005
Marisa
Location:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cause of Death:
Stabbed 15 Times
Date of Death: May
28, 2005
Ronnie
Paris, Jr.
Location:
Tampa, Florida
Cause of Death:
Beaten to Death by Father
Date of Death: January
28, 2005
Mylène
Location:
Marseilles, France
Cause of Death:
Knife Wounds to Genitals
and Throat
Date of Death: March
26, 2005
Irene
Location:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cause of Death:
Stabbed Several Times
Date of Death: July,
2005
Christina
Smith
Location:
Houston, Texas
Cause of Death:
Gunshot to the Head
Date of Death: October
12, 2005
Notes:
Christina was a Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans.
The Houston Chronicle first reported Christina as
"he" and "him."
Kaaseem
Adalla Juanda
Location: Glenwood, Iowa
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: October 17, 2005
Notes:
Juanda was a 60 year old, post-operative transsexual woman who
had been living in Kansas City, Kansas. On October 17, 2005,
her body was found near a rest stop on Interstate 29 outside
of Glenwood, Iowa. There was initially some suspicion that her
death was a suicide, but additional details have caused police
to suspect a homicide.
Unknown
Transperson
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cause of Death: Slit throat
Date of Death: November 11, 2005
Notes:
This victim remains unknown, but was likely of Chinese of East
Malaysian descent, but living within the local area. The
victim’s body was discovered head-first in a garbage bin,
wearing a dark T-shirt, white shorts and padded bra. Police
revealed that there was a single slash wound on the neck and
numerous bruises on the body.
Donathyn
J. Rodgers
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Cause of Death: Shot multiple times
Date of Death: November 15, 2005
Notes:
Rodgers identified as a male to female transsexual, and had
participated in events at the Lesbian-Gay Community Service
Center of Greater Cleveland. Rodgers was also a sex worker,
and was working near Max Hayes High in the early morning hours
of November 15th. She was shot in the head by one of two
assialiants, and when she ran, she was shot several additional
times.
Note:
The following is a list of murdered transgenders from previous
years. This is not a
comprehensive list as it only includes those whose murder received
media attention.
Terrianne Summers
Shot
to death after participating in the Transgender Day of
Remembrance in Florida
Date
of Death: December 12, 2001
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Antonia K.
Run
over by a self-identified Neo-Nazi
Date
of Death: March 23, 2002
-
Jessy Santiago
Beaten
with an iron bar and stabbed with a box cutter, a screw driver
and a knife
Date
of Death: February 18, 1992
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Maxwell Confait
Burned
alive by three teenagers
Date
of Death: April 21, 1972
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Unnamed Intersexed Infant
Blunt
force trauma to the head, as well as strangulation, allegedly
by the child's mother.
Date
of Death: December 8, 1999
-
Debra Forte
Multiple
six-inch stab wounds to the chest, any of which would have
been sufficient to kill her. She was also beaten about the
head and shoulders.
Date
of Death: May 15, 1995
-
Sherri Ransom
Beaten
to death with a hammer Date of Death: June 24, 1990
-
Steven Wilson
Raped,
beaten in the head, and drowned
Date
of Death: October 14, 1995
-
Unknown
Houston,
Texas
Shot
in the abdomen
Date
of Death: February 25, 1999
-
Amanda Milan
Throat
slashed and allowed to die as bystanders laughed.
Date
of Death: June 18, 2000
-
Dianne Aubert
Stabbed
in the back 121 times.
Date
of Death: February 16, 1982
-
Christian Paige
Brutally
beaten about the head and ears, then strangled, stabbed deeply
in her chest and breast area between 15 and 2 dozen times, and
finally, burned.
Date
of Death: March 22, 1996
-
Grayce “Candace” Baxter
Choked
to death, then dismembered with a hacksaw.
Date
of Death: December 8, 1992
-
Lauryn Paige
Stabbed
multiple times in the head and torso. A cut on her throat
measured 9 inches long and 3 inches wide.
Date
of Death: January 9, 1999
-
Barbara (William) Brodie
Internal
injuries: the liver, abdomen, and lungs were punctured when a
blunt instrument was inserted in Brodie’s rectum.
Date
of Death: January 3, 1981
-
Chiron Collins
42
stab wounds to the head, neck, face, and arm by.
Date
of Death: May, 1984
-
Donald Pierce
Run
over and then dragged 50 feet.
Date
of Death: September 4, 1990
-
Kenneth “Midnight” Robinson
Stabbed
in the throat
Date
of Death: December 17, 1991
-
Stephan “Stephanie” Chapman
Gunshot wound to the head
Date
of Death: December, 1992
-
Julia Carrizales
Webster,
Texas
Strangulation
Date
of Death: July 21, 2000
-
Andre Vacarro
Numerous
stab wounds and a gunshot to the head
Date
of Death: August 15, 1981
-
Tyra Henderson
Bludgeoned
to death
Date
of Death: April 23, 2000
-
Stella Essie
Blows
to the head with a sledgehammer
Date
of Death: July 17, 1985
-
Marsha P. Johnson
Drowned
Date
of Death: July 6, 1992
-
Alan Fitzgerald Walker
Beaten
and strangled to death
Date
of Death: November 9, 1996
-
Jae Stevens
Five
stab wounds, three directly to the heart.
Date
of Death: June 24, 1974
-
Jose Angel Osuna
Shot
several times in the chest and stomach
Date
of Death: July 2, 1990
-
Mara Duvouw
Murdered
Date
of Death: 1995
-
John
Shot
to death
Date
of Death: October 31, 1986
-
Sigfrilda Shantall
Stabbed
in the neck
Date
of Death: May 15, 1998
-
Fitzroy “Jamaica” Green
Stabbed
multiple times
Date
of Death: August 18, 1998
-
Junior "Luana" de Silva Lago
Drowned
by police
Date
of Death: August 4, 1998
-
Chanel Chandler
Knifed
to death
Date
of Death: September 20, 1998
-
Rita Hester
Knifed
to death
Date
of Death: November 28, 1998
-
Lisa Janna Black
Struck
20 times with a claw hammer, then had a knife embedded into
her eye
Date
of Death: March 2, 1987
-
Mocha Celis
Shot
twice in the groin
Date
of Death: August 18, 1995
-
Castro Nova Estabon
Shot
in the head
Date
of Death: June 11, 1990
-
Keooudorn Phothisane
Blunt
force injuries to the neck and head. Body had been burned.
Date
of Death: July 20, 1996
-
Diane Delia
Shot
four times in the head
Date
of Death: October 7, 1981
-
Jamie Ford
Knifed
to death
Date
of Death: 1973
-
Unknown
Atlanta,
Killed by blow to head
Date
of Death: October 29, 1991
-
Michelle Maree
Shot
in the chest
Date
of Death: November 5, 1990
-
Harold Draper
Knifed
to death
Date
of Death: May 30, 1992
-
Richard Goldman
Shot
and killed by father
Date
of Death: December 29, 1991
-
Mary S.
Drowned
with multiple stab wounds
Date
of Death: 1993
-
Maria “La Conchita” Palencia
Shot
repeatedly in the stomach
Date
of Death: October 2, 1997
-
Nikki
Thrown
off roof
Date
of Death: Spring of 1976
-
Leslie Re’Geanne
Run
down by car
Date
of Death: March 24, 1998
-
Steve Dwayne Garcia
Gunshot
wound
Date
of Death: February 6, 1999
-
Joel Robles
Knifed
to death
Date
of Death: August 15, 2004
-
Enrico Taglialatela
Doused
with benzene and burned to death
Date
of Death: August 30, 2003
-
Antonio Texera Dos Santos
Murdered,
found with both hands tied behind her back.
Date
of Death: October 22, 1999
-
Alexandra
Run
down by a car
Date
of Death: April 18, 2001
-
Unknown in Boston
Murdered
Date
of Death: 1979
-
Dion Webster
Knife
wound to the head
Date
of Death: November 4, 1996
-
Bella Evangelista
Shot
multiple times at close range
Date
of Death: August 16, 2003
-
Porfiro “Daisey“ Mejia
Blunt
force trauma to the head
Date
of Death: August 20, 2002
-
Roberta Nizah Morris
Beaten
with a crowbar, police ruled it an "accidental
bludgeoning"
Date
of Death: December 24, 2002
-
Timothy “Cinnamon” Broadus
Shot
multiple times
Date
of Death: January 8, 2003
-
Chris Muzett
Strangled
with a phone cord
Date
of Death: February 20, 1999
-
Cinnamon (Kendrick) Perry
Shot
to death by a passing car while walking down a street in
Montrose, Houston
Date
of Death: July 20, 2003
-
Antonio Johnson
Shot
to Death
Date
of Death: April 10, 2001
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James Jerome Mack
Beaten
with beer bottles, sexually assaulted with a broom handle,
strangled with an electrical cord and then drowned in a
bathtub. His body was later set on fire in a trash can behind
a church
Date
of Death: January 21, 2001
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Brandi Houston
Houston,
Texas
Murdered
Date
of Death: January 26, 2001
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Unidentified Transsexual
Choked
to death after being stabbed in the neck and chest
Date
of Death: February 25, 2002
-
Michael Charles Hurd
Houston,
Texas
Shot
to death
Date
of Death: June 18, 2003
-
Merlinka
Beaten
to death
Date
of Death: March 22, 2003
-
Victor Pachas
Beaten,
stabbed, slashed, and asphyxiated
Date
of Death: February 25, 2001
-
Marquita Johnson
Shot
three times in the face at close range
Date
of Death: October 7, 1993
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Tyra Hunter
Was
refused medical treatment by trauma team when it was
discovered that she was transgendered
Date
of Death: August 8, 1995
-
Thomas Hall
Beaten
in the head with a brick Date of Death: August 15, 1996
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Carlo Enrique Teixeira
Shot
multiple times
Date
of Death: June 18, 2001
-
Gary “Brazon” McMurtry
Stabbed
with a Samurai sword
Date
of Death: May 17, 2002
-
Raimundo Nonato
Hacked
to death with a machete
Date
of Death: December 23, 2001
-
Andre
Bludgeoned
to death
Date
of Death: September 13, 2004
-
Willie Houston
Shot
to death for holding his girlfriend’s purse
Date
of Death: July 29, 2001
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Logan Smith
Police
beating
February
22, 1996
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Cameron “Tina” Tanner
Died
as a result of wounds suffered March 11, 1992, when attacked
by two individuals with baseball bats.
Date
of Death: April 21, 1992
-
Vianna Faye Williams
Multiple
stab wounds to back, neck, and chest
Date
of Death: December 24, 1997
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Johanna Langer
Stabbed
120 times
Date
of Death: January 2, 1994
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Shawn Keegan
Shot
twice in the head with hollow-point bullets
Date
of Death: May 20, 1996
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