Murder victim Muhlaysia Booker, left, and MTv’s ‘True Life Crime’ host Dometi Pongo It’s been more than two years since Dallas trans woman Muhlaysia Booker was, first, brutally assaulted in a apartment complex parking lot as a crowd of onlookers laughed and jeered, and then, a month later, was found shot to death, her body dumped in an East Dallas street.
Her murder made headlines around the country, with local and state officials attending her funeral, televised live from Cathedral of Hope.
It was just the beginning of a summer of heightened fear and anger for DFW’s — and the country’s — trans community. Tomorrow night — Tuesday, Aug.