On 27 May 2019, the body of 31-year-old Tete was found hanging from a tree near a homeless camp site in Rocky Butte Park in Portland, Oregon.
Although her death was ruled a suicide, her family believes there was “foul play”. The protests and demonstrations that have recently erupted across the world in support for Black Lives Matter and Black Trans Lives Matter has reinvigorated interest in Tete’s death, with over 670,000 people signing a change.org petition.