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01.10.2021 / 17:37

Further arrests made in connection with Lyra McKee murder

Police in Derry have made further arrests in connection to the murder of Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee in 2019. Two men aged 44 and 53 were detained this morning, Friday, 1 October, and have been taken for questioning to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast. They were arrested under the […]

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15.09.2021 / 16:21

Four men arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee

It was announced early this morning that four men have been arrested in connection with the murder of queer journalist, Lyra McKee. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) released a statement which says that the four men, aged 19, 20, 21 and 33, have been arrested under the Terrorism Act. The arrest was made […]

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13.09.2021 / 20:25

Vancouver man sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after being found guilty of trans teen’s murder

guilty of second-degree murder and malicious harassment — a hate crime charge — for strangling Kuhnhausen, who was 17, to death and then burying her remains in a wooded area near Larch Mountain, in a remote part of northeast Clark County, in southern Washington.Kuhnhausen went missing on June 6, 2019 while crashing at a friend’s house. Six months later, on Dec.

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02.09.2021 / 23:33

A trans make-up artist was shot and killed in Louisiana. She was just 25.

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24.08.2021 / 21:41

The adult film performer who murdered his millionaire Texas sugar daddy

an adult film performer, an elusive Texas millionaire, and murder.A new expose by The Daily Star reveals that law enforcement discovered the body of Jake Merendino, 51, on May 2, 2015, inside the aforementioned Range Rover. An unknown attacker had stabbed Merendino more than 20 times and cut his throat so deep, his head had almost come completely off his body.An investigation by the police revealed that Merendino had earned a fortune in his native Texas playing the real estate market.

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15.08.2021 / 02:31

Berlin Teacher Charged With Murdering And Eating Man He Met On Gay Dating App

Trigger warning: The story has details of a murder and cannibalism that might be disturbing to some readers.Stefan R, who was arrested in November 2020, had met the victim, Stefan Trogisch (43) through the popular German online gay dating site PlanetRomeo.

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05.08.2021 / 03:45

New Jersey man charged in fatal shooting of trans advocate Shai Vanderpump in Trenton

WKXW/NJ101.5.Vanderpump, 23, was known “in Trenton and across New Jersey as a fierce LGBTQ advocate,” the LGBTQ rights group Garden State Equality wrote in a Facebook post, vowing to “fight to bring justice to Shai and her loved ones.”According to The Trentonian, police responded to a report of a shooting at a residence in the unit block of Kelsey Avenue, in the city’s Pennington/Prospect neighborhood, around 4:40 a.m on Friday, July 30. Upon arrival, they found Vanderpump shot in the face.

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14.07.2021 / 22:25

Beaumont Police seeking information about transgender woman found dead in Port Arthur Canal

KDFM. Police are asking anyone with information about Evans, her acquaintances, or the events that preceded her death, to call them at 409-832-1234, or to submit an anonymous tip via Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at 409-833-TIPS (8477) or via the P3 tips app.Lois Balka, Evans’ grandmother, told ABC affiliate KBMT in a March interview that even though she and her grandchild sometimes clashed, she still wishes Evans were alive. She also questions whether Evans’ identity as a trans woman may have played a role in her death.“This is heartbreaking, I don’t care what nobody has to say.

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07.07.2021 / 21:49

Gay man tortured and killed in Cancún after revealing he was living with HIV

Vallarta Daily News.The Resilientxs collective and the LGBT Activists Network, two local advocacy groups, were the first to call for an investigation into the young man’s murder, and have called for political leaders to reform the state’s criminal code to include hate crime charges based on sexual orientation and gender identity.Currently, only 13 states in Mexico have bias enhancements, or hate crime charges, for crimes motivated by a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity, but Quintana Roo does not have bias enhancements for murders.

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07.07.2021 / 16:21

Murder of Samuel Luiz sparks protests across Spain

Mass crowds continue to gather in cities across Spain to protest the brutal murder of Samuel Luiz over the weekend. Protestors attending the demonstrations are seen clapping and chanting while waving Pride flags in solidarity. 24-year-old nursing assistant, Samuel Luiz was fatally beaten outside a nightclub in Galicia, Spain after a man threatened him using […]

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23.06.2021 / 18:59

29th trans person killed in the US

EJ Boykin, a 23-year-old trans man, is the 29th trans person to have been killed in the US this year after he was shot in Lynchburg, Virginia on June 14. According to an American LGBTQ+ blog, Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, Boykin was also known by some as Novaa Watson, and was studying at Morgan State University.

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21.06.2021 / 19:11

Transgender man shot to death in Lynchburg, Virginia

The News & Advance.Lynchburg Police spokesperson Carrie Dungan said police are investigating to see whether the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute.

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15.06.2021 / 16:29

Woman who claimed partner killed himself over his sexuality found guilty of murder

found guilty today of murdering her partner in 2017.Natasha Beth Darcy, 46, met sheep farmer Mathew Dunbar, 42, via an online dating site in 2014. Those who knew Dunbar said he desperately wanted love and a family.

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20.05.2021 / 00:45

Police investigating murder of 24-year-old trans woman as a hate crime

transgender woman. Both Hollis’ family and local law enforcement suspect she was murdered in a hate crime.Hollis died in the early morning hours of May 8, having been shot in the back.

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18.05.2021 / 18:39

Gay teacher shot and set on fire in brutal murder

Globo reports that local police have arrested three people, aged 20, 33, and 39, who all claimed to know Kosmaski.Kosmaski was last seen on April 30 at a local bar, and police found his body the following day in a car next to a highway. He had been shot twice, but police can’t confirm if he was still alive when the car was set on fire.While a motive is still trying to be determined, local activists are branding Kosmaski’s murder a hate crime.

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18.05.2021 / 18:21

Amnesty call for brutal murder of gay man in Iran to be investigated

Amnesty International is calling for a full investigation into the horrifying murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared, a 20 year-old gay man killed in Iran earlier this month. There are fears that his killing will go unpunished in a country where consensual same-sex sexual conduct and gender non-conformity is criminalised and stigmatised. It has been reported […]

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17.05.2021 / 22:29

Queer people stage public protest in Iran after gay man beheaded by family

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25.04.2021 / 17:17

Mother of murdered gay son pleads with Lady Gaga, Ellen DeGeneres for help

Lady Gaga and Ellen DeGeneres for help.The newspaper Inlander reports Jason Fox was murdered in Newport, Washington last September. Investigators discovered his body in a shallow grave on a nearby ranch about a month later.

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17.04.2021 / 01:29

Two North Carolina men arrested and charged in hotel room slayings of transgender women

WBTV. “These trans individuals are somebody’s children, grandchild.

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12.04.2021 / 22:13

Missouri man charged with murder of transgender woman Dominique Lucious

Springfield News-Leader. Court documents say that Nelson and Lucious met on an online dating website and had arranged to meet up at Lucious’s apartment, where, prosecutors allege, Nelson fatally shot her.According to charging documents, Nelson matched the description of the man witnesses saw at the scene of the shooting, and drives the same type of car witnesses reported seeing at the scene. Police claim they found blood on his shoes and a gun in his home matching a shell casing found in Lucious’s apartment.Upon being taken into custody, Nelson initially agreed to speak with police and then asked to end the questioning.

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30.03.2021 / 19:07

Woman jailed over fatal poisoning of Irishman Adrian Murphy targeted using Grindr

A young woman who found Irishman Adrian Murphy on Grindr and fatally poisoned him in London using the date-rape drug scopolamine, known as ‘devil’s breath’, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his murder. Diana Cristea, 19, helped and encouraged her boyfriend, Joel Osei, 26, to target men using the gay dating app. […]

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23.03.2021 / 22:59

Rapper and porn star charged with robbing a gay man and killing another in Detroit

Chuck Da MF Buck in his rap career, and Chuck Da Dollasign on adult entertainment websites where he has appeared in pornographic videos, appeared in court for a probable cause hearing earlier this month, where he entered a plea of not guilty, according to court records.He is currently being held without bond, and is next scheduled to appear in Detroit’s 36th District Court on April 8 for a preliminary hearing on the felony murder and weapons charges.Johnson was charged with the robbery last year, but wasn’t in custody at the time the charges were handed down. He was arrested in Indianapolis on Dec.

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16.03.2021 / 19:04

Police and media outlets deadnamed and misgendered North Carolina trans murder victim

WITN, Jacksonville Police have said they are treating the case as a homicide, but have not released any additional information about her death due to the open investigation.Those with information about Franks’ whereabouts or her death are asked to contact Detective Kymberly Schott at 910-938-6414 or kschott@jacksonvillenc.gov, call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 910-938-3273, or send an anonymous text with the heading “TIP4CSJAX” and the pertinent information to 274637 (CRIMES).

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10.03.2021 / 02:45

Belgian prime minister flies rainbow flag in response to gay man’s murder

De Standaard.The following day, a 17-year-old from Antwerp, presented himself to police, who arrested and charged him with murder. Subsequently, a 17-year-old from Verrebroek, and a 16-year-old from Kieldrecht, turned themselves into police.

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05.02.2021 / 12:17

Man indicted for fatally shooting transgender woman in the Bronx

New York Daily News.He is next scheduled to appear in court on Mar. 29 on an unrelated charge, before appearing again on April 29 in relation to charges stemming from Winchester’s murder, according to court records.See also: News outlets misgendered almost 2 out of every 3 transgender murder victims in 2020Winchester, a client of the Ali Forney Center, which provides support to homeless LGBTQ youth, is believed to have been the 44th transgender person in the United States to be murdered in 2020, although the number may be higher to due infrequent reporting and misgendering of victims by police, the news media, and even surviving family members.

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31.01.2021 / 17:03

Suspect arrested in connection with dating app murder of 63-year-old Florida man

The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that officers arrested Michael Harris Jr., 20, for the murder of Bobby Scott, 63. Scott went missing on January 17 after meeting Harris for sex on a dating app.

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30.01.2021 / 17:05

UK teen who killed his boyfriend gets 28 years for murder

Mason met 15-year old Alex Rodda on Instagram. The two began a covert sexual relationship which dissolved when Rodda threatened to tell Mason’s girlfriend about their affair.

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09.12.2020 / 01:45

Teen accused of murdering 15-year-old boyfriend to prevent outing

A post shared by Alexander Rodda Xo (@alex_rodda)A 19-year-old mechanic in the UK stands accused of the murder of his 15-year-old lover as part of an elaborate scheme involving blackmail and outing.The murder in question happened in December 2019. Authorities in Cheshire discovered the body of 15-year-old Alex Rodda in a forest near the town of Ashley.

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02.12.2020 / 00:49

Richmond detectives investigating fatal shooting of transgender woman

International Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, an annual anniversary designed to commemorate the lives of transgender and gender-nonconforming people who have lost their lives to violence.More than 350 trans or nonbinary people worldwide were killed this year, according to estimates compiled by Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide, a project of TGEU, an organization focused on strengthening transgender rights in Europe and Central Asia.

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25.11.2020 / 21:26

Missouri man gets life in prison for brutal murder of transgender woman Ally Steinfeld

KY3 reports that Vrba, who was convicted of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and abandonment of a corpse this past August, will also serve a concurrent 20-year sentence for the armed criminal action conviction.Vrba is one of four suspects now serving a prison sentence for the murder of 17-year-old Ally Steinfeld in September 17. The three others connected to the killing already pled guilty and have begun serving their terms.Related: Transgender woman found brutally murdered in Missouri. Are police mishandling the case?Steinfeld went missing for four weeks before the discovery of her remains in Cabool, a rural area about 70 miles east of Springfield, Missouri.

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24.11.2020 / 20:38

Rand Paul pissed authorities won’t investigate murder attempt against him that he clearly made up

Hey, remember when Senator Rand Paul claimed that he narrowly escaped death while walking back to his hotel from the White House in August then went on Fox News to call for an official investigation into the matter?Well, it looks as though an official investigation will not be happening, and the anti-masker from Kentucky is not pleased about it.In case you need a recap: At 12:39 in the morning on August 28, Paul tweeted: “Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House. Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob.”Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House.

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24.11.2020 / 17:04

38th trans person killed in the US

Asia Jynaé Foster, a 22-year-old black trans woman, is the 38th trans person to have been murdered in the US this year after she was found dead in Houston, Texas on Friday November 20 – the annual Trans Day of Remembrance.

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11.11.2020 / 01:25

Man arrested in Los Angeles for grisly murder of Philadelphia transgender woman

CBS3 Philadelphia.Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells – Photo: Human Rights Campaign.Police are waiting for Jones to be extradited to Philadelphia, where he will face charges for his role in Fells’ death.This year, at least 34 transgender individuals, mostly trans women of color, have been killed in the United States in 2020 thus far — a record number since people began keeping track of anti-transgender murders.

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10.11.2020 / 23:37

Gay Couple Guilty Of Brutal Murder & Dismemberment Of Lesbian

After a month-long trial, a gay couple in the United Kingdom have been found guilty of murder after a brutal act which saw a lesbian cut into 11 pieces and disposed of in a nearby waste site.The victim, Julia Rawson had allegedly met Nathan Maynard-Ellis (30) and his partner, David Leesley (25) by chance during a night out in May 2019 at a local pub. Rawson was then lured back to the couples “flat of horrors” in Tipton, West Midlands.

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03.11.2020 / 03:32

Two murdered outside popular Puerto Vallarta gay bar

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.The incident occurred around 4:30am on the morning of October 27, according to Vallarta Daily. A dispute broke out between three men inside Paco’s Ranch, one of the most popular bars in the city’s Romantic Zone, the center of queer life.

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14.10.2020 / 01:01

17-year-old charged with murder used Grindr to find his victims

Damarion Degrate with murder in connection with the shooting of a man he met on Grindr last August.Police in Waco originally arrested Degrate following the shooting of three gay men on August 17, The Waco Tribune-Herald reports. All three men had met with Degrate on Grindr prior to their deaths.Related: NYC Police arrest man for hacking Grindr date to death with machete“It was through this app that Degrate communicated with the victims and made plans to meet up with them,” police said in a statement.

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30.09.2020 / 21:31

Transgender woman found brutally murdered in Missouri. Are police mishandling the case?

transwoman, shot to death in a field in Independence, a suburb of Kansas City. Police have yet to make any progress in the case.Gay City News reports that Burnett’s body was discovered on September 19.

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30.09.2020 / 20:07

Couple allegedly murdered Irish dancer Adrian Murphy with 'devils breath' before robbing his bank card

A court has heard details of the murder of Kilkenny man Adrian Murphy who was killed on June 5 last year. A couple, Diana Cristea, 18, and Joel Osei, 25, are accused of killing the Irish dancer between May 31 and June 5 last year after his body was discovered in a 17 storey flat […]

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29.09.2020 / 21:27

NYC Police arrest man for hacking Grindr date to death with machete

New York City have charged 50-year-old Juan Alonso with murder. Alonso’s roommate came home to find him standing over the dead body of a man he met on Grindr, machete in hand.The New York Daily News reports that Alonso faces charges of murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon after Alonso’s roommate discovered the grizzly scene Sunday evening.

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28.09.2020 / 19:51

Black trans woman shot to death in Missouri

Human Rights Campaign.At a vigil held on Sept. 20 to remember Burnett’s life, friends and family released balloons and shared memories of her.

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17.09.2020 / 16:34

Md. man charged in 2015 trans murder sentenced to 35 years

A Germantown, Md., man charged with the October 2015 shooting death of transgender woman Zella Ziona, 21, in an alley behind a Gaithersburg shopping mall was sentenced on Sept. 15 to 35 years in prison.

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16.09.2020 / 20:24

18 year-old woman killed by her brother who didn't accept her relationship with a trans man

Maria Paola Gaglione, an 18 year-old woman from Caivano (Naples), lost her life last Friday after she was knocked off her scooter by her brother who couldn’t accept her relationship with a trans man. According to investigators, Michele Gaglione chased his sister and her partner, Ciro, with his motorbike as they were travelling by scooter, […]

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04.09.2020 / 21:17

Suspect charged in murder of Arkansas transgender teen Brayla Stone

claimed that a user on social media, “tapnseason” had reportedly bragged about killing Stone in exchange for $5,000. The post in question has since been deleted.Stone, 17, was found dead in a vehicle parked on a walking path near Gap Creek Drive in Sherwood on June 25.

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27.08.2020 / 23:45

Maltese Gay couple found brutally murdered in their home

Malta have opened an investigation into the brutal double murder of a gay couple. Unknown assailants raided the home of Ivor Maciejowski and Christian Pandolfino, shooting both men to death.The attack happened in the late hours of August 18.

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07.08.2020 / 00:33

Ex-WWE star Marty Jannetty confesses to murdering a gay man

Now The Winnipeg Sun reports that Jannetty posted the story early on August 5, though the initial post has since been deleted. Screenshots of the post continue to circulate on social media.Related: Pro wrestler Darren Young reflects on being the first openly gay WWE performerIn his recollection, Jannetty worked at a bowling alley along the Chattahoochee River at age 13.

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30.07.2020 / 12:15

Black trans woman murdered in New York City

Police in New York City are seeking information regarding the murder of a black trans woman last weekend. The victim’s identity has not yet been officially confirmed, but reports suggest her name was Tiffany Harris, although it is not certain what her preferred name was.According to reports, she was attacked in the early hours of the morning on Sunday 26 July and was pronounced dead 45 minutes after sustaining the injury in an apartment building in Kingsbridge Heights.Those who knew the victim described her as a ‘beautiful soul’, and she is now one of at least 23 transgender people who have, according to the Human Right Campaign, been killed this year in violent attacks.

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18.07.2020 / 03:01

Man charged in Va. gay murder worked as escort on Rent.Men

Woodbridge, Va., resident Joshua M. Hunter, 22, one of two men charged with First Degree Murder in the July 8 shooting death of a gay man in Sterling, Va., has worked for at least two years as a male escort who promoted his services on the gay male meeting site Rent.Men, according to one of his former escort customers.

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16.07.2020 / 22:09

Two men charged in Sterling, Va., gay murder

The Loudoun County, Va., Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday it has arrested two men on charges of First Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and a third man on an Auto Theft charge in connection with the July 8 murder of a gay man in Sterling, Va.

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