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announced a new lead.Broward County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant to obtain a sample of Dobbins’ DNA. They say it matches samples found beneath McMurray’s fingernails.“Investigators said based on the information gathered and evidence collected in this case, they believe Dobbins is responsible for the murder,” says the Sheriff’s office.“BSO Homicide Unit detectives determined Dobbins lived in Oakland Park during the time of the murder and knew McMurray through Dobbins’ roommate,” said BSO spokesperson Miranda Grossman.Dobbins’ roommate and one-time partner was the gay adult entertainer John Navarro.

Twelve years after a murder in South Florida, detectives said they’ve identified a gay pornography model as the chief suspect in the killing.In August 2010, Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies found a man, 31-year-old Alfred “Chad” McMurray, dead from a gunshot wound at his residence in Oakland Park, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. They failed to locate a clear suspect at the time.On Friday, however, the office published an announcement saying that in May, “new information led homicide investigators to identify a possible suspect.”That person is Aaron Michael Dobbins, a 52-year-old Tampa resident who previously acted in gay pornography under the name “Trace Michaels.” According to the BSO statement, investigators obtained a search warrant for Dobbins’ DNA and matched it with forensic evidence found under McMurray’s fingernails at the crime scene 12 years ago.“Investigators said based on the information gathered and evidence collected in this case, they believe Dobbins is responsible for the murder,” the sheriff’s office said in its statement.Detectives claimed in an arrest report that McMurray’s truck, along with some personal items, had been stolen from the murder scene.

A man convicted of storing the weapon that was used to murder queer journalist Lyra McKee has been jailed for seven years. 29 year-old Niall Sheerin pleaded guilty to possession of a pistol and ammunition with intent to enable another person to endanger life earlier in 2022, and he received his sentencing on Wednesday, September […]

WLS-TV.The victims killed in the attack have been identified as 25-year-old South Holland native Donald Huey, who was planning to move back to the area from Los Angeles, 27-year-old Chicago resident Devonta Vivetter, and 23-year-old Jaylen Ausley, a recent graduate of the University of Michigan. All three were transported to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead.The other victim was hospitalized in serious condition.

pled guilty to the murder, shocking even his lawyers.#Breaking: The man behind the murder and suspected gay hate crime of Scott Johnson 33 years ago has been jailed for 12 years.Scott White pleaded guilty to killing Johnson, then 27, at a known gay beat at North Head, and was given a non-parole period of 8 years and 3 months. pic.twitter.com/F6mBXLFokM— 10 News First Sydney (@10NewsFirstSyd) May 3, 2022Today, May 3, Scott White appeared in the New South Wales state Supreme Court, where he was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for the 1988 Sydney murder, with a non-parole period of eight years and three months.Justice Helen Wilson found Scott White guilty of punching Scott Johnson causing him to fall off the cliff to his death.

Related: Murder of gay, math genius finally solved after man admits guilt 34 years laterHowever, since that time, his lawyers have been trying to withdraw his confession. At a pre-sentencing hearing today, Belinda Rigg SC said White, who was 18 at the time of Johnson’s death, suffers from a “cognitive impairment”.She also revealed White was gay himself and scared of others finding out.

The funerals of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee took place yesterday, Monday, April 18, with separate services held simultaneously in Roscommon and Sligo. Moffitt was remembered for his “kindness”, “love for his country” and for being family orientated, while Snee was described as a “lovely, gentle, sensitive, caring, compassionate” man. 41 year-old Aidan Moffitt was […]

A 23-year-old man has allegedly confessed to murdering his 73-year-old lover in Hawaii, encasing the body in a cement-filled bathtub, and attempting to fraudulently acquire the deceased’s million-dollar home and luxury car.Juan Tjedor Baron (above) was apprehended by federal and state police in California as he was attempting to flee the country, and charged with one count each of second-degree murder, first-degree identity theft, and first-degree theft in the death of Gary Ruby.According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Honolulu’s First Circuit District Court, local police responded on March 7 to a welfare check at Ruby’s residence, requested by his brother, Lorne Ruby. Lorne told police he hadn’t heard from his brother in three weeks, and that the last time they spoke, Gary talked about “a new love interest named Juan” who was “significantly younger than Gary.”When police arrived at the home, located in an exclusive gated community, they were greeted by Baron, who told them he’d purchased the property from Ruby five years ago.

Police in Derry has announced that there have been six further arrests made in connection with the murder of LGBTQ+ journalist Lyra McKee. The detentions were made on Tuesday, March 15, almost three years after the tragic incident occurred. Five arrests were made yesterday morning in the Cityside of Derry, with men aged 20, 41, […]

A key witness to the murder of a homeless Corkman, Timmy Hourihane, has claimed that the victim was killed “in cold blood for no other fact than that the man was gay”. The late chef died on October 13, 2019, after being viciously attacked in the tented village off Mardyke Walk in Cork City.Kathleen O’Brien was living alongside Hourihane in the tented community at the time of his death and said she threw herself over the man in an attempt to protect him from the assailants. She added that on the night of the incident, 28-year-old James Brady and another man who cannot be named for legal reasons, “were shouting and yelling and screaming” in the village.“They were firing each other up, getting angrier and angrier,” O’Brien stated. “They came across Timmy.

El Diario.The women, who leave behind three children, were married last July and were living in Ciudad Juárez, just over the border from El Paso, Texas, where Ramírez — also identified by the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office as Tania Montes Hernández — claimed to live on her Facebook page. The couple frequently traveled between the two cities, and were last seen Saturday after visiting relatives on the Mexican side of the border.On January 6, just 10 days before their deaths, Martínez had published a text, imposed over the image of an eerie-looking clown smoking a cigarette, to Ramírez’s Facebook wall, reading: “It seems unbelievable, but every time we are happy, something happens that ruins everything.”The couple’s murder comes amid a new wave of violence in which more than a dozen women and more than 50 men have been killed in Ciudad Juárez so far this year.

One of Australia’s longest-standing unsolved murder investigations has finally come to a close. Scott White pled guilty to a 1988 murder in Sydney, where he pushed Scott Johnson off a cliff in what is being deemed a homophobic hate crime.  White made the confession on Monday, January 10, but the admission was not revealed publicly […]

A man has finally confessed to killing a gay American college student in Australia, ending an almost 35-year mystery over his death.Scott White, 50, admitted to the murder of Scott Johnson, whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Sydney in 1988. The 27-year-old gay mathematician was studying for his PhD at Australian National University after moving to Australia to live with his partner.Johnson’s clothes and belongings were found at the top of the cliff above his body, and he was in an area known to be frequented by gay men, which led investigators at the time to write his death off as suicide.His brother, Steve Johnson, was unconvinced with that verdict and pushed for the investigation to be reopened after learning at an inquest in 2005 that three other men had died in similar circumstances, the New York Times reports.“It was inconceivable to me that Scott went somewhere and jumped off a cliff,” Steve Johnson told the BBC in 2018.“The coroner quickly determined suicide, which is what the police told them,” Johnson said.

Related: US man offers $660,000 to find killer of his gay brother in AustraliaHis brother, in particular, fought for over three decades to find those responsible for what had happened. Steve Johnson has paid over AUS$1million ($660,000) of his own money on private investigations into what happened to Scott.

On Saturday, October 9, Christian A. Smith (23) was arrested for the murder of his stepfather, Dennis McKenzie (43), after Smith aired his homophobic objections to one of McKenzie’s LGBTQ+ houseguests. Smith shot McKenzie three times in the head and body, killing McKenzie at the scene in their New Jersey home in Gloucester County. Smith […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 […]

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 […]

(Read More: Gay man beheaded by family in Iran while preparing to flee country)Fazeli-Monfared’s murder sent shockwaves through the local and international LGBTQ community. It has been branded an “honor killing” — also known as shame killings — where someone is murdered by family members because they are believed to have brought shame or dishonor upon the family.In a bold display of protest in a country where people are executed for homosexual acts, two LGBTQ activists took to the streets of Iran to proudly fly Pride flags in response to Fazeli-Monfared’s death.Masih Alinejad, an Iranian activist and journalist, was sent footage of the protest, and shared it to her Twitter.“Hello Masih.

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.

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

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.

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. […]

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.