Franks’ body was found on February 24 in a wooden area near Ellis Boulevard and White Street. It is reported that the Jacksonville Police Department were on the scene in the early hours of Wednesday afternoon (February 24).
Franks’ body was found murdered on a bike trail close to Ellis Boulevard and her death is being treated as a homicide. In the police reporting and media coverage of Jenna’s death, she has been frequently misgendered.
WCTI-TV and The Jacksonville Daily News both deadnamed Jenna in their reportage. Serena Sonoma, GLAAD’s Communications Coordinator, addressed the deadnaming occurring in media publications: “It’s unfortunate that North Carolina’s local media has failed transgender North Carolinians at a time when accuracy