[Image] People we have lost since the 2005 TDOR as a result of anti-transgender hatred or prejudice
Rani Location: Calcutta, India Cause of death: Blunt force trauma Date of death: November 20, 2005 Rani, a young hijra from north Calcutta, had been left to live separate from her family, and usually slept on the pavement. Her killers found her asleep, dropped a heavy stone on her head, and left her to die. She died from injuries from this blow.
Vanessa Facen Location: San Diego, California, U.S.A. Date of death: November 21, 2005 Cause of death: Stopped breathing during a melee with sheriff's deputies Facen, 35, was in the custody of San Diego police after being found naked and bleeding inside her neighbor's home on November 17th. While it is unclear as to why Facen became violent while in police custody, signs indicate that it was her treatment by officers -- who insisted on treating her as male while in custody -- that contributed to her actions.
Unknown person wearing womens' clothing Location: Northridge, California, U.S.A. Cause of death: Beat to death with a garden hoe by John Freeman Date of death: November 27, 2005 The victim, 31, was at Freeman's house when neighbors reported hearing a heated argument. She was allegedly attacked by John Freeman, who struck her with his fists, feet, and a hoe. Freeman had a casual relationship with the victim prior to the murder.
Simone Walton Location: Oak Cliff, Texas, U.S.A. Cause of death: Shot to death Date of death: December 4, 2005 Walton, a forty year old, died shortly after midnight in the 3200 block of Linfield Road in east Oak Cliff.
Roberta Oliveira Location: Milan, Italy Cause of death: Stuck by a car Date of death: December 8, 2005 Oliveira was a twenty eight year old Brazilian transgender woman living in Italy. She was deliberately struck by a vehicle.
Alexis (Brandon) L. King Location: Nicetown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Cause of death: Shot to death Date of death: February 3, 2006 King, 21, was shot to death in the pre-dawn hours of February 2nd by Terron Oates who was found by police at the scene. Oates confessed to the murder.
Tiffany Berry Location: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. Cause of death: Shot 3 times Date of death: February 9, 2006 Twenty one year old Tiffany Berry, identified as a pre-operative transsexual, was shot and killed at the Camelot Manor Apartments in South Memphis. While investigators have said this was a robbery homicide, Berry's purse was wound, intact, with her body. Police claim that Berry's transgender status had nothing at all to do with the murder, while others outside of law enforcement disagree. Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Memphis Police Homicide at 545-5300.
Yardena Marsh Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Cause of death: Shot to death Date of death: February 15, 2006 Yardena Marsh, the first known Israeli to have genital reassignment surgery, was found dead by her sister in Marsh's Tel Aviv apartment. Her confessed killer, Ze'ev Bisso, initially claimed that his gun had accidently fired and struck Marsh.
Gisberta Salce Junior Location: Porto, Portugal Cause of death: Beaten and stoned to death Date of Death: February 22, 2006 Gisberta was a homeless transgender woman who had been living in a shelter for many months. Her death was a violent one, lasting for several days as she was repeatedly beaten, sodomized with sticks, burned, kicked, stabbed, and stoned by a group of up to fourteen teenagers. After she expired, they dumped her into a ditch.
Melissa "Mo" Green Location: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. Cause of death: Shot to death Date of death: March 21, 2006 Twenty-two year old Melissa Green was shot from behind, by a single bullet, in what seems like a planned killing. She bled to death from her injuries before paramedics arrived on scene. Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Phoenix police at (602) 262-6141, or Silent Witness at 1-800-343-TIPS. There is a $2,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest of indictment of the murderer.
Rupesh Mandal Location: Mahotari district, Nepal Cause of death: Suffocated Date of death: March 30, 2006 Rupesh was a thirteen year old transgender girl living in the Mahotari district of Nepal. Rupesh's father, Tapeshore Mandal, had banished her after discovering that she was going to meetings of the Blue Diamond Society, the only organization in Nepal for sexual minorities. While she did rejoin the family after promising to stop going to the BDS, her father continued to abuse and neglect her, and said that he would kill her unless she stopped presenting herself as female. Her mother found her body. The father claimed that she had poisoned herself, but a most-mortem indicated that she died of suffocation, not poisoning.
Alfred Dibble Location: Stockton, California, U.S.A. Cause of death: Beaten to death Date of death: May 20, 2006 Dibble was a 34 year old nurse. was severely beaten and left to die on the corner of Miner Avenue and Sierra Nevada Street in Stockton, California. Dibble died from injuries sustained in the beating while at a stockton hospital. Anyone with information in this case is asked to call either Detective Robert MacDonald or Detective Ed Rodriguez of the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8323
Sudha, aka Lakshmi Location: Tiruchy, India Cause of death: Throat slit; also multiple stab wounds to the genitals Date of death: May 26, 2006 Sudha was a transgender sex worker in India. She was picked up at the Central Bus Stand on May 25, and her and a male, likely her murderer, checked in at a private lodge. She was found there, in a pool of blood, after her throat was slit, and after several cuts to the genitals. Police suspect that Pandian of Taranallur was her killer.
Barbara (Geovanny) Calderon Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala Cause of death: Drive-by shooting Date of death: June 10, 2006 Calderon, a Honduran, was murdered in a drive-by shooting attack, part of a string of violent acts against sex-workers and transgender people in Guatemala. Two other transgender women, and one gay male, were injured in the attack.
Lupita (Juan Carlos Charria) Location: Gardolo-Trento, Italy Cause of death: Stabbed multiple times, allegedly by Engjell Ndreca Date of death: July 29, 2006 Lupita, a twenty nine year old Colombian, was a sex worker in Italy. A client of her's, Engjell Ndreca, is believed to have stabbed her five times. When captured by police, he nitially claimed Lupita was his "boyfriend" and that she was HIV-positive, but several contradictions have appeared within his story.
Lezlie Anne Field Location: Bangkok, Thailand Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds Date of death: August 2, 2006 Field, a thirty one yer old transsexual American living and working in Thailand, was initially believed by police to have committed suicied in the apartment she shared with a Thai friend. The suicide note left with her appeared to be a forgery, and was not written by Field.
Mikey Vallejo-Seiber Location: Riverside, California, U.S.A. Cause of death: Internal injuries, allegedly by Alex Mendoza Date of death: August 15, 2006 Vallejo-Seiber was a three year old who was repeatedly called a "sissy" by his father, Alex Mendoza. Mendoza also often slapped his son in an effort to "toughen him up," and urged him to beat up on Vallejo-Seiber's Elmo doll. Mikey Vallejo-Seiber died in a local hospital from internal injuries sustained from being kicked, punched, and dropped on his head. He was in Mendoza's care at the time. His mother Pamela Seiber, pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was sentences to six years in prison. Mendoza has entered a plea of not guilty.
Edgar Cano Camacho Location: Milan, Italy Cause of death: Stabbed multiple times Date of death: October 19, 2006 Camacho was a forty one year old Peruvian living in Italy. She died in her home after being repeatedly stabbed in the face.
posted by Monica Roberts at 9:42 PM on Nov 21, 2006
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