lead story - North Charleston man, 34, turns himself in for murder of transgender woman of color

Conner Mitchell
The Post and Courier

North Charleston, SC

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Maryland/Virginia - Police In Va. Searching For Person Of Interest In Md. In Connection To Murder Of Transgender Teen

Mike Hellgren
CBS News

Joppa, MD (CDP)

(or Joppatown)

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ezs note:  Marylanders - Especially if you live in Baltimore or Joppa, please keep an eye out for Erik McFadden.  He is not a suspect yet, but he is a person of interest.  Please call 434-977-4000.

lead story - Man arrested in murder of Dallas trans woman, 2 others

AP
USA Today

Kendrell Lavar Lyles

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ezs note:  BUSTED.

Oklahoma - White Supremacist Gets Life Sentence for Black Trans Woman's Murder

Trudy Ring
Advocate

Oklahoma City, OK

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lead story - Man pleads guilty to 2017 murder of OKC transgender woman

Nuria Martinez-Keel
newsok

Norman, OK

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lead story - Inside Monica Roberts’ Mission to Identify Transgender Murder Victims

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Louisville, KY

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lead story - Death of transgender woman in Malaysia sparks fears of rising hate crime

Reuters
The Straits Times

Klang, Malaysia

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lead story - ‘We Have Targets on Our Backs’: How Jacksonville Became America’s Transgender Murder Capital

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Jacksonville, FL

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Suspect named in murder of San Francisco transgender activist 'Bubbles'

Dion Lim
ABC 7

Anthony "Bubbles" Torres

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ezs note:  San Francisco area - if you see Hieu Trung Nguyen, DO NOT attempt to subdue him, rather call the San Francisco Police Department at 415-575-4444.  Be a real hero.

Third suspect charged with murder of man who was found dead in a toolbox

Press
WDRB

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Trinidad and Tobago - Grief over murder of transgender woman

Ryan Hamilton
Newsday

Keon Alister Patterson

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Transgender community to hold vigil in Portland, Bangor

Press
centralmaine.com

Portland map

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Iowa jury returns guilty verdict in gender-identity murder case

Reuters staff
Reuters

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Charlotte police release shocking details about the murder of transgender woman

Bil Browning
LGBTQ Nation

Derricka Banner

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Sailor pleads guilty to transgender woman's brutal murder

Press
WLOX

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Retrial starts in murder of Md. transgender woman

Neal Augenstein
WTOP

Zella Ziona

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Senate Approves Gay Panic Defense Ban

Daisy Contreras
NPR Illinois

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Kidnapping, Torture, Murder: Refugees Speak of Chechnya’s Anti-Gay Purge

Mary Emily O'Hara and Daniel Medina
NBC News

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A horrific murder has awakened Brazil’s transgender community

Marina Lopes
The Washington Post

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Transgender woman charged with murder over injection death of transgender teenager (UK)

Mark Piggott
International Business Times

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ezs note:  Please don't give your hard-earned money to these fraudulent tricksters!!!  The least that could happen is permanent disfigurement.  The worst?  Look at Symone - and say goodbye.  Forever.