2005 Transgender Hate Crime Murder Victims
Unnamed transwoman
Location: Surco, Peru
Cause of Death: Incinerated
Date of Death: November 26, 2004
Source: Groupe Activiste Trans
This unknown victim was roughly twenty-two years old. On the night of
November 26, four people dropped her from a car, them set her body on
fire.
Luana
Location: Migliarino, Italy
Cause of Death: Shot in the back of the head
Date of Death: December 3, 2004
Source: Source: Il Tirreno, December 5, 2004
Luana was a Brazilian-born sex worker. She was shot in the back of the
head by her killer.
Penny Port
Location: Sheffield, England
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: December 19, 2004
Source: Source: 365Gay.com, December 28, 2004
Prior to her transition, Penny Port worked as a construction worker,
then as a part time boxing coach. She was found lying in a pool of
blood after multiple stab wounds, and died shortly after being taken to
the hospital.
C. Hernández
Location: Mendoza, Argentina
Cause of Death: Stabbed multiple times, allegedly by Pablo Corvalán
Date of Death: December 20, 2004
Source: Asociacion Travesits Transexuales Transgénero Argentina
This transgender woman was stabbed multiple times, including two deep
cuts to her throat. When her body was found, blood was spattered around
the kitchen, a patio, and a garage. She was found face-down in the
patio. Neighbors heard her shouting for help and called police, but
they did not arrive in time to save her. Her alleged killer, Pablo
Corvalán, took his own life rather than face jail.
Robert Binenfeld
Location: Monroe, New York
Cause of Death: Strangled by Jason Bardsley
Date of Death: December 21, 2004
Source: Times Herald-Record, August 6, 2005
Bienfeld was a former doctor who practiced medicine for 26 years. On
the 21st of December, Jason Bardsley showed up at Bienfeld's home,
where a cross-dressed Bienfeld, according to Bardsley, performed oral
sex on the man, then revealed his genitalia. Bardsley has pled guilty
to strangling Bienfeld, citing a "transgender panic"-style defense,
and
is awaiting sentencing.
Felicia Moreno
Location: Hollywood, California
Cause of Death: Shot twice by Patrick Edward Vallor
Date of Death: December 26, 2004
Source: The Desert Sun, December 28th, 2004
An active-duty U.S. Marine lance corporal named Patrick Edward Vallor,
shot Moreno, a 25 year old transwoman, several times. Vallor, a
military policeman stationed out of Twenty-Nine Palms, California, was
shot and killed after a standoff with police.
Ryan Shey Hoskie
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cause of Death: Undetermined; body did show signs of upper body trauma.
Date of Death: December 27, 2004
Source: Albuquerque Tribune, January 8, 2005
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please call the
Albuquerque Police Department at (505) 843-STOP.
Hoskie was a sex worker in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On the morning of
December 27, 2004, Hoskie's partially-undressed body was discovered in
an alley.
Unnamed transwoman
Location: Paraná, Argentina
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: January 12, 2005
Source: Asociacion Travesits Transexuales Transgénero Argentina
This 32 year old transwoman was shot to death around 2:00 a.m. on
January 12th. Some have questioned if this murder was committed by
local police officers.
Ronnie Paris, Jr.
Location: Tampa, Florida
Cause of Death: Beaten by his father, Ronnie Paris, Sr.
Date of Death: January 28, 2005
Source: PlanetOut, July 14, 2005
Paris, a three year old, died from swelling on both sides of the brain
caused by his father, Ronnie Paris, Sr. Paris Jr. had been slapped
against the head numerous times, until the child went into a coma. The
father did not want to 'raise a sissy,' as the child had seemingly not
been masculine enough for the father.
Karlien Carstens
Location: Okahandja, Namibia
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: February 16, 2005
Source: Afrol News, February 16, 2005
Carstens ran a small tuck stop out of her home. When her brother found
her body, she was tied up with cords cut off of electrical appliances,
with one cord tied tightly around her neck. She had also been
strangled with some force.
Unnamed transwoman
Location: Neuquen, Argentina
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: February 22, 2005
Source: Asociacion Travesits Transexuales Transgénero Argentina
Police were called to the scene by neighbors reporting shouting, and
found the victim in her apartment. She had apparently struggled with
her murderer, and appeared to be beaten to death.
Michelle Lee
Location: Daly City, California
Cause of Death: Multiple stab wounds
Date of Death: March 1, 2005
Source: San Mateo County Times, March 1, 2005
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please call
Detective Boffi at (650) 991-8170 or Detective Cisneros at (650)
991-8173.
Lee's body was was found by by a phone repairman near a hillside a
short distance from Lee's home. Lee, a 42 year old transperson, had
been stabbed to death.
Phool Chand Yadav
Location: Lucknow, India
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: March 17, 2005
Source: Hindustan Times, March 18, 2005
Yadav was living as a male, and was part of a drama company. He had
been out with two men on a walk. Once these men discovered that he was
biologically female by removing a false mustache and forcing him to
disrobe, he was raped and murdered. After killing him, the killers
replaced the false mustache.
Mylène
Location: Marseilles, France
Cause of Death: Genitals and throat cut.
Date of Death: March 26, 2005
Source: Ensemble contre l'Homophobie
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please call Echo at
06-32-62-23-33.
Mylène was a 38 year old transsexual born in Ecuador. Her body was
discovered in a room in a hotel near the center of Marseilles. Her
throat had been cut, as had been her genitals.
Alejandra Galicio
Location: Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Date of Death: April 12, 2005
Source: Coordinación Nacional por los Derechos de la Diversidad Sexual
Galicio was an active member of the Center of Action in Civil AIDS and
Rights. When she was initially discovered by police, she was
semiconscious, and blood-spattered. She had a severe cerebral hematoma,
ocular inflammation, and other trauma to her face. Galicio died in
intensive care.
Ashley Nickson
Location: Dothan, Alabama
Cause of Death: Shot multiple times, allegedly by Steven Antonio Kyles
Date of Death: May 1, 2005
Source: WTVY, May 3, 2005
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please contact the
Dothan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at
(334) 615-3632, CRIMESTOPPERS at (334) 793-7000, or e-mail the police
at DPD@dothan.org. After hours, please leave a message at (334)
615-3631.
Ashley was a 30 year old transwoman, known to her neighbors as a nice
person, no troublemaker, and someone who was very open about her life.
Steven Antonio Kyles, a 19 year old, got into an argument with Nickson.
Kyles left and returned with a gun, shooting Nickson to death and
wounding a male friend who was sitting next to Nickson.
Amancio "Delilah" Corrales
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Cause of Death: Violent trauma
Date of Death: May 6, 2005
Source: Yuma Sun, May 7, 2005
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please contact lead
Detective Raul Garcia at (928) 783-4427.
Amancio Corrales was 23 years old, and had frequently did drag shows in
Phoenix. On the night of May 5th, Corrales was at a local bar or bars
in Yuma. Corrales' body was discovered the next day, submerged in
shallow water about 500 feet west of Paradise Cove. Police have not
given many additional details, only listing this as a death caused by
"violent trauma." Rumors in the local community have said that
Corrales was brutally beaten to death, possibly even mutilated.
Noleen Jansen
Location: Luederitz, Namibia
Cause of Death: Stoned to death
Date of Death: May 6, 2005
Source: The Namibian, May 9, 2005
Jansen was 18 years old, and was intersexed. Jansen was stoned to
death, allegedly by a 17 year old. There was also evidence of a rape
or attempted rape. Jansen is the second of two Namibians to have been
reported murdered due to anti-transgender violence this year.
Julio Argueta
Location: Miami, Florida
Cause of Death: Stabbed twelve times, allegedly by John Valdespino
Date of Death: May 16, 2005
Source: WPLG, May 31, 2005
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please contact the
Miami Police Department at (305) 579-6530.
Argueta, 35 years old, delivered a local newspaper by night and sold
clothing out of the home during the day. She had moved to the United
States from El Salvador, in order to live life as a woman. John
Valdespino allegedly stabbed Argueta 12 times. When rescue workers
arrived, they found Argueta in a pool of blood begging for help.
Argueta died at the hospital nearly an hour later.
Timothy Blair, Jr.
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Shot multiple times
Date of Death: May 22, 2005
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, May 23, 2005
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please contact
Louisville Metro Police spokesman at (502) 574-LMPD.
Blair, a 19 year old crossdresser, died from multiple gunshot wounds.
It is believed that Blair met their killer in an Internet chat room.
Marisa
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cause of Death: Stabbed 15 times
Date of Death: May 28, 2005
Source: La Capital, May 29, 2005
Marisa was a 55 year old transsexual living in a large house in
Argentina, and she underwent sexual reassignment surgery more than
three decades ago. She was stabbed 15 times, with two different
knives, and was discovered laying across a blood-soaked mattress.
Kasha Blue, aka Antonio Wright, aka Sydney
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: June 18, 2005
Source: Chicago Sun-Times, June 22, 2005
Kasha Blue was a hairstylist who lived as a woman and spent years
working at a salon. Kasha Blue was heading to her car after getting off
work at a nearby salon shortly after 9 p.m., when Michael Major
allegedly heckled Antonio Wright about his partner. Words ensued, and
Major pulled a knife, stabbing Kasha Blue in the chest. After the
stabbing, Major was heard to say, "I got faggot blood on me" before
running down an alley.
Irene
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cause of Death: Stabbed several times
Date of Death: July, 2005
Source: Expatica Netherlands, August 9, 2005
Irene was a 44 year old transsexual, originally from Thailand. Her
body was discovered at her home, where she had been stabbed several
times and bled to death. A 20-year-old man has admitted to the killing.
Lisa D.
Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: Shot to death
Date of Death: September 17, 2005
Source: Boston Herald, September 20, 2005
Lisa was 42 years old, and was found dead near a local Stop n Shop.
Christina Smith
Location: Houston, Texas
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: October 12, 2005
Source: Houston Chronicle, October 14, 2005
Christina was a 20 year old Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans.
Smith was found slumped against a gate at the apartment complex she
moved to, with a bullet in the back of her head.
Kaaseem Adalla Juanda
Location: Glenwood, Iowa
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: October 17, 2005
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please contact the
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (712) 322-1585 or the Mills
County Sheriff's Office at (712) 527-4871.
Juanda was a 60 year old, post-operative transsexual woman who had been
living in Kansas City, Kansas. On October 17, 2005, her body was found
near a rest stop on Interstate 29 outside of Glenwood, Iowa. There was
initially some suspicion that her death was a suicide, but additional
details have caused police to suspect a homicide.
Unknown Transperson
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cause of Death: Slit throat
Date of Death: November 11, 2005
Notes: If you have any information on this murder, please contact the
city police hotline at (03) 2115-9999 or by sending an SMS to "POLISKL"
at 32728.
This victim remains uknown, but was likely of Chinese of East Malaysian
descent, but living within the local area. The victim's body was
discovered head-first in a garbage bin, wearing a dark T-shirt, white
shorts and padded bra. Police revealed that there was a single slash
wound on the neck and numerous bruises on the body.
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ALL USA 2005 USA
1 - - - Unnamed transwoman (Surco, Peru)
2 - - - Luana
3 - - - Penny Port
4 - - - C. Hernández
5 1 - - Robert Binenfeld
6 2 - - Felicia Moreno
7 3 - - Ryan Shey Hoskie
8 3 1 - Unnamed transwoman (Paraná, Argentina)
9 4 2 1 Ronnie Paris, Jr.
10 4 3 1 Unnamed transwoman (Neuquen, Argentina)
11 4 4 1 Karlien Carstens
12 5 5 2 Michelle Lee
13 5 6 2 Phool Chand Yadav
14 5 7 2 Mylène
15 5 8 2 Alejandra Galicio
16 6 9 3 Ashley Nickson
17 7 10 4 Amancio "Delilah" Corrales
18 7 11 4 Julio Argueta
19 8 12 5 Timothy Blair, Jr.
20 8 13 5 Marisa
21 9 14 6 Kasha Blue, aka Antonio Wright, aka Sydney
22 9 15 6 Irene
23 10 16 7 Christina Smith
ALSO:
1 of above is from England
1 of above is from France
1 of above is from India
1 of above is from Italy
5 of above are from Argentina
1 of above is from Namibia
1 of above is from The Netherlands
1 of above is from Peru