Last Updated November 21, 2009
Contact: Ethan St.Pierre at radicalguy@gmail.com
(below are document files in English and Italian)
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Yasmin
Location: Honduras
Cause of Death: Attacked and killed
Date of Death: November 20, 2008
Source: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=3070&MediaType=1&Category=24
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Roberta Gavou
Location: Rome (Italy), in the street
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Date of Death: November 24, 2008
Roberta was 35 years old.
Source: www.sylviarivera.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: November 2008
Note: 1 of 6
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: November 2008
Note: 2 of 6
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: November 2008
Note: 3 of 6
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: November 2008
Note: 4 of 6
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: November 2008
Note: 5 of 6
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: November 2008
Note: 6 of 6
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Noelia
Location: Honduras
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Date of Death: December 17, 2008
Source: http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=3070&MediaType=1&Category=24
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Unidentified Transsexual
Location: Gebze, Turkey
Cause of Death: shot twice in the chest
Date of Death: December 19, 2008
Check the news page for sources.
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Unidentified
Location: Milan, Italy
Cause of Death: Head injury
Date of Death: December 24, 2008
Hunters found the body of a 50 year old man dressed in woman’s clothes.
She was killed by a violent blow to the head.
Source: www.gay.tv
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Taysia Elzy
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Cause of Death: Shot to death by 20 year old Christopher Conwell.
Date of Death: December 26, 2008
Taysia was 34 years old.
Taysia and Michael Hunt were romantically involved and it is believed
that they were murdered because Taysia was transgender and Michael
was murdered because of his relationship with Taysia.
They were both found dead in their apartment.
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Michael Hunt
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Cause of Death: Shot to death by 20 year old Christopher Conwell.
Date of Death: December 26, 2008
Michael was 22 years old.
While Michael was not transgender, it is believed that
he was murdered because he and Taysia Elzy were lovers.
They were both found dead in their apartment.
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: December 2008
Note: 1 of 5
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: December 2008
Note: 2 of 5
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: December 2008
Note: 3 of 5
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: December 2008
Note: 4 of 5
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Unknown
Location: Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: December 2008
Note: 5 of 5
Source: Grupo Gay da Bahia, www.ggb.org and www.liminalis.org
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Kátia Otacílio Vilela
Location: Jataí, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: January 1, 2009
Stabbed 14 times in her own bar. Katia was 48 yrs. Old. Source: Diario da Manha, 11.01.2009, Gazeta Popula 09.01.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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Mhtium Abululak
Location: Catelfranco Veneto (Italy), own apartment
Cause of Death: Stabbed and shot in the head
Date of Death: January 3rd 2009
Mhtium was 33 years old.
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Alexa Rojas Castro
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: January 7, 2009
Alexa was 35 years old. Was stabbed 12 times and found half naked in the street.
Source: La I Saltillo-Noticias, 07.01.2009 & http://trans.ilga.org/ and www.liminalis.org
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Cynthia Nicole
Location: Comayaguela, Honduras
Cause of Death: Shot 3 times in the chest and once in the head by three
unknown men driving a blue car in Barrio Guaserique, Comayaguela, near Tegucigalpa.
Date of Death: January 9, 2009
News sources believe that the killing of Cynthia Nicole may be related to her legitimate human rights activities, in particular her involvement in the defense of the rights of the transgender community.
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Marcela Cairo Souza
Location: Jataí, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: January 9, 2009
Marcela was 22 years old. Shot in the head in the street. Source: Diario da Manha, 11.01.2009, Gazeta Popula 09.01.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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Aline Da Silva Ribeira
Location: Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: January 16, 2009
Aline was 23 years old. She was attacked and killed in her home.
Source: La Tribuna di Treviso (Newspaper) / http://www.Gaynews.it
and http://www.gay.tv
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Caprice Curry
Location: San Francisco, California
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death.
Date of Death: January 17, 2009
Caprice was 31 years old.
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Rovilson Teixeira
Location: Londrina, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: January 18, 2009
Rovilson was 18 years old, she was stabbed 7 times.
Source: Bonde, 19.01.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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Minja Kochis
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Cause of Death: Stabbed twice in the chest.
Date of Death: January 19, 2009
Minja was found dead in her apartment by a friend.
Minja was 39 years old.
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“Víctor Manuel” Albor Camacho
Location: Acámbaro, Mexico
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: January 20, 2009
Albor was 24 years old. She was found in the street, she had been tortured and beaten.
Source: Notie Se, 22.01.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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“Juan Carlos” Guillén Bautista
Location: Acámbaro, Mexico
Cause of Death: tortured and beaten
Date of Death: January 20, 2009
Guillén was 17 years old. She was found in the street, she had been tortured and beaten.
Source: Notie Se, 22.01.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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Dayana Nicole Castillo García
Location: Tarapoto, Perú
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: January 22, 2009
Dayana was 31 years old. She was found dead in her own beauty salon.
She was stabbed 20 times. Source: www.liminalis.org and Instituto Runa 23.01.2009
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Unknown
Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Cause of Death: severe head injuries
Date of Death: January 22, 2009
She was approximately 28 years old.
She died of severe head injuries.
Source: www.liminalis.org and El Universo, 23.01.2009
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Cita Solorzano (muxé)
Location: Asunción Ixtaltepec, Mexico
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: January 25, 2009
Cita was 40 years old. Details of her death were not reported.
Source: www.liminalis.org
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Camila Hernández Nieto
Location: Sincelejo, Colombia
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: January 28, 2009
Camila was 18 years old, she had been stabbed to death and found dead in the street.
Source: liminalis.org
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Daisy
Location: San Cristobal (Mexico), hotel room
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: January 2009
Source: Cuarto Poder, 30.01.2009
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Noor Azlan Khamis
Location: Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: February 1, 2009
She found by a friend lying lifeless on the sofa in her living room.
Noor was 29 years old.
Source: http://yukishock.blogspot.com/2009/02/transgender-woman-found-dead-with-neck.html
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Will Teixeira da Silva
Location: Recife, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: February 1, 2009
Will was 25 years old. She was shot to death in the street. Source: www.liminalis.org
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„Ailton“ Correa Maia
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: February 1, 2009
„Ailton“ was shot to death, she was 31 years old.
Source: www.liminalis.org
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Cristy
Location: Guatemala-City, Guatemala
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: February 10, 2009
Cristy was 25 years old.
She was stabbed 30 times.
Source: http://trans.ilga.org/ and www.liminalis.org
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Puttalakshmi’s
Location: Bangalore, India
Cause of Death: Thrown from a moving vehicle
Date of Death: February 18, 2009
Puttalakshmi’s was Hijra. She was 30 years old.
Puttalakshmi’s was raped and thrown out of a moving vehicle.
Source: www.liminalis.org and Bangalore News, 19.02.2009
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Camila Pereira
Location: Uberlândia, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: February 19, 2009
Camila was 20 years old.
She was stabbed and died in the hospital 2 days later.
Source: Correio de Uberlândia, 05.03.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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Cris Francisco das Neves
Location: Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil
Cause of Death: Head wounds
Date of Death: February 20, 2009
Cris was 31 years old.
She died in the street of a head wound.
Source: www.liminalis.org and Tribuna Popular, 20.02.2009
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Vicky Londoño Chavarría
Location: Ibagué, Columbia
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: February 21, 2009
Vicky’s age was not reported.
She was found dead in a client’s apartment. She had been stabbed to death.
Source: www.liminalis.org and El Nuevo Dia, 22.02.2009
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Pequeña P
Location: Gualeguaychú, Argentina
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: February 27, 2009
Pequeña was 27 years old.
She was found strangled in her appartment.
Source: www.liminalis.org and La Razon, 03.04.2009
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Miriam Nunes Lucas
Location: Ribeirão das Neves, Brazil
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: March 1, 2009
Miriam was 41 years old. She was found dead in her apartment.
She had been shot.
Source: www.liminalis.org and O Tempo, 02.03.2009
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Guimarães de Lima
Location: João Pessoa, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: March 4, 2009
Guimarães was 20 years old.
She was shot to death.
Source: www.liminalis.org and Portal Correio, 04.03.2009
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„Wanderson Wanderley“ Teixeira da Rocha
Location: João Pessoa, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: March 4, 2009
Teixeira was 20 years old.
She was shot to death.
Source: www.liminalis.org and Portal Correio, 04.03.2009
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Kirsi Ubrí
Location: Santiago, Dominican Republic
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: March 8, 2009
Kirsi was 24 years old.
She was stabbed to death.
Source: Portal Joserafaelososa.com, 14.04.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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„Julio“ Avila Albarracín
Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: March 10, 2009
Avila was 32 years old.
She was stabbed to death.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and La Nacion 12.03.2009
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Ebru Soykan (also referred to as Dilan Pirinc )
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death.
Date of Death: March 10, 2009
Ebru had asked the Prosecutor’s Office for protection from the man who had beaten her on several occasions and threatened to kill her. Lambda Istanbul was told that a few weeks ago police detained the man but released him two hours later. The same man is under police custody as the murder suspect.
Ebru was 28 years old.
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Adriana Sánchez López (muxé)
Location: Juchitan, Mexico
Cause of Death:
Date of Death: March 12, 2009
Adriana was 31 years old.
The cause of death was not reported.
Sources: Portal Sida, 13.03.2009 & Anodis, 17.03.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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Virgen Castro Carrillo
Location: Sinaloa (Mexico), body was found in the river Tamazula
Cause of Death: Multiples bullet injuries
Date of Death: Between March 19th and 21st 2009
Virgen was 30 years old
Source: El Sol de Sinaloa 24.03.2009
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Eda Yildirm
Location: Bursa, Turkey
Cause of Death: Decapitated
Date of Death: March 22, 2009
Her head and sexual organs had been chopped off and tossed in a dumpster.
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Sasha Estefania
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: March 24, 2009
Sasha’s age was not reported.
Sources: ILGA Trans Secretariat: http://trans.ilga.org/ and www.liminalis.org
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Smail L.
Location: Valencia, Spain
Cause of Death: beaten to death
Date of Death: March 24, 2009
Smail was 36 years old.
Sources: ABC.es 25.03.2009 & Las Provincias 26.03.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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Ramya
Location: Thanjavur (India)
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: March 24th 2009
Ramya was 34 years old
Source:News Web-India, 24.03.2009
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No name
Location: Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: March 24, 2009
age 26
Source: O Tempo, 24.05.2009
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Gisela “Roni” Galante
Location: Gualeguaychú, Argentina
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: April 1, 2009
Gisela was 42 years old.
The details of her death was not reported
although dismemberment was indicated in the news article.
Source: www.liminalis.org and La Calle 19.04.2009
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Unknown
Location: Niteroi, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: April 11, 2009
She was 40 years old.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Journal do Brazil, 14.04.2009
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Melek K
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Cause of Death: Was found murdered in her home.
Date of Death: April 11, 2009
Melek was a transgender activist.
Melek was 25 years old.
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Jimmy McCollough
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Cause of Death: his murdered body
was found on Joseph Street behind the old Club Spektrum
Date of Death: April 14, 2009
Jimmy was a drag performer whose performance name
was Image Devereux. Jimmy was 34 years old.
Source: http://www.q-notes.com/2009/04/14/drag-performer-is-possible-victim-in-fayetteville-murder/
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Carneiro de Sousa
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: April 18, 2009
Carneiro’s age was not reported.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Diario do Nordeste, 21.04.2009
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Jeva Padilla
Location: Santiago, Dominican Republic
Cause of Death: Tortured and Killed
Date of Death: April 21, 2009
23 year old Jeva was brutally tortured (Burns, mutilated genitals and face, executed with 40 shots) in the northern city of Santiago, Central Cibao Police District spokesman Col. Jesus Cordero Paredes said. Sources: MRTV, 23.04.2009 & Al Momento 22.04.2009
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Ramon Martinez
Location: Santiago, Dominican Republic
Cause of Death: Tortured and Killed
Date of Death: April 23, 2009
26 year old Ramon was brutally tortured (Burns, severe knife wounds and wrapped in a pink plastic sack) in the northern city of Santiago, Central Cibao Police District spokesman Col. Jesus Cordero Paredes said. Sources: MRTV, 23.04.2009 & Al Momento 22.04.2009
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Juliana Martins
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: April 27, 2009
Juliana was 28 years old.
She was shot in the stomach at close range.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Athos GLS, 07.05.2009
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dos Santos
Location: Varzea Grande, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: May 3, 2009
dos Santo was 19 years old.
Sources: 24horas News, 04.05.2009 and www.liminalis.org
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Fernanda Botelho
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: May 4, 2009
Neither Frenanda’s age nor details of her death were reported.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Athos GLS, 07.05.2009
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Jenifer
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 6, 2009
Jenifer’s age was not reported.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Athos GLS, 07.05.2009
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Diksy Jones
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Cause of Death: Severe injuries
Date of Death: May 6, 2009
Diksy Jones “Richard Milton Jones” was found dead in her apartment,
with “severe injuries” according to police.
Diksy was 64 years old.
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Tigresa de Souza Reis
Location: Feira de Santana, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 7, 2009
Tigresa’s age was not reported.
She was shot in the back of the head.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Correio 24horas, 08.05.2009
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According to the PDF file located here: liminalis-2009-tmm-namelistjanjune2009-en, there were 9 murders of transgender people in Guatemala that occurred somewhere between January 1, 2009 and May 15, 2009
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Xiomaran Duras
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 18, 2009
Xiomaran was 27 years old.
She was shot 6 times.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and ILGA Trans Secretariat: http://trans.ilga.org/
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Cagla
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Date of Death: May 22, 2009
Source: http://news.kaosgl.com/item/2009/5/26/again-a-transgender-murder-in-turkey
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Unknown
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 24, 2009
She was shot 13 times.
Police are investigating it as a hate crime.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and O Tempo, 24.05.2009
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Foxy Ivy
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 25, 2009
Foxy was an African American woman under the age of 35, she was found in Highland Parkand had been fatally shot in the back of the head.
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Dara
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 26, 2009
Dara’s age was not reported.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and
Bem Paraná, 26.05.2009, 27.05.2009, Gay-Portugal, 28.05.2009
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“Pedro” Sánchez Pérez
Location: San Miguel Canoa (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Date of Death: May 26, 2009
She was between the ages of 20 - 25 years old.
Source: Síntesis Digital 27.05.2009
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Ketlin
Location: Uruaçu (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Dismembered and beaten to death
Date of Death: May 2009
Ketlin was 19 years old
Source: LGBTT-Blogspot, 03.07.2009
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According to the PDF file located here: liminalis-2009-tmm-namelistjanjune2009-en, there were 18 murders of transgender people in Venezuela that occurred somewhere between January 1, 2009 and May 31, 2009
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Papucha
Location: La Victoria, Peru
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: June 1, 2009
Papucha was 25 years old.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Portugal.Gay, 02.06.2009
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“La Luli”
Location: San Lorenzo (Puerto Rico)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Date of Death: June 7, 2009
La Luli was approximately 30 years old.
Source: El Vocero 08.06.2009
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Kelly (Frederick) Watson
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: June 9, 2009
Kelly was 32 years old. If you have any information on this murder, please call the
Albuquerque Police Department at (505) 843-STOP.
Website with more info: Obituary in the Gallup Independent
http://www.gallupindependent.com/2009/06June/061809deaths.html
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Tanya Ardón
Location: San Salvador, El Salvador
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: June 11, 2009
Tanya was 17 years old.
She was brutally murdered.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Diario Co-Latino 15.06.2009 & 17.06.2009
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Catherine
Location: San Salvador, El Salvador
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: June 11, 2009
Catherine was 28 years old.
She was captured and brutally murdered.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Diario Co-Latino 15.06.2009 & 17.06.2009
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Carla Regina Bento
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: June 11, 2009
Carla was 30 years old.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Canal Rio Claro 13.06.2009
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Rafaele
Location: Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: June 14, 2009
No age was reported.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Noticias Puebla 15.06.2009
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Anita Fajardo Ríos
Location: El Carmen, Mexico
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: June 16, 2009
Anita’s age was not reported.
she had been beaten and stabbed.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and La Quinta Columna & Noticias Puebla 18.06.2009
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Not Reported
Location: Belem, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: June 22, 2009
She was a 16 year old sex worker who was shot to death by her client.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Diario do Para 26.06.2009
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Luana
Location: Maceió, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: June 24, 2009
Luana was 22 years old.
Sources: www.liminalis.org and Gazeta do Web 24.06.2009 & Alagoas 24horas 25.06.2009
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“Enrique Jhosvani” Guevara
Location: Lima (Peru)
Cause of Death: Not Reported
Date of Death: June 24, 2009
Enrique was 42 years old
Source: La República 26.06.2009
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Kamilla
Location: Volgograd, Russia
Cause of Death: shot to death
Date of Death: June, 2009
Was shot to death by her boyfriend Vladmir after he discovered
that she had been born male. Kamilla was 30 years old.
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Hadise
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: June 29, 2009
Hadise’s murder was reported by Kemal Ordek, Kaos GL Association
International Relations Coordinator Ankara, Turkey +90 554 465 57 29
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(Was Listed as Unnamed Transgender Activist)
Vicki Hernández Castillo (Jonny Emelson Hernández)
Location: San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Cause of Death:Shot to death
Date of Death: June 29, 2009
Vicki’s murder occurred on the night of June 29,
2009, after she went to work during the military-imposed two-night
curfew. She was found dead in the morning of June 30, 2009
Source: http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/pressroom/pressrelease/940.html
and Página 12, 31.07.2009 & AFP, 23.07.2009
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Valeria
Location: Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: June 30, 2009
Source: Página 12, 31.07.2009
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Christopher Jermaine Scott
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: Shot multiple times
Date of Death: July 1, 2009
The victim was shot multiple times in the face and torso.
He was clad in a blond wig and pink clothing.
He was 36 years old.
Source:http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090703_Body_found_in_Fairmount_Park_is_identified.html
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Violeta Vergara Conde
Location: Venezuela
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Date of Death: July 6, 2009
Violeta was 19 years old
Source: Diario La Verdad 07.07.2009 & Red Trans de Nicaragua, 14.07.2009
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Terri Benally
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Date of Death: July 7, 2009
Terri was 42 years old.
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Cesar Torres
Location: El Paso, Texas
Cause of Death: Blunt Force Trauma
Date of Death: July 9, 2009
An autopsy report says Cesar died from blunt force trauma. He had cuts around his eyes, broken ribs, a broken nose, a ruptured liver, wrenched neck and several stab wounds. Cesar was 39 years old.
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“Judecir” Marinho de Oliveira
Location: Fortaleza (Brazil)
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: July 12, 2009
Source: do Nordeste, 14.07.2009
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No Name reported
Location: Aparecida de Goiânia (Brazil), Hospital
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: July 15, 2009
Source: O Globo.com, 17.07.2009
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Fernanda Cerqueira da Silva
Location: Vila Barão (Brazil)
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: July 17, 2009
Fernanda was 18 years old
Source: Jornal Cruzeiro do Sul, 17.07.2009
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“Jesús Gerardo” Ávalos
Location: Mexico
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: July 17, 2009
Ávalos was 22 years old
Source: El Siglo de Torreón, México, 18.07.2009
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No Name Reported
Location: Sonsonate (El Salvador)
Cause of Death: stabbed
Date of Death: July 18, 2009
Source: Diario Co Latino, 20.07.2009 & La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador 19.07.2009
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Name not reported
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Cause of Death: Head trauma
Date of Death: July 23, 2009
She was 27 years old and found lying in a pool of blood by a security guard. She was taken to a hospital where she died 12 hours later as a result of head injury.
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Bianca
Location of Death: João Pessoa (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: July 25th 2009
Source: Mix Brasil, 27.07.2009
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Beyonce (Eric) Lee
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Date of Death: July 26, 2009
Eric Lee was a drag performer who dressed and performed as
the famous singer Beyonce. Eric was found in his appartment
where he had been stabbed to death.
Eric was 21 years old.
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“Kleberson Allan” dos Anjos Santos
Location of Death: Ribeirão Pires (Brazil), in the street
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: August 2nd 2009
Source: Diário do Grande ABC 03.08.2009
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“Héctor Emilio” Maradiaga Snaider
Location of Death: Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: August 9th 2009
Maradiaga was 24 years old
Source: El Heraldo, 10/08/09
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No Name Reported
Location of Death: Algiers (Algeria), hospital
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Date of Death: In the first two weeks of August 2009
Source:www.bekhsoos.com/web/2009/09/algerian-transsexual-woman-murdered/ 07.09.2009
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La George (“Jorge” Eliecer Burbano)
Location of Death: Bogotá (Colombia)
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: August 16th 2009
Source: La Prensa Escrita 12/09/2009
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Kanan al Muthia
Location: Setapak, Malaysia
Cause of Death: Murdered
Date of Death: August 25, 2009
Kanan was found inside a water retention pond.
Police believe she was murdered elsewhere and dumped into the pond.
Kanan was 42 years old.
Sources: http://tinyurl.com/yaklg4c
http://yukishock.blogspot.com/2009/10/two-months-ago-another-transgender.html
and Malay Mail 27.08.2009
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Tyli’a Mack also known as NaNa Boo
Location: Washington, DC
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Date of Death: August 26, 2009
Tyli’a was stabbed to death on the street in broad daylight.
Tyli’a was 21 years old.
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Paulina Ibarra
Location: East Hollywood, California
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Date of Death: August 28, 2009
Paulina was found dead inside her apartment, she had
been stabbed to death. Paulina was 24 years old.
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Name not reported
Location: Algiers
Cause of Death: Beat to death
Date of Death: September 7, 2009
Beat to death by a group of strangers.
Source: http://www.bekhsoos.com/web/2009/09/algerian-transsexual-woman-murdered/
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Carol de Souza
Location of Death: Caratinga (Brazil), brook
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: September 13th 2009
Carol was 17 years old
Sources: TV Super Canal Caratinga & Blog William Chaves, 15.09.2009
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Samara da Silva
Location of Death: Jundiaí (Brazil), Motel
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: September 17th 2009
Samara was 28 years old
Sources: Jornal de Itupeva, 20.09.2009, Agência Anhangüera de Notícias, 23.09.2009
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Kristina Muça
Location: Tirana, Albania
Cause of Death: Throat was slit
Date of Death: September 19, 2009
Kristina was 36 years old.
Sources: http://www.shekulli.com.al/2009/09/21/tirane-tranvestitit-i-pritet-fyti-me-thike.html
http://www.shekulli.com.al/2009/09/21/arrestohet-vrasesi-i-homoseksualit.html
http://lajme.shqiperia.com/media/artikull/iden/314830/titulli/Tranvestiti-Kristina-me-kerkoi-seks-oral
http://tinyurl.com/yjf2e7z
http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/artikull.php?id=71605
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Fernanda Miranda Mata (“Jorge Samuel”)
Location of Death: San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: September 20th 2009
Fernanda was 21 years old
Source: El Tiempo, 21.09.2009
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Sayda Reynieri (“Carlos” Reinieris Salomé)
Location of Death: San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: September 20th 2009
Sayda was 33 years old
Source: El Tiempo, 21.09.2009
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“Rusbel Antonio” Torres Jesús
Location: Chimbote (Peru), in own liquor shop
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: September 21, 2009
Rusbel was 30 years old
Source: El Comercio 22.09.2009
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No name reported
Location: Havana (Cuba), in a park
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: October 6, 2009
Source: Aliomar Janjaque, Fundación Cubana LGTB, 14.09.2009
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Linsia C.C.
Location: Burgos (Spain)
Cause of Death: Strangled, stabbing injuries
Date of Death: October 5 or 6, 2009
Linsia was approximately 40 years old
Sources: El Mundo, 08.09.2009
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Monserrat (”Elder Noe”) Maradiaga
Location: San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Run over by car
Date of Death: October 10, 2009
Source: ElsentidoG.com 24.10.2009
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Carolina (”Edwards José”) González
Location: Maracaibo (Venezuela)
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: October 13, 2009
Carolina was 37 years old
Source: Diario La Verdad, 15.10.2009
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„Rômulo Emílio“ de Freitas
Location: Londrina (Brazil), in the street
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: October 13, 2009
„Rômulo was 18 years old
Source: Jornal de Londrina, 13.10.09
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Andrea Waddell
Location: Brighton, England
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: October 15, 2009
Andrea’s flat had been set on fire. It was later determined that
Andrea had been strangled before her the fire was set.
Source: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4689454.Sex_change_prostitute_is_found_strangled_in_flat/
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„Tamires“ de Tal
Location: Taguatinga Sul (Brazil), in the street
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: October 19, 2009
Source: Correio Brasiliense, 19.10.09
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Vimlesh (Hijra)
Location: New Delhi (India), in her house
Cause of Death: slashed throat
Date of Death: October 20, 2009
Vimlesh was 47 years old
Sources: Times of India, 21.10.2009, PTI News 04.11.2009
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Meena (Hijra)
Location: New Delhi (India), in Vimlesh’s house
Cause of Death: Slashed throat
Date of Death: October 20, 2009
Meena was 31 years old
Sources: Times of India, 21.10.2009, PTI News 04.11.2009
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Kimberly (”Marco Andrés”) Medina Andrade
Location: Santiago de Chile (Chile)
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: October 21, 2009
Kimberly was 25 years old
Source: La Nación, 22.10.2009.
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No Name Reported
Location: Campinas (Brazil), in a Drive-In
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: October 24, 2009
She was between 25 and 28 years old.
Source: AthosGLS, 26.10.09
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Unidentified person dressed in woman’s clothes
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: October 25, 2009
Police found her lying unconscious and bleeding in the street.
They took her to the hospital where she died a half hour later.
Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-stabbing1026,0,2707985.story
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Katherine Noriega
Location: Bogotá (Colombia)
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: October 25, 2009
Sources: Portal Participación Bogotá, Gobierno de Colombia 02.11.2009
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Jessica Andreina
Location: Puerto Barrios (Nicaragua)
Cause of Death: shot
Date of Death: October 31, 2009
Source: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt
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Destiny Lauren
Location: Kentish Town, London
Cause of Death: unreleased by police
Date of Death: November 5, 2009
Destiny was found by police at her flat in Leighton Crescent at 00.55am on Thursday morning.
She was taken to the Royal Free Hospital but was pronounced dead at 1.35am.
Details have not been released although an arrest has been made.
Destiny was 29 years old.
Source: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/11/09/trans-woman-murdered-in-kentish-town-london/
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Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado
Location: Cayey, Peurto Rico
Cause of Death: decapitated
Date of Death: November 14, 2009
Jorge was found on the site of an isolated road in the city of Cayey, he was partially burned, decapitated, and dismembered, both arms, both legs, and the torso.
Jorge was 19 years old.
Sources: http://www.365gay.com/news/murder-suspect-thought-puerto-rico-gay-teen-was-a-woman/
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2397832/hate_crime_gay_puerto_rican_teen_george.html
http://www.towleroad.com/2009/11/gay-puerto-rican-teen-decapitated-dismembered-and-burned.html
http://www.towleroad.com/2009/11/man-arrested-in-horrific-murder-of-puerto-rican-gay-teen.html
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Brenda
Location: Rome, Italy
Cause of Death: Burned to death
Date of Death: November 20, 2009
Sources: http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.4019601050
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8370511.stm
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.4019601440
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=3.0.4019601818
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