Transgender murders

Regina Allen helped identify her suspected killer moments before she died.

“She used to say ‘Mom, I’m going to be famous one day,'” her mother said. “You couldn’t help but love her. Ain’t hurt nobody. Loved everybody.”

“That’s terrible and heartbreaking to hear. It is a commitment of the President to address violence, address threats to transgender people.”

Jones called his friend at 4 a.m., but they didn’t pick up the phone. His friend now wonders if Jones was calling for help.

Described as a “barbie” and “goddess” by friends, Aerrion Burnett was murdered days before her surprise birthday party.

Texas currently leads the nation in transgender murders. The state has had 15 anti-trans murders in the last five years and nearly half of them have happened in Dallas.

Police deliberately haven’t said if they have any suspects or a motive, the media continues to deadname her, and an Instagram user is claiming he was paid to kill her.

Dominique Rem’mie Fells of Ohio and Riah Milton of Pennsylvania. #SayHerName #BlackTransLivesMatter

After being misidentified initially, Monika Diamond is mourned as the fourth slain transgender person of 2020.

Police in Houston are trying to find the person who shot the black transgender woman.

The 20-year-old man has confessed to the horrific crime.

2018 has been a deadly year for the transgender community. Here are the trans people known to have been killed in the United States.

Amia Tyrae Berryman, 28, was discovered in a motel suffering from gunshot wounds. She died at the scene.

Zakaria Fry has become at least the sixth transgender person killed in the United States this year.

Phylicia Mitchell, 45, was shot and killed outside of her home, becoming the fifth known trans person killed in 2018 in the United States.

Tonya Harvey has become the third known trans person to be killed in the United States.

The man has admitted to setting her apartment on fire while she was trapped inside.

She was reportedly having trouble with neighbors, and had a slur spray painted across her door.

This year has been the deadliest on record for transgender people – most of them trans women of color.

This is the deadliest year on record for transgender people in America.