http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/ 2012-05-18T00:21:00+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/ http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-10-27T13:11:35+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/abdill_and_ellis?rev=1288185095&do=diff Roxanne Ellis (November 4, 1942 - December 4, 1995) and Michelle Abdill (July 8, 1953 - December 4, 1995) were a lesbian couple, murdered in Medford, Oregon by Robert Acremant. Before and during his trial, Acremant stated that the crime was partially motivated by couple's sexual orientation. text/html 2010-10-28T03:58:21+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/alfred_dibble?rev=1288238301&do=diff Alfred Dibble, a gay man who often dressed as a woman, was found beaten, unconscious, and dressed in women's clothing in downtown Stockton, AZ, on May 19, 2007. He was taken to a local hospital where he died without regaining consciousness on May 23. The Dibble family, joined by anti-violence organizations, asked that his murder be treated as a hate crime. text/html 2010-10-28T03:20:47+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/amancio_corrales?rev=1288236047&do=diff Amancio Corrales (1982 - May 6, 2005), a twenty-three year old gay man and female impersonator, was murdered in Yuma, AZ. His body was found on May 6, 2005, floating in the Colorado River. The Background Corrales was born in Sinola, Mexico. He grew up in Yuma, and graduated from Yuma High School -- where he was a dance student -- in 1999. Until May 2, 2007, Corrales lived in Phoenix, AZ. He and his sister, Faviola, moved back to Yuma at the request of their mother, who was concerned for thei… text/html 2010-10-28T13:57:26+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/andrew_frost_and_jean_rolland?rev=1288274246&do=diff Andrew Frost, 19, and Jean Rolland, 28, a gay couple in Scottsdale, ZA, were attacked by seven men on December 18, 2006, as they left a steakhouse where they'd had dinner. The attack seemed to have been the result of the couple being seen holding hands in the restaurant. text/html 2010-10-29T04:08:46+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/angie_zapata?rev=1288325326&do=diff Angie Zapata (1988 - July 17, 2008) was a transgender Latina living in Greeley, CO. She was beaten to death by Allen Ray Andrade, 31, a sex partner who discovered that she was transgender. Background Born Justin in Fort Lupton, Zapata, 18, began living as a woman six years before her murder. She had dreams of moving to Denver, becoming a professional drag queen, and working as a cosmetologist. text/html 2010-10-29T13:13:24+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/anonymous_d.c._september_2007?rev=1288358004&do=diff On September 9, 2007, a 19-year-old gay man and Georgetown University student was followed and attacked by three men who punched him and yelled anti-gay epithets. The student later identified one of his attackers -- Phillip Cooney, another 19-year-old Georgetown student -- via a Facebook profile. text/html 2010-10-29T13:11:33+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/anonymous_florida_july_2006?rev=1288357893&do=diff In July 2006, a 17-year-old male attacked a 39-year-old transgender woman on Palm Beach, after discovering that the victim was a pre-operative transgender woman. Background Note: Both the victim's and assailant's names were withheld in this case. text/html 2010-10-29T13:10:40+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/anonymous_new_mexico_july_2006?rev=1288357840&do=diff On July 18, 2006, an eighteen-year-old gay male and his female companion were attacked at a party in Edgewood, NM. The gay man was tied up, carried to a field, beaten, slapped, and stomped. The woman was tied up, held in a trailer and beaten. She suffered a broken nose. Their attackers were: Uriah Smith, 16; William York, 21; Leroy Segura, 21; and Cecily Gonzales, 16. Smith later said he had beaten the gay man to “scare him straight.” text/html 2010-10-29T13:12:29+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/anonymous_texas_october_2006?rev=1288357949&do=diff On October 3, 2004, a 17-year-old gay male, and Cleburne High School senior, attended a party with several female friends. He was attacked by three teenage males who who yelled anti-gay slurs while beating, stomping, and kicking him with steel-toed boots. text/html 2010-10-27T12:35:05+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/anonymous_victims?rev=1288182905&do=diff Cases in which victims' names are unknown or withheld. * Anonymous Gay Male - New Mexico - July 2006 * Anonymous Transgender Woman - Florida - August 2006 * Anonymous Gay Male - Texas - October 2006 * Anonymous Gay Male - D.C. - September 2007 text/html 2010-10-29T12:18:43+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/arthur_warren?rev=1288354723&do=diff Arthur “J.R.” Warren (1974 - July 3, 2000) was a 26-year-old African American gay man, who resided in Grant Town, West Virginia. On July 3, 2000 he was murdered by two teenage white males, in what is believed to have been a hate crime. Contents The Background Known as “J.R.”, Warren -- who lived with learning disabilities and a birth defect that caused him to be born with several fingers missing on one hand -- was widely regarded in his community as a “soft spoken” young man. At 16, he came ou… text/html 2010-11-02T18:53:31+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/asher_brown?rev=1288724011&do=diff Asher Brown was a thirteen-year-old eight grader, who lived in Cypress, TX, with his mother and stepfather Amy and David Truong. On September 23, 2010, Brown committed suicide by shooting himself with his stepfather's gun. Brown's parents claimed Brown was driven to suicide by years of bullying. text/html 2010-10-28T13:48:05+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/bella_evangelista?rev=1288273685&do=diff Bella Evangelista (1978 - August 16, 2003) was a transgender Latina who lived in Washington, D.C. She was shot to death on August 16, 2003, by Antione Jacobs, who felt deceived upon learning Evangelista was transgender after paying her for a sex act. text/html 2010-10-29T04:10:21+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/boyd_finkel?rev=1288325421&do=diff Boyd P. Finkel (1946 - October 15, 1985) a gay man from Irvine, California, was murdered by Scott Andrew Stockwell -- a drifter picked up by Finkel, who asked to stay at Finkel's home. Stockwell would later claim self-defense, after Finkel and anther man allegedly sexually assaulted him. text/html 2010-10-29T04:26:56+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/carlos_lopez?rev=1288326416&do=diff On August 9, 2008, gay teenager Carlos Lopez was attacked and beaten by Fa Junior Moi Moi, at Ensign Peak near Salt Lake City, after Lopez took a picture with Moi Moi and Moi Moi later realized Lopez was gay. The Background Lopez, 18, and Moi Moi, 20, were each socializing with friends at Ensign Peak on August 9, 2009. Lopez took a picture of Moi Moi with a group of other people at the part. text/html 2010-10-29T03:22:56+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/chanelle_pickett?rev=1288322576&do=diff Chanelle Pickett (1972 - November 20, 1995, an African American transgender woman, died on November 20, 1995, in Watertown, MA, at the home of William C. Palmer. Palmer claimed he defended himself against Pickett when she became angry after he discovered she was transgender and rejected her. text/html 2010-10-29T03:56:34+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/contact_form?rev=1288324594&do=diff text/html 2010-10-28T13:59:03+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/daniel_fetty?rev=1288274343&do=diff Daniel Fetty (1966 - October 2, 2004) was a hearing-impaired, homeless gay man in Waverly, Ohio. On October 2, 2004, he was attacked by Martin Baxter, Matthew Ferman, and James Trent Jr. Fetty was beaten with bricks, bottles, boards, stripped naked and thrown into a dumpster. Fetty died in a hospital 12 hours after being found by police. His murder was prosecuted as a hate crime. text/html 2010-10-28T14:56:47+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/danny_overstreet?rev=1288277807&do=diff Danny Overstreet (1957 - September 22, 2000) was a gay man from Roanoke, VA. He was killed on September 22, 2000, when Ronald Gay opened fire in the Backstreet Cafe after seeing Overstreet and John Collins hug one another. Earlier that evening, Gay asked for directions to a gay bar, and said he was hunting homosexuals. text/html 2010-10-28T03:55:05+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/davis_and_thomas?rev=1288238105&do=diff Ukea Davis (November 16, 1983 - August 12, 2002) and Stephanie Thomas (November 15, 1982 - August 12, 2002) were young, African American transgender women who were shot to death in Southeast D.C. by unknown assailants, on August 12, 2002. The Background Davis, 19, and Thomas,18, met one another four years prior to their murder, as members of the Sexual Minority Youth Action League in Washington, D.C., as both were transitioning to living as women. Thomas was adopted at the age of three month… text/html 2010-10-29T04:15:34+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/duanna_johnson?rev=1288325734&do=diff The Background On February 12, 2008, Johnson was arrested on a charge of prostitution, which was later dropped. Johnson was seen walking near Claybrook and Madison in Memphis, and later said that she believes the officer arrested her simply for being transgender in an area known to be frequented by transgender sex-workers. Johnson's lawyer said that the required elements for a prostitution arrest — a john, an exchange of sex for money — were absent in Johnson's arrest. text/html 2010-10-29T03:24:01+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/dwan_prince?rev=1288322641&do=diff Dwan Prince is an African American gay man living in Brooklyn, New York. On June 8, 2005, Prince was assaulted in front of his home by Steven Pomie and two other men, who yelled anti-gay epithets as they stomped and kicked him. The attack ensued after Pomie and Prince exchanged words, and Prince responded flirtatiously. text/html 2010-10-29T12:14:51+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/ebony_whitaker?rev=1288354491&do=diff Ebony Whitaker, a 20-year-old African American transgender woman was murdered by an unknown assailant in Memphis, TN, and was found dead on July 1, 2008. The Background Born Rodney, Whitaker's family suspected that she was gay, but were not aware that she was transgender. text/html 2010-10-28T14:07:42+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/edgar_garzon?rev=1288274862&do=diff Edgar Garzon (1966 - September 4, 2001) was a Latino gay man from Queens, New York, by way of Columbia. On August 15, 2001, Garzon was allegedly attacked by John McGhee after leaving bar at around 3:50 a.m. Garzon remained in a coma due to his injuries, and died on September 4, 2001. At trial, the prosecution said the attack ensued after Garzon flirted with McGhee. text/html 2010-10-29T03:31:44+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/emonie_spaulding?rev=1288323104&do=diff Emonie Spaulding (1977 - August 21, 2003) was an African American transgender woman from Washington, D.C. On August 21, 2003, she was shot to death by Derrick Antwan Lewis after Lewis discovered Spaulding was transgender. The Background Spaulding, 26, had live in Washington D.C. for two years, and had previously lived in Springfield, MA, and Henderson, NC. Her uncle, John Marshall, remembered her as a child who enjoyed music and sang in the church choir. She was part of a group of friends wh… text/html 2010-10-28T14:11:20+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/erica_keel?rev=1288275080&do=diff Erica Keel (1986 - March 21, 2007) was a 21-year-old African American transgender woman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On March 21, 2007 she was killed in what police classified as a hit-and-run accident but witnesses claimed was homicide. At about 2:00 a.m. on March, 21, Keel was struck by a car driven by Roland Bottom, at the intersection of Broad and Thompson streets in North Philadelphia. She died of multiple injuries at Hahnemann University Hospital two days later. The Medical Examiner's O… text/html 2010-10-28T14:33:17+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/fred_mangione?rev=1288276397&do=diff Fred Mangione (1950 - January 4, 1996), a gay man, was murdered in Katy, Texas, on January 4, 1996, when they were attacked by two brothers who were members of a neo-Nazi group. Magione was stabbed 35 times with a deer gutting knife, and died. His partner, Kenneth Stern, was beaten, but survived the attack. text/html 2010-10-28T14:09:10+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/griffin_and_trimble?rev=1288274950&do=diff John Lloyd Griffin & Tommy Lee Trimble, two gay men, were shot and killed in Dallas, TX, on May 15, 1988, by teenagers seeking to “pester the homosexuals.” One of their killers, Richard Lee Bednarski later received a 30 year sentence from a judge who said leniency was in order because Bednarski had killed two homosexuals. text/html 2010-11-01T00:39:37+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/home?rev=1288571977&do=diff New Cases * Asher Brown * Alfred Dibble * Fred Mangione * Thalia Mosqueda * Sean Ethan Owen Updated Cases * Paul Broussard * Ronnie Paris Jr. * Michael Sandy Editor's Note: This project is back online after some technical difficulties and a couple of hosting changes. The entries are in the process of being restored from previous versions. Updates and corrections will be made once entries are restored, and new entries will be added. text/html 2010-10-28T14:17:11+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/james_maestas?rev=1288275431&do=diff James Maestas is a Latino gay man from Santa Fe, New Mexico. On February 27, 2005, Maestas and companion Joshua Stockham were beaten by six young men who screamed anti-gay epithets at them. The attackers followed Maestas and friends from the restaurant where the encounter began. The six young men who attacked Maestas and Stockham were the first prosecuted under New Mexico's new hate crimes law. text/html 2010-10-28T14:02:19+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/jason_gage?rev=1288274539&do=diff Jason Gage (1976 - March 11, 2005) was a 29-year-old gay man who was murdered in his Waterloo, Iowa apartment, by an assailant who claimed Gage made sexual advances. The Background Jason Gage was last seen alive on March 11, 2005, socializing with friends in Waterloo's downtown bars. Sometime that night he went home to his apartment in the Russell-Lamson building. With him was 23-year-old Joseph Lawrence. text/html 2010-10-29T03:29:58+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/josie_smith-malave?rev=1288322998&do=diff On September 1, 2007, Josie Smith-Malave, 32, a former contestant on the Bravo Network's Top Chef series, was beaten along with her sister and a gay friend, outside of Partners, a bar in Sea Cliff, NJ. Smith-Malave said that while the were beaten others laughed and took photographs of their ordeal. text/html 2010-10-29T03:25:04+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/julio_rivera?rev=1288322704&do=diff Julio Rivera (1961 - July 2, 1990) was a Latino gay man from Queens, New York, by way of Columbia. On July 2, 1990, he was lured into an attack by Daniel Doyle, Esat Bici, and Eric Brown. Rivera was beaten by the three men, and fatally stabbed by Doyle. Doyle, Bici, and Brown had gone out that evening in search of a drug addict or gay man to attack. text/html 2010-10-28T03:53:56+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/kenneth_cummings_jr?rev=1288238036&do=diff Kevin Cummings Jr. (1961 - June 4, 2007) a gay man from Pearland, TX, was last seen alive on June 4, 2007. Terry Mangum, 26, was arrested and later confessed to stabbing Cummings to death after luring him from a gay bar. Mangum said he had gone out intending to target a gay man. text/html 2010-10-29T04:21:15+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/larry_king?rev=1288326075&do=diff Lawrence “Larry” King (1993 - February 16, 2008) was a biracal, openly gay, feminine-identified youth who was shot to death by his classmate, Brandon McInerney, on February 12, 2008, at E.O. Green Junior High School. The Background King's biological mother was a drug user and his father was absent. At two years of age, he was taken in by Greg and Dawn King. The King's were told he wasn't being fed regularly. A speech impediment made King difficult to understand, and King had to repeat the fir… text/html 2010-10-27T12:33:43+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/lgbt-related_hate_crimes?rev=1288182823&do=diff Crimes against non-LGBT victims who were perceived as being LGBT by their attackers. * Matthew Ashcraft * Allison Descatrel * Ronnie Paris Jr. * Mickey Vallejo-Seiber If you have information about cases listed here or cases not yet covered here, please use the contact form. text/html 2010-11-01T00:37:37+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/lgbt_hate_crimes?rev=1288571857&do=diff Crimes based wholly or in part on the real or perceived sexual orientation of the victim. * Anonymous Victims * Michelle Abdill & Roxanne Ellis * Tiffany Berry * Paul Broussard * Asher Brown * Moses "Teish" Cannon * Amancio Corrales * Lisa Craig * Kenneth Cummings Jr. * Ukea Davis & Stephanie Thomas * Alfred Dibble * Steve Domer * Roberto Duncanson * Bella Evangelista * Steen Fenrich * Boyd P. Finkel * Andrew Frost & Jean Rolland * Daniel Fetty * Jason Gag… text/html 2010-10-28T02:55:38+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/lisa_craig?rev=1288234538&do=diff Lisa Craig, a lesbian mother, was attacked on July 4, 2003, by a group of four teenage girls in Boston, MA, who yelled anti-gay slurs during the attack. The attack took place in front of Craig's partner and children, and caused her to need surgery and 200 stitches in her skull. text/html 2010-10-28T14:35:20+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/matson_and_mowder?rev=1288276520&do=diff Gary Matson (1949 - July 1, 1999) and Winfield Mowder (1959 - July 1, 1999 were a gay couple from Redding, California. They were murdered by white supremacist brothers Benjamin Matthew Williams and James Tyler Williams. The Williams brothers confessed killing the couple because they were gay. text/html 2010-10-29T13:14:44+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/matthew_ashcraft?rev=1288358084&do=diff Matthew Ashcraft, 19, was attacked outside of a gay bar in Newton, Kentucky, in June 2004. Ashcraft -- an Ohio National Guardsman who is not gay -- came to the aid of of Leon Hughes, a gay man who was being beaten outside the bar. Background Ashcraft and two gay friends of his were on their way to Woolly's on Monmouth an LGBT friendly bar, at about 10:30 p.m. on July 26, 2004, when they saw Leon Hughes -- a gay man -- being harassed by Steven Ard. text/html 2010-10-29T04:25:04+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/michael_goucher?rev=1288326304&do=diff Michael Goucher (1988 - February 3, 2009) a gay man and U.S. army veteran from Stroudsburg, PA, was murdered by Shawn Freemore and Ian Seagraves on March 3, 2009. The Background Goucher, 21, was out to his family. He was raised in and attended school in Stroudsburg, PA, until 9th grade, when he transferred to East Stroudburg High Schol - South. Prior to high school, Goucher toured with the Singing Boys of Pennsylvania. His hobbies included rollerskating, and playing piano and drums. Goucher w… text/html 2010-10-29T03:26:16+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/michael_sandy?rev=1288322776&do=diff Michael Sandy (October 12, 1977 - October 13, 2006) was an African American gay man from Brooklyn, New York, who died after being hit by a car while trying to escape four attackers. His attackers later said they targeted Sandy because they were seeking gay to attack and rob. text/html 2010-10-29T03:51:01+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/michael_wrenn?rev=1288324261&do=diff On August 4, 2007, Michael Wrenn, 47, and his friend Aaron Hudy were assaulted in Seattle, Washington, after Wrenn answered affirmatively when their attacker asked if they were gay. The policeman on the scene did not report the incident as a hate crime. text/html 2010-10-29T13:19:18+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/mikey_vallejo-seiber?rev=1288358358&do=diff Michael “Mikey” Vallejo-Seiber (August 12, 2002 - August 29, 2005) was a three year old boy who lived in Riverside, CA. On August 27, 2005, he was kicked, beaten, stomped, burned, sodomized, and forced to eat dog food and his own excrement by his mother's boyfriend -- Alex Kermith Mendoza. Mendoza critical of Vallejo-Seiber's upbringing, calling the child a “sissy” and saying he wanted to make him a “soldier.” text/html 2010-10-28T14:38:27+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/nick_moraida?rev=1288276707&do=diff Nick Moraida (1959 - August 1, 1996), a 34-year-old gay Latino male, was murdered on August 8, 1996, during a robbery. His attackers -- Richard Cartwright, Dennis Hagood, and Kelly Overstreet -- had planned to rob a gay man by posing as male prostitutes in order to lure victims. text/html 2010-10-28T14:13:28+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/nireah_johnson?rev=1288275208&do=diff Nireah Johnson (1986 - July 23, 2003) was an African American transgender woman. She was murdered in Indianapolis, Indiana, by Paul Moore, after Moore discovered Johnson was biologically male. Background On June 18, 2003 Nireah Johnson, 17, and friend Brandie Coleman, 18, were riding around with another friend. The trio saw Paul Moore riding in a car driven by Curtis Ward, and asked them to pull into a gas station parking lot. Johnson and Moore got out of their vehicles, talked briefly and exc… text/html 2010-10-28T14:40:06+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/nizah_morris?rev=1288276806&do=diff Nizah Morris (1955 - December 24, 2002) was a 47-year-old African American transgender woman and entertainer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On December 22, 2002 Morris suffered a severe head injury from which she did not recover. Morris died on December 24, 2002, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,) when she was removed from life support. The Philadelphia Police Department's handling of Morris' death sparked protests in the LGBT community. text/html 2010-10-28T14:45:39+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/otherside_lounge?rev=1288277139&do=diff The Otherside Lounge The Otherside Lounge was a gay nightclub in Atlanta, GA, On February 21, 1997, a bomb exploded at the nightclub, injuring five. Another bomb was found outside of the club, and was later detonated by a police robot. Investigators determined that the Otherside bomb bore the signature of the bomber responsible for the Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, GA, the previous year. That bomber was later identified as suspected serial bomber Eric Rudolph. text/html 2010-10-28T03:22:58+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/paul_broussard?rev=1288236178&do=diff Paul Broussard (1964 – July 4, 1991), a 27 year-old Houston-area banker and Texas A&M alumnus, was beaten and stabbed to death in a gay-bashing outside a Houston nightclub on July 4, 1991 by ten teenage boys. The youths drove from the northern Houston suburb of The Woodlands to the heavily gay area of Montrose solely to “beat up some queers,” in the words of one of the convicted teens. text/html 2010-10-29T03:19:57+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/richie_phillips?rev=1288322397&do=diff Guin “Richie” Phillips (1967 - June 17, 2003) was a 36-year-old gay man in Rineyville, Kentucky. Phillips disappeared on June 17, 2003. His body was found on June 25, 2003, in a suitcase in Rough River Lake. Contents Background On June 17, 2003, Phillips was seen having lunch at a restaurant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with a friend later identified by investigators as 21-year-old Joshua Cottrell. Several days later, his truck and other belongings were found abandoned in southern Indiana. A wi… text/html 2010-10-28T04:17:45+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/roberto_duncanson?rev=1288239465&do=diff Roberto Duncanson (1987 - May 12, 2007) was an African American gay man from Brooklyn, New York. On May 12, 2007, he was stabbed to death by Omar Willock, who claimed Duncanson had flirted with him. Background Duncanson, 20, worked at CVS in Chelsea, New York, for 18 months. According to his mother, he had plans to go to Miami to celebrate his 21st birthday, and was planning to go back to school to become an x-ray technician. text/html 2010-10-29T13:17:32+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/ronnie_paris?rev=1288358252&do=diff Ronnie Antonio Paris Jr. (2001 - January 28, 2005) was a three-year-old African American boy who lived with his parents in Tampa, Florida. He died on January 28], 2005, due to brain injuries stemming from severe abuse at the hands of his father, who thought the child would turn out to be gay, and forced the boy to box with him in an effort to keep him from growing up “soft” or becoming a “sissy.” text/html 2010-10-29T12:17:23+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/sakia_gunn?rev=1288354643&do=diff Sakia Gunn (May 26, 1987 - May 15, 2003), a 15-year-old African American was stabbed to death in Newark, NJ, by Richard McCullough after she and a friend refused his advances by declaring that they were lesbians. The Background Gunn, 15, lived in the Vailsburg section of Newark, NJ, with her mother and grandmother. She came out to her mother as a lesbian at age 11, and found acceptance at home. She was a 10th grader at Newark's West Side High School. Gunn, known as “T” to her friends, liked to… text/html 2010-10-29T03:27:30+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/satendar_singh?rev=1288322850&do=diff Satender Singh (July 21, 1980 - July 1, 2007), a gay man of Fijian descent, was attacked on July 1, 2007, while socializing with friends in Natoma Lake state park, near Sacramento, CA. Singh was punched by a man from another group in the park that had made racist and homophobic comments to Singh's group. Singh fell backwards, hit his head, and lapsed into a coma. Singh died of his injuries four days later when his family removed him from life support. text/html 2010-10-28T15:09:33+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/sean_ethan_owen?rev=1288278573&do=diff Sean Ethan Owen (1981 - February 17, 2004), a white gay man, was shot, choked, beaten, kicked stomped and left to drown on February 17, 2004, in Durham, NC, by three men who intended to steal his car. One of them men met Owen online by posing as a gay man and, via chat and text messages, lured Owen to the meeting where he was attacked. text/html 2010-10-29T12:21:02+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/simmie_williams?rev=1288354862&do=diff Simmie Williams (November 25, 1990 - February 22, 2008), a 17-year-old African American gay man, was shot and killed on February 22, 2008, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, after an exchange of words with a group of young men. The Background Williams — who often went by other names, including Beyonce, Chris, or Li'l Rick — had signed up for the Job Corp, a federal program designed to teach young people vocational skills, the Wednesday before his murder. His mother, Denise King, said Williams planned to… text/html 2010-10-28T13:52:45+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/steen_fenrich?rev=1288273965&do=diff Steen Fenrich (1981 - September 9, 1999) was a 19-year-old African American gay man who lived in Bayside, Queens New York. In March 2001 his dismembered remains were discovered. Police believe his stepfather, John Fenrich, killed his stepson in a homophobic rage. text/html 2010-10-29T12:22:47+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/steve_domer?rev=1288354967&do=diff Steve Domer, A gay may from Edmonton, OK, was murdered by Darrell Madden, after meeting him and Bradley Qualls in a gay Oklahoma City neighborhood. The Background Domer had been living with his brother, Mort Domer, at his home in Edmonton. Described by his relatives as “very, very quiet,” Domer was known to visit visit Tramps — a local gay bar — on occasion, and have a few drinks. text/html 2010-10-29T04:29:01+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/teish_cannon?rev=1288326541&do=diff Moses Cannon, (1986 - November 14, 2008) An African American gay man, was shot and killed on November 14, 2008, in Syracuse, New York, while sitting in a parked car. An anonymous caller claimed, and his family believed, that Cannon was killed because of his sexual orientation. text/html 2010-10-28T14:41:56+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/thalia_mosqueda?rev=1288276916&do=diff Thalia Mosqueda, a transgender woman, was shot in the head in the parking lot of a Daytona, FL, nightclub on July 29, 2007, and died soon after. Her killer, Cesar Villazano, said he became enraged when Mosqeuda made sexual advances toward him. The Background Born Oscar Mosqueda, in Mexico, Mosqueda, 34, was a member of the Farm Workers Association of Florida. She lived in the United States legally, worked at a fern farm, and regularly sent money to her mother in Mexico. On July 29, Mosqueda w… text/html 2010-10-29T12:24:22+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/tiffany_berry?rev=1288355062&do=diff Tiffany Berry, a twenty-one-year-old African American transgender woman, was shot and killed by D'Andre Blake, in Memphis, TN, on February 16, 2006. The Background Berry, born Ray, lived at the Camelot Manor Apartments in South Memphis. Her friends say that she stepped outside for some fresh air on February 16. About that time, neighbors hear five gunshots. text/html 2010-10-29T12:32:55+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/victor_manious?rev=1288355575&do=diff Victor Manious, (1946 - July 29, 2008)of Gaines Township, MI, on was murdered by Steve Scarborough, who claimed he killed Manious after the older man made sexual advances. The Background Manious, 62, lived in Gaines Township, MI, with his wife and their adult daughter. He was active in and helped found the Saint Mina and Saint Mary Coptic Catholic Church, and was a dedicated employee at S. Abraham and Sons, a conveience store product distributor where he'd worked for over 30 years. His family… text/html 2010-10-29T13:01:52+00:00 http://www.lgbthatecrimes.org/doku.php/wayland_high_school?rev=1288357312&do=diff On June 10, 2008 two female students at Wayland Union High School — Crystal VanderLaan and Sydnee Rae Longhurst — attacked a third female student, who was identified as a gay rights activist. Video of the attack was recorded on cell phone by another female student.