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Texas Trans Woman Aidelen Evans s Death Ruled a Homicide July 16 2021 4:02 PM EDT
Texas resident Aidelen Evans, 24, has been identified as the 30th transgender, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence in the U.S. this year.
Evans, a Black trans woman, was found dead in a canal in Port Arthur, Texas, in March, but police announced just this week that they believe her death is a homicide,
Port Arthur police initially investigated, but now police in nearby Beaumont have taken over the case, due to evidence that she was killed in Beaumont and then taken to the canal. They have not commented on how she was killed.
Three More Trans or Gender-Nonconforming Americans Killed in U.S.
The latest casualties are Boston antiviolence activist and ballroom icon Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, and two Texans, Iris Santos and Tiffany Thomas.
From left: Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, Iris Santos, and Tiffany Thomas
At least three more transgender or gender-nonconforming Americans, all people of color, have died by violence in recent days.
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, 42, an activist and a legend in the Boston ballroom scene, was stabbed to death Sunday in her home in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. A house guest, Fatima Yasin, 28, was also killed in the attack, Boston broadcaster WGBH reports.
Natalia Smüt, Trans Woman and Beloved Drag Artist, Stabbed to Death
A man who had been dating the popular Northern California performer has been charged with murder. April 28 2021 7:37 PM EDT
Natalia Smüt, a 24-year-old transgender woman and beloved drag entertainer in Northern California, was stabbed to death last week, and a man who was in a relationship with her has been charged with murder.
Smüt, also known as Natalia Smüt Lopez, was stabbed multiple times at a home in Milpitas, Calif., early Friday morning,
The Mercury News of San Jose reports. The man who is charged with killing her, Elijah Cruz Segura, 22, of nearby Union City, led police to her and was arrested at the scene, according to San Francisco TV station KRON. The gravely wounded Smüt was taken to a hospital, where she died.
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