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In a historic hate crime trial, a man was found guilty of bias-motivated killing a transgender woman in a South Carolina town because of her gender identity.
Multiple witnesses say they saw Daqua Ritter destroy his clothes the same day Dime Doe, a transgender woman from Allendale, South Carolina was found dead.
Prosecutors say the suspect shot the victim, Allendale resident Dime Doe, three times because he feared of being exposed for having a homosexual relationship.
Dime Doe, a transgender woman, was found dead in her car off a country road in Allendale, South Carolina, around 6 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2019.
On a dark, drizzly morning this fall in rural South Carolina, a team of federal agents wearing tactical gear quietly assembled for a mission that was part raid, part rescue operation.