Transgender Detroit Teen Identified as Burned Homicide Victim

[ScreamingMeemie]

http://www.freep.com/article/20111110/NEWS01/111110053/Transgender-Detroit-teen-identified-burned-homicide-victim?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

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Investigators have identified a burnt torso found near I-94 on Detroit’s east side as a missing transgender teen.

Henry Hilliard Jr., 19, also known as Shelley or Treasure, was last seen at 1:20 a.m. on Oct. 23 in the 900 block of Longfellow, wearing a silver dress. The 19-year-old had several piercings and tattoos, including one of cherries on the upper right arm.

Chief Investigator Albert Samuels of the Medical Examiner's office was able to connect the cherry tattoo to the information provided by police to make a match, said spokesman Dennis Niemiec.

Police said they're investigating Hilliard's death as a homicide.


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[LonePirate]

1. Does MI have a hate crimes law? If so, are transgendered people covered by it?

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. They had been trying to get one that covered crimes against

GLBT for quite awhile. They had not been successful by the time I moved away.

[Ohio Joe]

2. Some ignorant, fearful asshole kills yet another kid

I'm sure teabaggers will sleep safer tonight. Douchebags... Every last one of them.

RIP

[Initech]

6. What you said.

[Withywindle]

3. OMG

:cry:

[TygrBright]

5. If there is such a thing as karma...

...may Henry/Shelley/Treasure's murderers be reincarnated as babies born transgendered to poor families in America.

And may Henry/Shelley/Treasure be reincarnated as someone with wisdom and compassion and much happiness.

Sometimes I am so ashamed to be more-or-less straight.

sadly,
Bright