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Day Rodas

Age 27

1 Dec 2022
Malibu, California (USA)
Overdose

Day Rodas
Day Rodas [photo: www.msn.com]

Day was found unresponsive by a passer-by on a roadside in the Santa Monica area. First responders tried to resuscitate her but she was already deceased.

Day Rodas' body was discovered around 7:40 a.m. Dec. 1, between the intersection of Mulholland Highway and Decker Road, and Mulholland and Westlake Boulevard, near El Matador Beach in Malibu, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The remote area is in the unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains.

Preliminary information indicated that Rodas had overdosed and her body was brought to the location. The incident is being investigated as a homicide, but the exact cause of death has not been determined.

Rodas' family had reported her missing after she had stopped responding to calls and messages, and her boss said she hadn't shown up for work, her sister, Susie Rodas, detailed in a GoFundMe page.

Rodas had recently moved back in with her family, who hadn't heard from her in two days.

The family got a call from authorities saying they had found a body that matched Rodas’ description.

Day's sister described her as "respectful and forgiving":

"She recently started living her life authentically as she came out to friends and family about being a trans woman. She was the most forgiving person who strongly advocated for lgtbq rights," Susie Rodas added. "After being afraid for 27 years, she only got to live freely without fear for only six months which breaks our hearts."

Police believe Rodas overdosed and her body was left along the road in the unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains north of El Matador Beach in Malibu. The investigation is continuing as a homicide investigation.

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/trans-woman-found-dead-mountains-malibu-94622628

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLq5a5nXToA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcfDvwIF9mQ

https://www.gofundme.com/f/day-rodas-funeral-and-memorial-expenses

Report added: 10 Dec 2022. Last updated: 13 Jul 2023

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