https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=2016-10-01&to=2016-10-31&country=&filter=&view=list Remembering trans people lost to violence or suicide en-us https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/images/tdor_candle_jars.jpg https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info tdor@translivesmatter.info7009aa27https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/31/jenifer-pinto-toledo_camboriu-santa-catarina-brazil_7009aa27violence/suffocatedJenifer Pinto Toledo
Age 27
31 Oct 2016
Camboriú, Santa Catarina,Brazil)
Suffocated

Jenifer was strangled at home after an argument. When police officers entered the home they found her lying on the ground with a belt wrapped around her neck.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob0f6ea0fhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/31/raina-aliev_moscow-russia_b0f6ea0fviolence/stabbedRaina Aliev
Age 25
31 Oct 2016
Moscow,Russia)
Stabbed

Raina was hacked to death and dismembered just three days after marrying her boyfriend. Her own father had publicly called for her murder on television, and although Raina had...]]>2026-03-07 23:15:41 tdor@translivesmatter.infof9801d53https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/30/bellah-soosa_carire-ceara-brazil_f9801d53uncategorised/run overBellah Soosa
30 Oct 2016
Cariré, Ceará,Brazil)
Run over

Bella was found dead in the early hours of 30th October on the edge of Highway 183.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof788331chttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/29/a-soto-mena-la-jana_iguala-guerrero-mexico_f788331cviolence/stabbedA. Soto Mena ("La Jana")
Age 29
29 Oct 2016
Iguala, Guerrero,Mexico)
Stabbed

La Jana sold fruit during the day and was a sex worker by night. She was found stabbed to death at 4am on Saturday 29th October.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod8873c6dhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/29/charles-knowles_south-portland-maine-usa_d8873c6dcustodial/suicideCharles Knowles
Age 16
29 Oct 2016
South Portland, Maine,USA)
Suicide

Charles died by suicide while incarcerated in a youth prison. Five years after his death, the Maine Department of Corrections paid to settle a wrongful death lawsuit by his mother.]]>2022-03-30 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa27845dfhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/29/joyce-horrarh-martins-siqueira_belo-horizonte-minas-gerais-brazil_a27845dfviolence/burnedJoyce Horrarh Martins Siqueira
Age 31
29 Oct 2016
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Burned

Joyce was found with widespread burns inside the room where a fire had been started.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info6d866588https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/27/evelyn-rojas_posadas-misiones-argentina_6d866588violence/beatenEvelyn Rojas
Age 26
27 Oct 2016
Posadas, Misiones,Argentina)
Beaten

Evelyn’s brutally beaten body was found by a friend in a disused service station. She had been beaten on the face and head with a sharp object.]]>2022-10-08 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infodffd5cb3https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/26/emily-duque_caracas-distrito-capital-venezuela_dffd5cb3violence/shotEmily Duque
26 Oct 2016
Caracas, Distrito Capital,Venezuela)
Shot

Emily was shot and killed by a pimp who wanted to charge her to work after she refused to agree to this arrangement.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info3f1874fehttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/26/nino-da-silva_paudalho-pernambuco-brazil_3f1874feviolence/stonedNino da Silva
Age 24
26 Oct 2016
Paudalho, Pernambuco,Brazil)
Stoned

Nino was beaten to death. Her body was found on the banks of the Capibaribe River, near the Itaiba Bridge in the town of Paudalho. Beside it were found items of clothing, condoms,...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoec86dd64https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/25/name-unknown_santo-domingo-distrito-nacional-dominican-republic_ec86dd64violence/shotName Unknown
25 Oct 2016
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional,Dominican Republic)
Shot

The victim was shot dead.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob7b359b9https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/24/w-m_sao-jose-dos-campos-sao-paulo-brazil_b7b359b9uncategorised/not reportedW. M.
Age 20
24 Oct 2016
São José dos Campos, São Paulo,Brazil)
Not reported

The victim’s body was found in a bush in the outermost zone of the city.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod3b7afcehttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/24/lorena-reyes-mantilla_santa-cruz-de-tenerife-canaries-spain_d3b7afceviolence/beaten, stabbed and fellLorena Reyes Mantilla
Age 32
24 Oct 2016
Santa Cruz de Ténérife, Canaries,Spain)
Beaten, stabbed and fell

Lorena was a sex worker. After being threatened, beaten and stabbed in the hand by a client, Lorena ran to her balcony and tried to escape to a neighbour’s flat, but...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info4b4e6d81https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/22/sierra-simon-bush_idaho-city-usa_4b4e6d81violence/asphyxiatedSierra/Simon Bush
Age 18
22 Oct 2016
Idaho City,USA)
Asphyxiated

Sierra/Simon was found dead in a creek after being missing for a month. The mother and stepfather stated they felt from the very beginning that this was a kidnapping case.]]>2022-10-08 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infobc783d06https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/21/julia-sofia-marques-evangelista_natal-rio-grande-do-norte-brazil_bc783d06violence/stabbedJulia Sofia Marques Evangelista
Age 20
21 Oct 2016
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte,Brazil)
Stabbed

Julia was stabbed by her partner with a kitchen knife. He was a drug user and according to Julia Sofía’s family the couple used to fight over the money needed to feed his...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa67d6fefhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/17/name-unknown_guerrero-mexico_a67d6fefviolence/shotName Unknown
Age 20
17 Oct 2016
Guerrero,Mexico)
Shot

The victim was shot by several people. A person was detained and the crime is said to be related to extortion.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info481bec8chttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/17/bianca-bittencourt_natal-rio-grande-do-norte-brazil_481bec8cviolence/hangedBianca Bittencourt
Age 19
17 Oct 2016
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte,Brazil)
Hanged

Bianca was a beautician and had been missing for 3 days when she was found dead inside the house, hanged with her own belt. Before she was killed, a turned-on fan had been broken...]]>2026-03-07 23:15:41 tdor@translivesmatter.info1d42cb26https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/14/baak_kucukcekmece-golu-istanbul-turkey_1d42cb26uncategorised/not reportedBaşak
14 Oct 2016
Küçükçekmece Gölü, Istanbul,Turkey)
Not reported

Başak was found dead in Küçükçekmece Lake. It is not yet known how she died. She was a sex worker, and had been missing since 11th October. ]]>2018-10-18 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info65e7b9c8https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/14/zizi-shekiladze_tbilisi-georgia_65e7b9c8violence/throat cutZizi Shekiladze
Age 32
14 Oct 2016
Tbilisi,Georgia)
Throat cut

Zizi was hit in the head with a concrete bar and had her throat cut. She fell into a coma and died several weeks later.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info1e21cddehttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/14/name-unknown_xico-valle-de-chalco-estado-de-mexico-mexico_1e21cddeviolence/beatenName Unknown
14 Oct 2016
Xico, Valle de Chalco, Estado de Mexico,Mexico)
Beaten

The victim was found face down in the street in a pool of blood. She had a fractured skull and her scalp was loose.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info43454634https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/13/alessa-flores-mendez_ciudad-de-mexico-distrito-federal-mexico_43454634violence/strangledAlessa Flores Mendez
Age 23
13 Oct 2016
Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal,Mexico)
Strangled

Alessa was found strangled in a hotel room in the Cuauhtémoc branch of Mexico City. She had also been beaten and stabbed.]]>2026-03-07 23:15:41 tdor@translivesmatter.info9b1b1514https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/13/name-unknown_sorocaba-sao-paulo-brazil_9b1b1514violence/suffocatedName Unknown
13 Oct 2016
Sorocaba, São Paulo,Brazil)
Suffocated

The victim's body was found in the Sorocaba river with her head covered by a plastic bag. She had been suffocated.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoae90aa78https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/13/c-do-nascimento-rolim_sao-paulo-brazil_ae90aa78violence/asphyxiatedC. do Nascimento Rolim
Age 19
13 Oct 2016
São Paulo,Brazil)
Asphyxiated

C. was found dead inside an unattended police car parked in the 77th Police District (PD), in Santa Cecilia, in the center of São Paulo. Her death was ruled “suspicious”.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof53d0346https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/11/c-a-armas-carvajal-la-ariel-la-polla-or-la-diana_penjamo-guanajuato-mexico_f53d0346violence/shotC. A. Armas Carvajal (“La Ariel”, “La Polla” or “La Diana”)
Age 35
11 Oct 2016
Pénjamo, Guanajuato,Mexico)
Shot

Cheva was murdered outside her home located between Juan Carrillo and Monterder Segura streets in the downtown Chihuahua. Her attacker shot her and a man who was with her. She...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa5afc5c2https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/11/cheva-herrera-aceves_chihuahua-mexico_a5afc5c2violence/shotCheva Herrera Aceves
11 Oct 2016
Chihuahua,Mexico)
Shot

A stranger entered Cheva's house while she was with another person and shot her without saying a word. She died and her companion was wounded.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info5b861a4chttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/11/name-unknown_tagum-davao-del-norte-philippines_5b861a4cviolence/shotName Unknown
11 Oct 2016
Tagum, Davao del Norte,Philippines)
Shot

The victim was shot dead by a bus driver on the afternoon of 11th October on Circumferential Road, Magugpo West, Tagum City. The reports were sketchy and showed her bloodstained...]]>2018-10-18 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2a11cb2ahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/11/name-unknown_philippines_2a11cb2aviolence/murderedName Unknown
11 Oct 2016
Philippines
Murdered

All we know about this victim is a Facebook post with a screenshot of a message containing a photo of her body lying in the undergrowth. We don't know her name, what happened to...]]>2019-11-05 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info5f928005https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/10/ahya-sapphire_caloocan-metro-manila-philippines_5f928005violence/murderedAhya Sapphire
10 Oct 2016
Caloocan, Metro Manila,Philippines)
Murdered

Like most victims in the Philippines, her murder was reported via Facebook and details are sketchy, showing only a photo of her in life, and one of her corpse lying in a pool of...]]>2019-11-05 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info7e5a93cfhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/10/yasmin-montoy_sao-paulo-brazil_7e5a93cfviolence/beatenYasmin Montoy
Age 20
10 Oct 2016
São Paulo,Brazil)
Beaten

Yasmin was beaten. Her body showed signs of the violence she had suffered and an injury to her head which was “probably done with a stick”. However, despite the testimony of...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info41698a73https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/08/brandi-bledsoe_cleveland-ohio-usa_41698a73violence/shotBrandi Bledsoe
Age 32
8 Oct 2016
Cleveland, Ohio,USA)
Shot

Brandi was found dead with a plastic bag around her head and reports of head trauma. The cause of her death was a gunshot wound to the chest.]]>2026-03-07 23:15:41 tdor@translivesmatter.info15cc956chttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/08/itzel-duras-castellanos_ciudad-de-mexico-distrito-federal-mexico_15cc956cviolence/stabbedItzel Durás Castellanos
Age 19
8 Oct 2016
Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal,Mexico)
Stabbed

Itzel was stabbed in the neck while at her home. Neighbours heard her cries for help and called the emergency services, but by the time the authorities arrived she was dead.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe5449ccdhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/08/w-rodrigues-alexandre_duque-de-caxias-rio-de-janeiro-brazil_e5449ccdviolence/beatenW. Rodrigues Alexandre
8 Oct 2016
Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil)
Beaten

W. was beaten to death at dawn on Saturday 8th October near the center of Duque de Caxias.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info38ecf490https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/10/02/kitkat-mae-fermin_davao-city-philippines_38ecf490violence/shotKitkat Mae Fermin
Age 18
2 Oct 2016
Davao City,Philippines)
Shot

Kitkat was shot in the head.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00