Name Unknown
Havana, La Habana (Cuba)
Stabbed. 6 Oct 2009
The victim was stabbed three times - twice in the breast and once in the back.
Linsia C.C.
Age Approx. 40
Burgos (Spain)
Strangled and stabbed. 8 Oct 2009
Linsia was a sex worker of Colombian descent. She was killed 3-4 days before 8th October.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/10/08/linsia-cc_burgos-spain_d52006b5
Marión Lanza
Honduras
Shot. 9 Oct 2009
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/10/09/marion-lanza_honduras_19cb127d
Monserrat ("Elder Noe") Maradiaga
San Pedro Sula, Cortés (Honduras)
Run over. 10 Oct 2009
Monserrat was on the sidewalk with two other persons when a car came by at speed and ran her over. She died instantly.
"Rômulo Emílio" de Freitas
Age 18
Londrina, Paraná (Brazil)
Shot. 13 Oct 2009
The victim was a sex worker who was attacked by three men at night and shot three times by one of them.
Carolina ("Edwards José") González
Age 37
Maracaibo, Zulia (Venezuela)
Shot. 13 Oct 2009
Carolina was a hairdresser and sex worker. After she returned from a funeral, unidentified gunmen shot her and fled.
Andrea Waddell
Age 29
Brighton, Sussex (United Kingdom)
Strangled. 15 Oct 2009
Andrea was strangled by Neil McMillan, 42, before her flat was set on fire.
"Tamires" de Tal
Taguatinga, Distrito Federal (Brazil)
Shot. 19 Oct 2009
The victim was part of a group of trans sex workers who were shot by two men at night. The suspects, two men in their 20s, were caught by the police.
Vimlesh (Hijra)
Age 47
New Delhi (India)
Throat cut. 20 Oct 2009
Vimlesh was a "guruji", or leader of a local hijra community. She hwas murdered together with another hijra (Meena) by her driver, bodyguard and another man.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/10/20/vimlesh-hijra_new-delhi-india_620371ab
Meena (Hijra)
Age 31
New Delhi (India)
Throat cut. 20 Oct 2009
The victim was murdered together with another hijra (Vimlesh) by the driver and bodyguard of the other victim and another man who stole her jewelry and car.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/10/20/meena-hijra_new-delhi-india_06f5196c
Kimberly ("Marco Andrés") Medina Andrade
Age 25
Santiago (Chile)
Stabbed. 21 Oct 2009
Kimberly and another tran woman (Justo Hernández Arriagada), were attacked by a group named "Team Mecano".
Name Unknown
Age 25-28
Campinas, São Paulo (Brazil)
Stabbed. 24 Oct 2009
The victim went with a client into the drive-in, and was stabbed there. She had severe injuries in the right arm, the breasts, the stomach and the hips.
Katherine Noriega
Barrio de Santa Fé, Bogotá, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Shot. 25 Oct 2009
Katherine was shot.
Dee Green
Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
Stabbed. 25 Oct 2009
Police found Dee lying unconscious and bleeding in the street. They took her to the hospital where she died a half hour later
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/10/25/dee-green_baltimore-maryland-usa_e477638f
Juan Carlos Zelaya
Honduras
Shot. 26 Oct 2009
No information is known.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/10/26/juan-carlos-zelaya_honduras_4f871c72
Kenia Mayli
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Run over and shot. 26 Oct 2009
Kenia was run over by a vehicle and then shot twice in the head.
Name Unknown
Age 20-30
La Libertad (El Salvador)
Shot. 29 Oct 2009
It was a double murder (of a trans person and of another woman). There is no evidence, but the area is controlled by a youth gang, the mara salvatrucha.
Wanda Fox
Bogotá, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Shot. 30 Oct 2009
Wanda was shot by several individuals from a car.
Jessica Andreina
Puerto Barrios, Izabal (Guatemala)
Shot. 31 Oct 2009
Jessica was shot. Her body was found by other trans persons.
Lam
Age 17
El Zamorano, Francisco Morazán (Honduras)
Shot. 1 Nov 2009
Various men attacked the victim.
Sabrina García Cajas
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Stoned. 2 Nov 2009
Sabrina was brutally stoned to death in zone 5 of Guatemala City. She was a member of OTRANS, Reinas de la Noche.
Name Unknown
Londrina, Paraná (Brazil)
3 Nov 2009
The victim passed away between 26th October and 3rd November.
Name Unknown
Honduras
9 Nov 2009
The victim was one of several killed between 28th June and 9th November.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/11/09/name-unknown_honduras_b233eb27
Name Unknown
Honduras
9 Nov 2009
The victim was one of several killed between 28th June and 9th November.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/11/09/name-unknown_honduras_8c420266
Name Unknown
Honduras
9 Nov 2009
The victim was one of several killed between 28th June and 9th November.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/11/09/name-unknown_honduras_a4e99d09
Name Unknown
Honduras
9 Nov 2009
The victim was one of several killed between 28th June and 9th November.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/11/09/name-unknown_honduras_cd1514bc
Destiny Lauren
Age 29
Leighton, London (United Kingdom)
Strangled. 10 Nov 2009
Destiny was found by police at her flat in Leighton Crescent at 00.55am on Thursday morning. She was taken to the Royal Free Hospital but was pronounced dead at 1.35am.
Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado
Cayey, Puerto Rico (USA)
Stabbed, decapitated and dismembered. 14 Nov 2009
Jorge was found dead on an isolated road. They had been decapitated, partially burned and dismembered.
Brenda
Age 32
Rome, Lazio (Italy)
Smoke inhalation. 20 Nov 2009
Brenda was burned to death in her own apartment. The police are investigating murder.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/11/20/brenda_rome-lazio-italy_fed38c92
"Marconi William" Pereira
Age 27
Itabira, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Shot. 21 Nov 2009
TV presenter
"Wanchai" Tongwijit
Age 35
Wichit, Phuket City (Thailand)
Shot. 21 Nov 2009
The victim was a restaurant employee and was shot by 22year old Phichai Lakkor in a short-time hotel.
Namanda
Goiana, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 22 Nov 2009
TvT Partner Organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009)
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/11/22/namanda_goiana-pernambuco-brazil_a5126df3
"Grazivaldo" Martins
Age 47
Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
Hanged. 23 Nov 2009
The victim was a sex worker.
Rui
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Stabbed. 25 Nov 2009
Police suspect a crime of passion.
Emanuele Fosquerau de Oliveira
Age 25
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 25 Nov 2009
Sex worker, shot at night by three 16-year-olds. Died in hospital.
Kelly Correa Pichardo ("Alejandro")
Age 24
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic)
Shot. 25 Nov 2009
Kelly was shot while riding a motorbike with another person (who was also injured). Their assilants were several men, also on a motorbike.
La Lola ("Francisco Javier" Mena Aguilar)
Age 17
Rivas (Nicaragua)
Stabbed. 29 Nov 2009
Stabbed in the back in the "red light district" of Rivas. The victim was brought to hospital, were she died in the surgery room due to an internal haemorrhage.
Débora da Costa
Recife, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 2 Dec 2009
Débora's killer shot her six times and fled in a van. She had previously received threats for the non-payment of debts.
Name Unknown
Guayaquil, Guayas (Ecuador)
6 Dec 2009
The victim died between 30th November and 6th December.
Filhinha
Uberaba, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
8 Dec 2009
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2009)
Mariah Malina Qualls
Age 23
San Francisco, California (USA)
Beaten. 9 Dec 2009
Mariah was found dead inside a hotel.
Sabrina Drummond
Age 43
São Luis, Maranhão (Brazil)
Stabbed. 12 Dec 2009
Sabrina is suspected to have been killed by a "serial killer" who also murdered two other trans people.
Estrella (José Angel) Venegas
Age 32
Mexicali, Baja California (Mexico)
Shot. 13 Dec 2009
Estrella was shot in the chest and forehead.
Giovanna Fernandes
Age 31
Rome, Lazio (Italy)
15 Dec 2009
The body of the victim, who was of Brazilian descent, was found inside a garbage bag in a state of advanced decomposition, along with a jacket, a pair of black sandals and a ring.
"Luis Arturo" Murillo
Age 25
San Pedro Sula, Cortés (Honduras)
Dismembered. 15 Dec 2009
The body was found dismembered, with severed genitals, in a white and pink sack. Her head was not found.
Talia
Belém, Pará (Brazil)
Stabbed. 15 Dec 2009
TvT Partner Organization Grupo Gay da Bahia: (Tabelas 2009)
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/12/15/talia_belem-para-brazil_2f2fb926
"José" dos Santos Bispo
Age 43
Tancredo Neves, Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 16 Dec 2009
The victim was a pai de santo, a religious leader.
"Euzenilson Paulino" Carneiro da Silva
Age 23
Recife, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 16 Dec 2009
The victim was shot to death, along with her mother, by two hooded men on a motorbike.
Paulina Méndez Cartagena ("Juan Pablo")
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Shot. 17 Dec 2009
The Organización de Apoyo a una Sexualidad Integral frente al Sida (Oasis) declared that the trans sex workers of District 1, after denouncing the murder, were threatened and...
"José Javier" Quiroz Terrazas
Age 19
Delicias, Chihuahua (Mexico)
Shot. 20 Dec 2009
Four hooded men in a van approached the victim and another person, forcing them to give up their valuables. The victim ran away and was shot down. The police found their body in a...
"Luiz" da Silva
Age 47
Cuiabá, Paraná (Brazil)
Beaten. 20 Dec 2009
The victim was beaten. They died before 20th December.
Renata Pinheiro de Souza
Age 37
Brasília, Distrito Federal (Brazil)
Beaten. 20 Dec 2009
Victim was found stripped naked. The victim’s head was smashed with a piece of a broken toilet.
Fernanda
Age 36
Maceió, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 23 Dec 2009
The perpetrator fled on a scooter.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/12/23/fernanda_maceio-alagoas-brazil_cbe1ffdb
Name Unknown
Age 17
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Shot. 24 Dec 2009
The victim, a sex worker, was executed by two young men on a motorbike after leaving a sex worker hotel.
D. A. Santos Costa
Age 20
Italy
Died in custody. 25 Dec 2009
D. died in custody. She was a Brazilian national who had been detained because her documentation was not in order.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/12/25/d-a-santos-costa_italy_b1d1684e
Jô de Souza Bevenites
Age 48
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná (Brazil)
Stabbed. 29 Dec 2009
The victim was stabbed by a man on a motorbike near a bus station.
Wong
Age 64
Johor Baharu (Malaysia)
Stabbed. 31 Dec 2009
Wong was killed in his own apartment and robbed. His body was found with stab wounds in the right side of the stomach and left side of the chest plus bruises in the right hand.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2009/12/31/wong_johor-baharu-malaysia_67263550
Tânia Santos
Age 19
Maceio, Alagoas (Brazil)
Stabbed. 31 Dec 2009
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010)
"Toninho"
Campo Largo, Paraná (Brazil)
Beaten. 2 Jan 2010
The victim was a sex worker. It is suspected that she was killed by a client, who tried to suffocate her with a plastic bag before beating her to death.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/01/02/toninho_campo-largo-parana-brazil_871ec1dc
Name Unknown
Age 30
Naples, Campania (Italy)
Shot. 2 Jan 2010
Victim was found near a market place and was beaten before she was killed.
Name Unknown
São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot. 4 Jan 2010
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010)
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/01/04/name-unknown_sao-paulo-brazil_c62aa10b
"José Luis" Conde
Age 39
Rosario, Santa Fe (Argentina)
Beaten. 9 Jan 2010
The victim was a Federal Administration (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos) lawyer.
Myra Chanel Ical
Age 51
Houston, Texas (USA)
Beaten. 18 Jan 2010
Myra was found partially clothed. She had suffered bruises and defensive wounds.
Ingrid Huayaba Gonzáles
Age 23
Lima (Peru)
Defenestrated. 23 Jan 2010
Ingrid died in hospital two days after being pushed out of a second floor window by her companion - who was suspected of exploiting and mistreating her.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/01/23/ingrid-huayaba-gonzales_lima-peru_eb5680fd
Fernanda ("Alex") Correia de Brito
Age 33
Maceió, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 23 Jan 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
Lacraia
Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 26 Jan 2010
The victim was a homeless person.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/01/26/lacraia_salvador-bahia-brazil_ea79cf0f
"Fernando" Vásquez Roque
Age 26
Lima (Peru)
Beaten. 26 Jan 2010
The victim was tortured.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/01/26/fernando-vasquez-roque_lima-peru_f8ab6f4f
Brigitte
Caracas, Distrito Capital (Venezuela)
Shot. 28 Jan 2010
Brigitte was shot dead by street gangs. She was a student at Bolívar University, Caracas, and a trans activist of Alianza Lambda de Venezuela.
Name Unknown
Ariquemes, Rondônia (Brazil)
Beaten. 29 Jan 2010
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010)
Name Unknown
Belém, Pará (Brazil)
Shot. 29 Jan 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/01/29/name-unknown_belem-para-brazil_e079e3aa
"Josué" Arredondo García
Zacapu, Michoacán (Mexico)
Beaten. 31 Jan 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
Nadia Malik (khusra)
Age 28
Rawalpindi, Punjab (Pakistan)
Stabbed and run over. 31 Jan 2010
The victim was stabbed repeatedly and then run over by a car.
Marcela Esteve
Age 47
Tandil, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Stabbed. 2 Feb 2010
Marcela was stabbed in January, and died in hospital 20 days later. Gocella Paul Sebastia, 31, was subsequently arrested.
Derya
Age 35
Antalya (Turkey)
Stabbed. 8 Feb 2010
Derya was found dead in her bedroom with her throat cut and multiple knife stab wounds to her face and body.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/02/08/derya_antalya-turkey_1470d0f7
"Maurício" da Silva Correia
Age 23
São Luís, Maranhão (Brazil)
Stabbed. 16 Feb 2010
The victim was stabbed 27 times. The police declared that the perpetrator was a psychopath.
"Felipe" Torrealba Castillo
Age 20
Barquisimeto, Lara (Venezuela)
Shot. 16 Feb 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Diario El Impulso, 17.02.2010
Aycan Yener
Istanbul (Turkey)
Stabbed. 17 Feb 2010
Aycan was killed in her apartment in the Fatih area of Istanbul. Her throat was slit, and she was stabbed 17 times.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/02/17/aycan-yener_istanbul-turkey_cd7d9077
Tonha "Adelino" Moura Rufino
Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 19 Feb 2010
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010)
Sandra
Age 22
Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 21 Feb 2010
According to the police, the victim was a sex worker and was shot down by an adolescent on a bicycle while working on the street.
"Italo" Bargosa Gonzaga
Age 16
Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 22 Feb 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
Princesa (Vinícius Freitas Vieira)
Age 19
Via Estrutural, Distrito Federal (Brazil)
Stabbed. 25 Feb 2010
The victim was stabbed to death with a machete.
Paola Uc Dzib
Age 23
Tizimín, Yucatán (Mexico)
Stabbed. 27 Feb 2010
The victim was a waitress.
"Adelcio" Silveira Lima Polaca
Age 36
Maringá, Paraná (Brazil)
Shot. 1 Mar 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
"Edmilson José" dos Santos
Age 26
Maringá, Paraná (Brazil)
Shot. 1 Mar 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
Kelly
Age 25
Serra, Espírito Santo (Brazil)
Shot. 5 Mar 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/05/kelly_serra-espirito-santo-brazil_36a5a5a8
"Tiago" da Silva
Age 25
Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Stoned. 6 Mar 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
"Rubicel" Torres Rodríguez
Chilpancingo, Guerrero (Mexico)
Shot. 7 Mar 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Agora Guerrero 07.03.2010
Débora Mancini
Vila Progresso, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 13 Mar 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: TV Morena, 14.03.2010
Crislaine "José" Marques
Age 27
Guarabira, Paraíba (Brazil)
Stabbed. 18 Mar 2010
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010)
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_066d4c0f
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_ea7ab5af
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_5577066b
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_ecc858b2
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_cacc0855
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_cbbef7f5
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_69d0508d
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_7383e575
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_28160a75
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_ba9e7fb1
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_ea71a376
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_101e5aff
Name Unknown
Guatemala
18 Mar 2010
The victim was one of 13 trans people reported killed in Guatemala between 1st January and 18th March 2010.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/18/name-unknown_guatemala_9f95d4bd
Name Unknown
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Beaten. 20 Mar 2010
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010)
Débora Contreras Ponce
Age 19
Tegucigalpa, Distrito Central (Honduras)
Shot. 25 Mar 2010
The victim was a sex worker. She was shot 15 times.
Curi Huansi
Age 29
Parma, Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Stabbed. 25 Mar 2010
Curi was stabbed and her body left naked at a roadside dump.
Verônica (Rodrigo) Ferreira
Age 23
Viana, Espírito Santo (Brazil)
Shot. 27 Mar 2010
According to the police, the assassins were very cruel and reloaded the gun to shoot several times, although the victim lying on the ground was already dead.
Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar
Age 29
New York City (USA)
Strangled. 27 Mar 2010
Amanda was found naked on the bed in her apartment in Queens. She had been strangled, her apartment trashed and her laptop stolen.
Name Unknown
Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal (Mexico)
Beaten. 27 Mar 2010
The victim was raped anally with an unknown object and then beaten to death. She was found naked, wearing only a bra.
Leona "Leonardo" Fernandes
Age 19
Viana, Espírito Santo (Brazil)
Shot. 28 Mar 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
Monchina de Jesús Crisóstomo de León
Age 26
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic)
Strangled. 30 Mar 2010
Monchina was strangled with a sheet in a hotel room. Her killer was a 24 year-old client who said that he killed her in a fight that started after he realised that "she wasn’t a...
Name Unknown
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Dismembered. 31 Mar 2010
A dismembered body was found in the Kalimalang River in East Jakarta and Bekasi. Her date of death is unknown, but was probably sometime during the last week of March.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/03/31/name-unknown_jakarta-indonesia_4d6a1a25
China
Age 30
Cuenca, Azuay (Ecuador)
1 Apr 2010
China was a sex worker. There were two hypotheses: they were either murdered or died by suicide.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/04/01/china_cuenca-azuay-ecuador_92e83c89
Toni Alston
Age 44
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA)
Shot. 3 Apr 2010
Toni was shot in front of her home.
Name Unknown
Chihuahua (Mexico)
Decapitated. 3 Apr 2010
The victim was beheaded while still alive. Her head was found a mile away from her body.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/04/03/name-unknown_chihuahua-mexico_00125f11
Name Unknown
Age 20-25
João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil)
Stabbed. 10 Apr 2010
The victim’s body was found by a group of children in an abandoned house, naked and with her mouth gagged with her own underwear. Her body was bruised and she had been stabbed.
Pitanga Malta da Silva
Age 39
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
10 Apr 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
Michelle
Age 30
São José dos Pinhais, Paraná (Brazil)
Shot. 11 Apr 2010
The victim was attacked by three men and shot to death.
Baiana (Ângelo da Costa)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Shot. 13 Apr 2010
ASTRA Rio (Brazilian Trans Organization)
Ashley Santiago Ocasio
Age 31
Corozal, Puerto Rico (USA)
Shot. 19 Apr 2010
Ashley's naked body was found in the kitchen of her apartment. She had been stabbed 14 times.
Dandara
Age 40
Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Shot. 20 Apr 2010
Victim was a sex worker.
"Adalberto" Alberto de Morais
Age 17
Tocantins (Brazil)
Stabbed. 21 Apr 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Noticias Terra, 21.05.2010
"Cleidinaldo" Silva do Nascimento
Age 30
Brumado, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 22 Apr 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Cabuloso, 04.05.2010
Ramona
Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Beaten. 22 Apr 2010
ASTRA Rio (Brazilian Trans Organization)
Name Unknown
Age 30
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Shot. 25 Apr 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Prensa Libre, 25.04.2010
Azra
Age 30
İzmir (Turkey)
Shot. 27 Apr 2010
Azra was shot in the back of the head in her home. She was a founding member of the Black Pink Triangle Izmir LGBTT Association.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/04/27/azra_zmir-turkey_dcfaf3d2
Renata
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Beaten. 30 Apr 2010
ASTRA Rio (Brazilian Trans Organization)
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/04/30/renata_rio-de-janeiro-brazil_f6a1513a
Claudia
Teresina, Piauí (Brazil)
Shot. 1 May 2010
The victim was shot by a gang of drug dealers.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/05/01/claudia_teresina-piaui-brazil_d9d6ad0e
Xara/Kelly
Age 19
Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 1 May 2010
The victim was a seller.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/05/01/xara-kelly_salvador-bahia-brazil_91011247
Mônica ("Thiago" de Jesus Carvalho)
Age 21
Stella Maris, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 1 May 2010
The victim was a sex worker and was found shot in a garbage container. Three hours before, she had been seen entering a client’s car. According to ...
Sheila
Novo Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Shot. 5 May 2010
ASTRA Rio (Brazilian Trans Organization)
Dana A. Larkin ("Chanel")
Age 26
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA)
Shot. 7 May 2010
Dana was shot in the head after revealing her transgender status to a man she had just met.
Ingrid Lizeth
Bogota, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Stabbed. 8 May 2010
The victim was a sex worker and stabbed to death by a man who had been intimate with her shortly before. Police say it was a passion crime.
Tigresa
Feira de Santana, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 8 May 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Correiro 24 horas, 08.05.2010
Luan Santos Xavier
Age 17
Porto Velho, Rondônia (Brazil)
Beaten. 11 May 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Rondonia Agora, 12.05.2010
"Marcos" Gutiérrez Ramos
Age 32
La Selva, Cancún, Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Dismembered. 11 May 2010
The victim was tortured before his death. There were indicators that the murder was committed by a Mexican drug mafia cartel.
Michelle "Luis Alejandro" Silva
Age 25
Maracaibo, Zulia (Venezuela)
Shot. 13 May 2010
The victim was shot by a man driving by in a car.
Name Unknown
Age 30
San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic)
Shot. 14 May 2010
The victim's body was found at kilometer 2 1/2 of the 6 de Noviembre avenue, near San Cristóbal. She had been raped and shot 3 times.
Ice ("Channarong" Sonnuam)
Age 21
Chaweng, Surat Thani (Thailand)
Beaten. 16 May 2010
Ice was raped and then beaten to death with a broken piece of concrete. The perpetrator was arrested following evidence gained by an IP camera near the crime scene and confessed...
"Cesar Henrique" Vendrame
Age 32
Resende, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Beaten. 17 May 2010
"Cesar" was a sex worker and died in hospital after having been severely beaten. According to witnesses, a man had approached Cesar when he was on the street for ...
Name Unknown
Varzea Grande, Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Strangled. 20 May 2010
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010)
Taira dos Santos
Age 20
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Beaten. 23 May 2010
Taira died as a result of a severe blow to her head after a fight. Her body was then burned by the killer.
"Manuel" Gómez Mendoza
Age 19
Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal (Mexico)
Beaten. 24 May 2010
The victim was a sex worker who as beaten to death while in a car with her clients. Another trans sex worker survived the attack and was able to escape.
Angie González Oquendo
Age 38
Caguas, Puerto Rico (USA)
Strangled. 24 May 2010
Angie's body was found naked with her hands tied. She had been strangled with an electrical cord and had multiple puncture wounds on her body.
"Josenildo" (Nildo) Barbosa dos Santos
Age 27
Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas (Brazil)
Stabbed. 27 May 2010
The victim was found naked in a shallow grave. She was an artist.
Batu
Age 28
Istanbul (Turkey)
Throat cut. 29 May 2010
The perpetrator is her ex-boyfriend. The murderer was caught by the police while he was trying to escape from the scene. The murderer murdered Batu with a chopper and...
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/05/29/batu_istanbul-turkey_c7b0019c
Name Unknown
Age 25
São Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 31 May 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
Yisel ("Luis Jesús") Mejías Silva
Age 20
La Encrucijada, Aragua (Venezuela)
Shot. 2 Jun 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
"Valdeci" Ferreira de Sousa
Age 46
Teresina, Piauí (Brazil)
Stabbed. 5 Jun 2010
Valdeci died in hospital a day after being stabbed to death by their boyfriend Cristiano Pereira da Silva. The boyfriend was arrested after confessing that he murdered "Valdeci"...
Jazmin/Gudelia "Ángel" Vega Guzmán
Age 39
Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico)
Strangled. 5 Jun 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
Xuxa
Age 29
Laranjeiras, Sergipe (Brazil)
Shot. 5 Jun 2010
The victim was a sex worker.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/06/05/xuxa_laranjeiras-sergipe-brazil_21c03b58
Fernanda Lavalle
Age 28
Actopan, Hidalgo (Mexico)
Shot. 16 Jun 2010
Fernanda's body was found gagged and shot twice in the head after she had been missing for three days.
Sandy Woulard
Age 28
Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Shot. 21 Jun 2010
Sandy was shot to death on the south side of Chicago. She was found lying in the street and died in the hospital.
José Gerardo Palma
Comayagüela, Distrito Central (Honduras)
Shot. 24 Jun 2010
The victim was a merchant. Three unidentified men entered her tent and shot her to death.
"Iraquitan" dos Santos Soares
Age 23
Olinda, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 29 Jun 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Pe 360 Graus, 29.06.2010 & 30.06.2010
Marcela Presley ("Marcelo Pedro" Justino)
Age 25
Maceió, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 30 Jun 2010
The victim was a sex worker who was shot from a car when approached by a client. The murder took place on a beach, where the sex worker had been doing sex work for ten years.
Arenita Corporán Suero
Age 22
Villa Mella, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Stabbed. 1 Jul 2010
Arenita was stabbed to death in her own apartment . Shortly beforehand her housemate had seen three men arrive at the apartment asking for her services.
Marcela Presley Justino
Age 25
Maceió, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 1 Jul 2010
Marcela was a sex worker. According to a witness, a man in a car called Marcela by her name. As she walked towards him he shot her three times.
Dandara
Age 31
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Stabbed. 4 Jul 2010
The victim was a sex worker. The crime took place on a street where she used to work.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/07/04/dandara_manaus-amazonas--brazil_259db4e1
Name Unknown
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot. 6 Jul 2010
The victim was found shot four times on a street where sex workers work. She had come from Minas Gerais to São Bernardo do Campo a month earlier. The perpetrator also ...
"Juan Carlos" Crespo Molina
Age 28
Terraplén, Loíza, Puerto Rico (USA)
Shot. 7 Jul 2010
The victim was found shot dead on a beach.
Scarlety
Age 35
Balsas, Maranhão (Brazil)
Shot. 8 Jul 2010
Victim was a sex worker.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/07/08/scarlety_balsas-maranhao-brazil_9e2f6986
Natasha de Souza Oliveira
Age 22
Uberaba, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Shot. 8 Jul 2010
The victim was shot six times while walking on the street.
Michele da Silva Bulhões
Age 37
Uberaba, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Stabbed. 12 Jul 2010
According to the police, Michele was using crack in her apartment and the accused perpetrator, Cristiano da Silva, stabbed her with a stiletto after she refused to share the crack...
"Uziel" Figueiredo Araújo
Age 34
Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
Stabbed. 22 Jul 2010
The police arrested Alex de Jesus Santos who allegedly had a relationship with the victim and killed her out of jealousy.
Paola González Mendez
Age 36
San Francisco, Zulia (Venezuela)
Dismembered. 25 Jul 2010
The victim’s body was found half naked, decapitated and with severe injuries in the chest and hands. The police said she was murdered, because the perpetrators wanted to rob her...
Jessica
Age 16
Guerrero (Mexico)
Beaten. 27 Jul 2010
Jessica lived at the Coloso housing unit in Acapulco. She was killed as she walked from Chilpancingo to the community San Vicente. The Centre for Studies and Projects...
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/07/27/jessica_guerrero-mexico_abfc1085
Camille Gerin
Age 25
Campinas, São Paulo (Brazil)
Beaten. 27 Jul 2010
A client hit Camille over the head with two pieces of wood and threw her body into a ditch. She died in hospital the following day.
Roy Antonio Jones III
Age 1
Southampton, New York (USA)
Beaten. 1 Aug 2010
Roy was a 16 month old toddler beaten to death by their mother's boyfriend, 20 year old Pedro Jones.
"Alcebíades" Alves de Melo
Age 26
Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Stabbed. 12 Aug 2010
The victim was found with a gash in the neck.
Dani Bananinha Feitosa de Andrade
Age 19
Caruaru, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Stoned. 14 Aug 2010
Dani died from injuries caused by stones thrown at her. She lived in Santa Cruz do Cabibaribe. Her body was found on 15th August, but the police belief the crime happened in the...
Karen Mendonça
Age 22
Fortaleza, Ceará (Brazil)
Shot. 18 Aug 2010
Victim was a sex worker.
Lorraine
Teresina, Piauí (Brazil)
Stabbed. 19 Aug 2010
Lorraine's body was found stabbed several times. According to the police, she had already registered a complaint against the suspected perpetrator with the minorities' police...
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/08/19/lorraine_teresina-piaui-brazil_5c59cfe0
"Sidney" Nascimento
Age 30
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Stabbed. 21 Aug 2010
The victim was stabbed several times in her apartment. According to neighbours, she was a sex worker and used to take clients to her home.
Jaqueline Eunapio Garcao
Age 35
Dores, Sergipe (Brazil)
Shot. 22 Aug 2010
Victim was a bar owner.
Elane
Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)
Beaten. 29 Aug 2010
According to the police, Elane lived in the same region and was found beaten to death in the early morning.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/08/29/elane_salvador-da-bahia-brazil_b5b22d5b
Imperia Gamaniel Parson
San Pedro Sula, Cortés (Honduras)
Shot. 30 Aug 2010
Imperia was shot in the street at about half past midnight by two men on a motorcycle.
Keila Rios
Mata S. Joao, Bahia (Brazil)
Poisoned. 31 Aug 2010
Victim was a performer.
Name Unknown
Maceió, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 4 Sep 2010
The victim was shot 7 times.
"Gypsy"
Houston, Texas (USA)
Shot. 6 Sep 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project:
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/09/06/gypsy_houston-texas-usa_fafb8b79
Letícia (Evandro Fabiano) Soares
Age 29
Curitiba, Paraná (Brazil)
Shot. 10 Sep 2010
According to a witness, Letícia was approached by a man on the street who wanted to have paid sex with her. When Letícia declined and walked away, the man shot her.
Victoria Carmen White
Age 28
Maplewood, New Jersey (USA)
Shot. 12 Sep 2010
Victoria was killed at 5 am in a relative's apartment. Alrashim Chambers, 24, and Marquise Foster, 26, were charged with murder after surrendering to police in October.
Michele (Justo Luis) González García
Age 34
Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico (USA)
Shot. 13 Sep 2010
The victim was shot in the head together with another trans woman La Flaca (Miguel Orlando) Soto González.
La Flaca (Miguel Orlando) Soto González
Age 18
Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico (USA)
Shot. 13 Sep 2010
The victim was shot in the head together with another trans woman Michele (Justo Luis) González García.
Nicole das Mercer
Age 27
Jundiaí, São Paulo (Brazil)
Stabbed. 14 Sep 2010
According to witnesses, Nicole was working on the street when a man got out of a car and stabbed her 15 times.
İrem Okan
Age 28
Bursa (Turkey)
Stabbed. 20 Sep 2010
İrem was stabbed multiple times - from her throat to her stomach. The police found her body at the entrance of her apartment.
https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2010/09/20/rem-okan_bursa-turkey_c690b40e
Duda Fernandes
Age 26
Piracicaba, São Paulo (Brazil)
Stabbed. 21 Sep 2010
TvT Partner Organization: Grupo Gay da Bahia (Tabelas 2010)
(José Anacleto) Honorato
Age 24
Caruaru, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 23 Sep 2010
"Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide" research project: Pe 360 Graus, online portal, 24 Sep. 2010
Name Unknown
Chihuahua, Bursa (Mexico)
Run over. 26 Sep 2010
The victim's body was found on 26th September 2010 on a exit of the Chihuahua-Delicias highway. Her body showed marks of heavy strokes at the head, and the right ankle bone was...
(Ademir) do Nascimento Silva
Age 21
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Shot. 27 Sep 2010
The crime took place on a highway where sex workers work. According to the police, two men drove by on a motorbike and shot the victim for times.