2025-03-01 16:03:08

Tortured death of trans man in western New York echoes notorious 90s killing

Seven people have been arrested over ‘horrific’ death of Sam Nordquist, 24. A similar case in Wyoming once helped fuel the LGBTQ+ rights movementA body discarded in a field. Cold weather. Signs of torture.So far, seven people have been charged with the murder of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old Black transgender man who was tortured and murdered in western New York state last month. It was a case that Capt Kelly Swift of the state police’s bureau of criminal investigation said was “one of the most horrific crimes I have ever investigated”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/01/sam-nordquist-killing-matthew-shepard

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