T-girl Murder in Boston!
Jimi Greydog (Morgan) katmanjim@hotmail.com
Editor: Clare Howell, cl...@gpac.org
Contact: Daviko Marcel, Director, Transgender
Education Network, (617) 988-2605 x 211
TRANSWOMAN MURDERED IN BOSTON
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[Boston, MA: 30 Nov 98] TRANSGENDER WOMAN RITA HESTER
was murdered in her Allston apartment on Saturday
(28 Nov 98). She died of multiple stabs wounds.
The Boston Globe reports that a neighbor heard
a commotion at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday, but ignored
the
noise. "I heard a lot of bangs," she said, "but I just
thought someone was pounding on the door." Police have
no leads except to say that the victim probably knew
the
killer. Other neighbors are nervous. Said one, "I don't
know much. But I wouldn't want to say much if I did
know.
You never know what [the killer] might do."
The Globe reports the death of William Hester.
"He was a nightclub singer and a party thrower, a man
who sported long braids and preferred women's
clothes..."
The Globe editor responsible for the story decreed to
his
reporter that only male references would be made about
the victim. Nowhere is acknowledgement made in their
report that Hester was living as a woman.
There will be a meeting of transactivists and
interested citizens on Tuesday (1 Dec 98) in Boston to
respond to Hester's murder and media misrepresentations
of her. See contact above for details.
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