TDoR 1981 / 1981 / August / 15 / Andre Vacarro


Andre Vacarro

Age 31

15 Aug 1981
Providence, Rhode Island (USA)
Stabbed and shot

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Andre Vacarro

Andre was found dead dressed in women’s clothing. They had been stabbed multiple times and shot in the head. No arrests were made.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police recorded Providence's third killing in a week Saturday when three children discovered the bloodied body of a man dressed in women's clothing.

Authorities were not sure about the victim's sex until an autopsy was performed by a state medical examiner.

The victim was identified as Andre Vacarro, 31, of Providence.

The autopsy showed Vacarro died from numerous stab wounds and a gunshot to the head.

Police interviewed residents in the area where Vaccaro's body was found in a parked car behind a school around 9:30 a.m. No arrests were made.

Source: United Press International, August 15, 1981.

http://students673.ucr.edu/docsserver/lgbt/trans_remembrance_display_posters.pdf

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10_JeZ7LEIRhvewTCoL5mVkH6MQJzf7fSXl4-P6QJ0v0/edit#gid=0

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/08/15/Police-recorded-Providences-third-killing-in-a-week-Saturday/4475366696000/

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