TDoR 1989 / 1989 / February / 16 / Stephanie Hernandez


Stephanie Hernandez

Age 23

16 Feb 1989
San Francisco, California (USA)
Beaten and stabbed

TDoR list ref: tdor.info/16 Feb 1989/Steven Hernandez

Stephanie Hernandez

Stephanie was murdered by Kelly Nichols, who had earlier picked her up in a taxi.

POLICE REQUEST: San Francisco police are appealing for a cab driver to assist them in their investigation of a murder.

Homicide Inspector Michael Byrne is looking for a cabbie who on Thursday morning reportedly took Kelly Nichols, 31, first to the 1900 block of Broadway, then to Polk and O'Farrell streets, where Nichols picked up [deadname] Hernandez, 23, a [trans woman] also known as Stephanie.

Hernandez was found later that same day in Nichols' Naylor Street home, beaten and stabbed to death.

Nichols is currently in custody on homicide charges. Police are seeking the cabdriver, believed to work for Luxor, to aid them in completing their investigation.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-steven-hernan/129375166/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-murder-of-tra/72551700/

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

Report added: 24 Feb 2019. Last updated: 7 Mar 2026

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