TDoR 1991 / 1991 / August / 30 / Tina Bernardes


Tina Bernardes

Age 22

30 Aug 1991
Honolulu, Hawaii (USA)
Strangled

Tina Bernardes

Tina was found dead on a beach. She was dressed in women's clothing and had a bungee cord wrapped tightly around her neck. Ventura Jorge Rivera-Rios was convicted of the murder.

Rivera-Rios, 27, is accused of killing [...] [trans woman] "Tina" Bernardes at Mokuleia Beach in the early morning hours of Aug. 30, 1991 after discovering Bernardes was [trans].

Tina's name was not included in the archive of historic TDoR cases collated by tdor.info.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-murder-of-transg/142898247/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-murder-of-transg/142898104/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-murder-of-transg/142897734/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-transvestite-mur/25466723/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-rivera-rios-murd/142897065/

Report added: 7 Mar 2024. Last updated: 10 Apr 2024

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