Monique Thomas
Age 35 (born 30 Mar 1963)11 Sep 1998
Dorchester, Massachusetts (USA)
Murdered
TDoR list ref: tdor.info/11 Sep 1998/Monique Thomas (aka Rufus P. Thomas)
Monique's body was not discovered for a week after she was murdered. Her jewelry, credit cards, and car were stolen after her death.
Subsequently George Stallings was caught using Thomas’s car and credit cars. He blamed the murder on “some men” who, he said, had discovered that Thomas was "biologically male".
Monique Thomas was murdered at age 35 by George Stallings, and her body was found in her apartment a week after her death, at 8 pm on September 11, 1998, by Boston Police. Her jewelry, credit cards, and car were stolen after her death. Thomas's car was found September 23, 1998, in Manchester, New Hampshire which led to Stallings' arrest.
Stallings pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on June 6, 2000. He was sentenced to life, with the possibility of parole. As of 2019, Stallings' petition for parole was denied.
Monique Thomas's death was one of three such murders that began a recognition of the danger transgender individuals face internationally. Her murder was discussed alongside the murders of Rita Hester and Chanelle Pickett in “Remembering Our Dead,” a web project that led to the creation of International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Although Monique's death was not mentioned often during the initial creation of the day, she is now frequently mentioned in articles that discuss the ongoing impact and observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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