TDoR 2003 / 2003 / May / 31 / Shelby Tracey Tom


Shelby Tracey Tom

Age 40

31 May 2003
North Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
Murdered

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Shelby Tracey Tom

Shelby was murdered by Jatin Patel after he found out she was transgender. Her body was found in an alley.

Shortly after stepping off a plane in Vancouver, deported California felon Jatin Patel “freaked out” when he discovered a prostitute he’d picked up was transgendered. He then killed her.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-murder-of-transgender-perso/77564148/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-jatin-patel-pleaded-guilty/143627054/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-murder-of-transgender-perso/143627360/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-murder-of-transgender/143627429/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-tribune-murder-of-trans/143627520/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-murder-of-transgender-woman/143627672/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-murder-of-transgender-woman/143627788/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-murder-of-transgender/143627897/

Report added: 10 Dec 2018. Last updated: 18 Mar 2024

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