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Kelly Watson

Age 32 (born 23 Jul 1976)

9 Jun 2009
Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
Not reported

TDoR list ref: tgeu/9 Jun 2009/Fredrick “Kelly” Watson

Kelly Watson

Kelly was a 32-year-old Navajo transgender woman. She was murdered on June 9, 2009. Her body was found in an alley. Her murder remains unsolved.

Kelly Watson was murdered on June 9, 2009 in Albuquerque. Neighbors found her body in an alley blocks away from where Terri Benally was later murdered. Authorities have not yet said that these murders are linked though the cases have many similarities. Watson's murder remains unsolved.

Kelly was born in Gallup on 23rd July, 1976, into the Black Streak People Clan for the Meadow People Clan. She attended Tse Bonito Elementary and Gallup High School and worked at various places in Albuquerque and Gallup.

Native Out, 08.07.2009

https://avp.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/04/2009_NCAVP_HV_Report.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20091120195425/http://www.gallupindependent.com/2009/06June/061809deaths.html

Report added: 11 Nov 2018. Last updated: 11 Mar 2024

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