Paloma Perez
Age 313 Oct 2011
San Juan de Miraflores, Lima (Peru)
Strangled
TDoR list ref: tgeu/3-Oct-2011/Paloma Perez
Paloma's body was found in a garbage bag under a bridge. After strangling her, the perpetrator had stabbed, beheaded and burnt her body.
The Police identified the suspect who murdered a [trans woman] whose body was found semi-burnt under the Atocongo Bridge more than a week ago.
The criminal is Emilio de la Cruz Valverde. According to friends of the victim he was the ex-partner of 'Paloma', the nickname of the late [deadname] Pérez, who had a 6-month relationship with her murderer.
The man confessed to killing her and explained that he beat his partner with his fists, then strangled her with a rope until she passed out. Finally, he took a stick and hit her to death over the head. In order not to arouse suspicion, he hid the body under her bed and slept with her for two days, América Noticias reported.
“What they did to her is cruel. They shouldn't have done it. It is not known why, ”said one of his relatives.
The day before her death, "Paloma" was with her best friend at a concert in a Cerro San Cosme sports complex, so it has not been ruled out that the crime was due to jealousy.
TvT partner organization TV Mex - Travestis Mexico, Summary 2011; Nuevo Ojo, online portal, 3.10.2011
