Ervianna Johnson
Age 2516 Feb 2025
Tabor City, North Carolina (USA)
Not reported
Ervianna's body was found near a pond not far from her home on Sunday 16th February, three days after she had gone missing. Ten days later her death was ruled a homicide.
The homicide of a 25 year old Black trans woman in Tabor, North Carolina on February 19, 2025 came to light after an exhaustive search when her family reported her missing six days prior. Her name was Ervianna “Baydee” Johnson.
According to BlaqueOut magazine. Ervianna left her home without her phone, keys or belongings at 3:00AM on February 13. This gave her family reason to think she would be back quickly. She did not return so her family began to search for her. On February 16, they filed a missing persons report. Family found Ervianna’s body on Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025. Her body was found near a pond to the south of where she had lived on Bermuda Bay Lane. She was discovered face down without shoes.
On February 26, police announced that her death was a homicide. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is working with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation They are awaiting final autopsy results.
Ervianna lived with her birth family and worked at a hotel and as a digital content creator. Her social media paints a vivid picture of a woman full of life, which makes her murder even more tragic.
One thing about social media is that she gets to tell her own story – in images, video, memes, words, all of it. She created the unique story of her life. She repeatedly stated that she wanted to go viral. We could try to make that happen as a tribute to her life versus the story of her death alone.
She liked GloRilla, Rupaul’s Drag Race, and hip-hop majorette competitions. I was definitely impressed with her drop split.
Most of all, Ervianna’s family fills her social media, especially her nephews and nieces. She celebrated their birthdays, went to their events, and boasted about them. Clearly, she adored them. One of her final videos was celebrating an unexpected snowfall giving her a chance to have a snowball fight with them.
She was vibrant in so many ways. It is heartrending that those children will grow up without her. It is tragic she won’t grow up.
https://www.advocate.com/crime/ervianna-johnson-transgender-woman-killed
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