https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=2017-04-01&to=2017-04-30&country=&filter=&view=list Remembering trans people lost to violence or suicide en-us https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/images/tdor_candle_jars.jpg https://tdor.translivesmatter.info tdor@translivesmatter.info6bafb63chttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/30/layza-mello_vila-velha-espirito-santo-brazil_6bafb63cviolence/shotLayza Mello
Age 28
30 Apr 2017
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo,Brazil)
Shot

Layza was shot in the hand, head and chest by an unknown attacker. The man who fired the shots fled after the crime and has not yet been identified, although police have released...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod764b059https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/30/name-unknown_belem-para-brazil_d764b059violence/shotName Unknown
30 Apr 2017
Belém, Pará,Brazil)
Shot

The victim was shot.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info4895b70bhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/30/shama_tej-mohan-nagar-jalandhar-punjab-india_4895b70bviolence/stabbedShama
Age 27
30 Apr 2017
Tej Mohan Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab,India)
Stabbed

Shama was killed by her estranged husband. They had married in 2006 but he left her when he learned that she was transgender. Several years later he returned to the city where she...]]>2026-03-07 22:58:13 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa08c607bhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/30/samaielly-da-silva-nascimento_lauro-de-freitas-bahia-brazil_a08c607bviolence/shotSamaielly da Silva Nascimento
Age 16
30 Apr 2017
Lauro de Freitas, Bahia,Brazil)
Shot

Samaielly was murdered on 30th April at around 11 pm in the district of Itinga in the municipality of Lauro de Freitas.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof7d541bdhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/29/name-unknown_barcarena-para-brazil_f7d541bdviolence/stabbedName Unknown
29 Apr 2017
Barcarena, Pará,Brazil)
Stabbed

The victim was drinking in the company of another person when they had an argument. He stabbed her twice, and later confessed to the crime.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoab4767ddhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/29/mona-de-oliveira_vitoria-de-santo-antao-pernambuco-brazil_ab4767ddviolence/shotMona de Oliveira
Age 28
29 Apr 2017
Vitoria de Santo Antao, Pernambuco,Brazil)
Shot

The victim was shot by a 38-caliber pistol. Her name is unknown.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infodbd93b97https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/29/sophia-castro_belo-horizonte-minas-gerais-brazil_dbd93b97violence/beaten and strangledSophia Castro
Age 21
29 Apr 2017
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Beaten and strangled

Sophia was beaten with a hammer and strangled. When arrested her attacker claimed that he killed her in self-defence.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info44179186https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/28/vanessa-valenzuela_vina-del-mar-valparaiso-chile_44179186violence/beatenVanessa Valenzuela
28 Apr 2017
Viña del Mar, Valparaiso,Chile)
Beaten

Vanessa was attacked with hammers, sticks and beaten up by 5 people who yelled “kill the fag”.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof2b422b8https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/27/eloa--silva_joao-pessoa-paraiba-brazil_f2b422b8violence/shotEloá Silva
Age 17
27 Apr 2017
João Pessoa, Paraíba,Brazil)
Shot

Eloá was shot by two men who entered her home.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info8c93504ahttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/27/mia-montealegre_makati-cavite-philippines_8c93504aviolence/not reportedMia Montealegre
27 Apr 2017
Makati, Cavite,Philippines)
Not reported

Mia's body was found inside her apartment on 1st May 2017 four days after her death. Her purse and cellphone were missing. The last time she was seen was with two men.]]>2019-07-29 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod830faf4https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/23/a-ribeiro-marcossone_curitiba-parana-brazil_d830faf4violence/shotA. Ribeiro Marcossone
Age 27
23 Apr 2017
Curitiba, Paraná,Brazil)
Shot

A. was approached by two men and shot more than 25 times in the head and chest.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info0cf0eab3https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/23/tato-ayestas_el-paraiso-copan-honduras_0cf0eab3violence/stabbedTato Ayestas
Age 24
23 Apr 2017
El Paraíso, Copán,Honduras)
Stabbed

Tato was stabbed repeatedly.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info65bf87dahttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/22/marooni_belem-para-brazil_65bf87daviolence/stabbedMarooni
Age 51
22 Apr 2017
Belém, Pará,Brazil)
Stabbed

Marooni was a hairdresser. She was stabbed 18 times at dawn on 22nd April. Neighbours told police that they heard several shouts from the victim, but had not seen anything.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info3f24cb9fhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/21/chayviss-reed-chay_miami-florida-usa_3f24cb9fviolence/shotChayviss Reed ("Chay")
Age 28
21 Apr 2017
Miami, Florida,USA)
Shot

Chay was shot in the stomach while running across the street. Her attacker fled.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:13 tdor@translivesmatter.info9ae4fd81https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/20/samily-guimaraes_rio-de-janeiro-brazil_9ae4fd81violence/shotSamily Guimarães
Age 24
20 Apr 2017
Rio de Janeiro,Brazil)
Shot

Samily was shot in the head and breast on Avenida Atlântica on the banks of the Botas River at 11:30pm. Witnesses reported that the shots came from a passing car.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoea321080https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/17/monse-morga-javier_guerrero-mexico_ea321080violence/shotMonse Morga Javier
Age 45
17 Apr 2017
Guerrero,Mexico)
Shot

Monse and another person went to a funeral. Their bodies were later found with shots to the head.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoda3d210ehttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/17/pinha-priscila_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_da3d210eviolence/beatenPinha Priscila
17 Apr 2017
Fortaleza, Ceará,Brazil)
Beaten

Pinha died from her injuries after being beaten the previous day.]]>2019-07-29 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info58219cf1https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/16/e-a-moreira_itabuna-bahia-brazil_58219cf1violence/shotE. A. Moreira
16 Apr 2017
Itabuna, Bahia,Brazil)
Shot

Witnesses reported that the victim was doing sex work near a gas station when she was approached and shot by her killer. She died at the scene.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info74d716d8https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/16/yadira-lopez-marroquin_monterrey-nuevo-leon-mexico_74d716d8violence/asphixiatedYadira Lopez Marroquin
Age 17
16 Apr 2017
Monterrey, Nuevo León,Mexico)
Asphixiated

Yadira entered the Hotel Venecia with a man who left the hotel 20 minutes later leaving her body behind. She had been asphixiated.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa4ae54a1https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/12/herica-izidorio_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_a4ae54a1violence/beatenHérica Izidório
Age 24
12 Apr 2017
Fortaleza, Ceará,Brazil)
Beaten

Hérica died in hospital two months after being beaten and thrown from a viaduct.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:13 tdor@translivesmatter.info6b96835fhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/12/name-unknown_curitiba-parana-brazil_6b96835fviolence/beatenName Unknown
12 Apr 2017
Curitiba, Paraná,Brazil)
Beaten

The victim was beaten to death. The body was collected by the Medical-Legal Institute (IML) for official identification, and the crime is being investigated by the Civil Police.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2d2b3e02https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/12/gabi-araujo-da-silva_feira-de-santana-bahia-brazil_2d2b3e02violence/shotGabi Araújo da Silva
Age 29
12 Apr 2017
Feira de Santana, Bahia,Brazil)
Shot

Gabi was shot in the face and shoulder at around 9:20pm on 12th April in Honorato Bonfim Street in the Brasília neighborhood. Her colleagues suspect that she was murdered by a...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info29d13d14https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/10/jheayn_metro-manilla-cavite-philippines_29d13d14violence/beatenJheayn
10 Apr 2017
Metro Manilla, Cavite,Philippines)
Beaten

Jheayn was beaten to death. Facebook post comments suggested she was a member of a group or gang with enemies.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info372a4584https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/10/camila_sao-jose-dos-campos-sao-paulo-brazil_372a4584violence/beatenCamila
Age 45
10 Apr 2017
São José dos Campos, São Paulo,Brazil)
Beaten

Camila was beaten to death in a hotel room by a man she went out on a date with. Her murderer was arrested and has confessed to the crime and been jailed.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infocaabc380https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/10/vitoria-castro_araguaina-tocantins-brazil_caabc380violence/beatenVitoria Castro
Age 36
10 Apr 2017
Araguaina, Tocantins,Brazil)
Beaten

Vitoria died of edema and cerebral hemorrhage four days after being beaten around the head.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info09797921https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/09/kenne-mcfadden_san-antonio-texas-usa_09797921violence/drownedKenne McFadden
Age 26
9 Apr 2017
San Antonio, Texas,USA)
Drowned

Kenne’s body was found floating in the San Antonio river, and the medical examiner has ruled her death was a homicide by drowning.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa89cc085https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/09/sitara_sialkot-punjab-pakistan_a89cc085violence/shotSitara
9 Apr 2017
Sialkot, Punjab,Pakistan)
Shot

Sitara was shot dead in Sialkot in the ogu Darbar Area. The identity of those responsible is unknown.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoad5eecc0https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/07/bianka-goncalves_primavera-do-leste-mato-grosso-brazil_ad5eecc0violence/shotBianka Gonçalves
Age 22
7 Apr 2017
Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso,Brazil)
Shot

Bianka was shot at least twice in the head and robbed at dawn in a sex-work area alongside the MT-130 highway.]]>2022-10-08 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa33380d8https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/04/r-felix-da-silva_guarariba-rio-de-janeiro-brazil_a33380d8violence/shotR. Félix da Silva
Age 26
4 Apr 2017
Guarariba, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil)
Shot

R. was shot in the head while sitting in a rocking chair outside her home in the Guarariba neighborhood. Only her deadname is known.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe93e1a37https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/04/sherlyn-montoya_tegucigalpa-distrito-central-honduras_e93e1a37violence/torturedSherlyn Montoya
Age 29
4 Apr 2017
Tegucigalpa, Distrito Central,Honduras)
Tortured

Sherlyn went missing in the night of 2nd April. Her body was found in a bag with signs of torture.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infofbc0887chttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/03/sayra-hills_sao-paulo-brazil_fbc0887cmedical/cosmetic filler poisoningSayra Hills
3 Apr 2017
São Paulo,Brazil)
Cosmetic filler poisoning

Sayra was a hairdresser and died from medical complications after a cosmetic filler injection.]]>2019-07-29 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info24817d9chttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/03/name-unknown_campo-grande-mato-grosso-do-sul-brazil_24817d9cviolence/murderedName Unknown
3 Apr 2017
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul,Brazil)
Murdered

The victim was killed at around 10am, but the cause of death was not reported. Residents say that she had only lived in the area for a short time.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info1868bc1dhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/04/02/name-unknown_acara-para-brazil_1868bc1dviolence/beatenName Unknown
2 Apr 2017
Acara, Pará,Brazil)
Beaten

The victim was at a party and afterwards had an argument, allegedly with a woman or a couple. She was beaten to death.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00