Cinnamon Broadus
Age 22
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA)
Shot. 8 Jan 2003
Cinnamon was shot multiple times. Her killers were thought to have used anti-gay slurs.
Cinnamon Broadus
Age 22
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA)
Shot. 8 Jan 2003
Cinnamon was shot multiple times. Her killers were thought to have used anti-gay slurs.
Nikki Nicholas
Age 19
Green Oak Township, Michigan (USA)
Shot. 21 Feb 2003
Nikki was shot dead and her body found in a farmhouse. Her case was still unsolved 16 years later.
Danisha Victoria Principal Williams
Age 42
Bradenton, Florida (USA)
Murdered. 28 Feb 2003
Danisha was murdered. No other information is known.
Name Unknown
Cali, Valle del Cauca (Colombia)
Stabbed. 6 Mar 2003
The victim was a trans woman who was stabbed multiple times. Her identity is unknown.
Ronald Andrew Brown
Frenchville, Rockhampton, Queensland (Australia)
Stabbed. 7 Mar 2003
Ronald was stabbed to death, allegedly by Jason Edward Piper.
Merlinka (Vjeran Miladinovic)
Age 44 (born 14 Oct 1958)
Belgrade (Serbia)
Beaten. 22 Mar 2003
Merlinka was beaten and strangled to death on 22nd March. Her body was found a month later.
Jorge Rafael Cruz
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Murdered. 25 Mar 2003
Jorge was murdered. No other information is known.
Kim Mimi Young
Age 38
Washington, D.C. (USA)
Stabbed. 9 Apr 2003
Kim/Mimi was found stabbed by a passer-by and later succumbed to her injuries.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/04/09/kim-mimi-young_washington-dc-usa_c2569bb6
Jessica Mercado
Age 24
New Haven, Connecticut (USA)
Stabbed. 9 May 2003
Jessica was stabbed to death in her apartment. Her killer, 32-year-old Michael Streater, then set the bed and body on fire in an apparent attempt to cover up the crime.
Hendricks Thomas aka Tanesha Starr
Birmingham, Alabama (USA)
Stabbed. 22 May 2003
Tanesa was stabbed multiple times. No other information is known.
Shelby Tracey Tom
Age 40
North Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
Murdered. 31 May 2003
Shelby was murdered by Jatin Patel after he found out she was transgender. Her body was found in an alley.
Debbie Gould
Age 33
London (United Kingdom)
Suicide. 31 May 2003
Debbie died by suicide. The exact date of her death is not known, but it was sometime in May 2003.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/05/31/debbie-gould_london-united-kingdom_5a83a3bc
Michael Charles Hurd
Age 23
Houston, Texas (USA)
Shot. 18 Jun 2003
Michael was shot. No other information is known.
Janice Roberts
Age 44 (born 5 Oct 1958)
New Britain, Connecticut (USA)
Strangled. 18 Jun 2003
Janice's body was one of seven found at the same address between 2007 and 2015 - all victims of the serial killer William Devin Howell. She had last been seen getting into the...
Dayana Valverde
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Shot. 1 Jul 2003
Shot
Rogelio Jiménez Cortez
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Shot. 4 Jul 2003
Shot
Ericka (Erick David) Yáñez
San Pedro Sula, Cortés (Honduras)
Shot. 15 Jul 2003
Shot and killed, allegedly by a police officer
Cinnamon (Kendrick) Perry
Houston, Texas (USA)
Shot. 20 Jul 2003
Shot to death
Nireah Johnson
Age 17
Indianapolis (USA)
Shot. 22 Jul 2003
Nireah and her friend Brandie Coleman were murdered by Paul Moore after Moore discovered that Nireah was transgender. He then set their vehicle on fire.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/07/22/nireah-johnson_indianapolis-usa_6547a3f7
Brandie Coleman
Age 18
Indianapolis (USA)
Shot. 22 Jul 2003
Brandie (who was a cisgender woman) and her friend Nireah Johnson were murdered by Paul Moore after Moore discovered that Nireah was transgender. He then set their vehicle on fire.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/07/22/brandie-coleman_indianapolis-usa_943e322a
Selena Alvarez-Hernandez
Age 32
Council Bluffs, Iowa (USA)
Stabbed. 31 Jul 2003
Selena was a transgender woman who was stabbed multiple times in the chest, abdomen, and arms outside of an apartment complex. James Harris was convicted of the crime in 2014.
Amirilis
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Shot. 3 Aug 2003
Amirilis was shot. No other information is known.
Marcelo Cesar Goulart
Criciúma, Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Stabbed. 8 Aug 2003
Marcelo was stabbed several times. No other information is known.
Bella Evangelista
Age 25
Washington, D.C. (USA)
Shot. 16 Aug 2003
Bella was shot by Antoine Jacobs after he discovered that she was transgender.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/08/16/bella-evangelista_washington-dc-usa_5ef6e684
Emonie Kiera Spaulding
Age 25
Washington, D.C. (USA)
Shot. 20 Aug 2003
Emonie was shot, allegedly by Antwan D. Lewis, after he had picked her up in his car. Lewis was later charged with her murder.
Cassandra Do ("Tula")
Age 32
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Strangled. 25 Aug 2003
Cassandra was strangled. Her body was found in her bath.
Debbie Fox
Age 48
Radcliffe, Greater Manchester (United Kingdom)
Suicide. 26 Aug 2003
Debbie died by suicide just a few month after transitioning. Her family had apparently not reacted well.
Enrico Taglialatela
Age 39
Napoli, Campania (Italy)
Burned. 30 Aug 2003
Enrico was approached by a group of men who made fun of Enrico and requested free sexual services. After Enrico refused, they were beaten, doused with petrol, and set on fire.
Sindy Cuarda
Age 24
San Pablo, California (USA)
Shot. 1 Oct 2003
Sindy was shot multiple times in the early hours of Tuesday 1st October several hours after she had been seen working on a nearby street.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/10/01/sindy-cuarda_san-pablo-california-usa_5f4f46f3
Adrian Torres de Assuncao
Brescia, Lombardy (Italy)
Beaten. 7 Oct 2003
Adrian was bludgeoned and dumped alongsite the road. No other information is known.
Erika Johana
Rome, Lazio (Italy)
Beaten. 10 Oct 2003
Erika was beaten with a blunt object which shattered her skull.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/10/10/erika-johana_rome-lazio-italy_52d7fe70
Rider Orcero
Milan, Lombardy (Italy)
Strangled. 30 Oct 2003
Ride was hogtied, then suffered a beating to the face which broke her nose. She was then strangled to death.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/10/30/rider-orcero_milan-lombardy-italy_183583a9
Stanley Van Dyke Traylor
Age 38
Oakland, California (USA)
Shot. 6 Nov 2003
Stanley was shot multiple times. No other information is known.
Lee "China" Zainal
Age 46
Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
Stabbed. 30 Nov 2003
China was stabbed nine times in the neck and chest.
Reshae McCauley
Age 30
Largo, Florida (USA)
Stabbed. 7 Dec 2003
Reshae died from severe upper body trauma. No other information to known.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2003/12/07/reshae-mccauley_largo-florida-usa_5f85e917