Alvari
Vitória, Espírito Santo (Brazil)
1 Oct 2015
Alvari's body was found in an advanced state of decomposition. There were no stab or gunshot wounds.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/10/01/alvari_vitoria-espirito-santo-brazil_013241f6
Name Unknown
Age 30
Ciudad de México (Mexico)
Beaten. 4 Oct 2015
The victim was found with bruises caused by blows to various parts of the body.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/10/04/name-unknown_ciudad-de-mexico-mexico_2a9ab92c
Keisha Jenkins
Age 22
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Shot. 6 Oct 2015
Keisha was ambushed, beaten and shot by a group of men at around 2:30am on the morning of 6th October.
Rafaela Capucci
Age 19
Taguatinga, Distrito Federal (Brazil)
Shot. 7 Oct 2015
Rafaela was shot in the face in front of a motel in what is a known sex work area on CSG 9 in Tatuatinga.
Amancay Diana Sacayan
Age 39
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Stabbed. 11 Oct 2015
Diana's body was discovered tied to her bed and covered in blood. She had been stabbed 13 times.
Yajaira/Scarlet Martinez Flores
Culiacán, Sinaloa (Mexico)
11 Oct 2015
Scarlet left her house to work and was later found dead.
Leticya Santos Ignacio
Age 21
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot. 12 Oct 2015
Leticya was shot in the forehead by a motorcyclist, allegedly during an approach for a sexual program.
Miscilene Santana da Silva
Age 25
Ipiaú, Bahia (Brazil)
Beaten. 12 Oct 2015
Miscilene, a person of color, was found on a wasteland with head injuries and a bloody piece of wood.
Name Unknown
Age 30
Veracruz (Mexico)
Stabbed. 12 Oct 2015
The victim was with other people, initiated an argument, and was assaulted by her alleged partner. The police arrested the perpetrator.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/10/12/name-unknown_veracruz-mexico_34965512
Ashley Hallstrom
Age 26
Logan, Utah (USA)
Suicide. 14 Oct 2015
Ashley's body was found on a rural highway soon after she tragically killed herself by walking into traffic.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/10/14/ashley-hallstrom_logan-utah-usa_6ce80f69
Kiara Cardenas Perez
Age 26
Barranquilla, Atlántico (Colombia)
Shot. 15 Oct 2015
Kiara was shot twice in the head by hitmen.
Zella Ziona
Age 21
Gaithersburg, Maryland (USA)
Shot. 15 Oct 2015
Zella was shot several times by Rico LeBlond, 22, in an alley behind the Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg. She was found with gunshot wounds to the head and groin areas.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/10/15/zella-ziona_gaithersburg-maryland-usa_32000901
Name Unknown
Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 19 Oct 2015
The victim was in a bar when she was shot. The suspect was on a motorcycle and fled the scene at high speed.
Name Unknown
Bogotá, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Stabbed. 19 Oct 2015
A fight among some LGBTQI people was caused by an argument that ended with a knife confrontation and the victim's death.
Valentina de Souza Canteiro
Age 20
Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 19 Oct 2015
Valentina left a party with a couple and was found agonizing on the sidewalk with injuries on her neck, dying before the police arrived.
La Guera"" Vazquez Ordoñez
Age 49
Campeche (Mexico)
Stabbed. 20 Oct 2015
The victim was found dead at her house with a bag over her head and several knife
Rose
Age 40
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Shot. 21 Oct 2015
Rose was shot in the chest.
Anusha
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (India)
24 Oct 2015
According to a neighbour, four hijras took Anusha to another house and left. They returned an hour later and took Anusha along with them. Later, the neighbour heard she had been...
Maritza D.M.
Age 24
Loja (Ecuador)
Stabbed. 27 Oct 2015
Maritza's body was found with a dagger at heart level.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/10/27/maritza-dm_loja-ecuador_9b222426
Name Unknown
Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 28 Oct 2015
The victim was found naked with two gunshots: one in her head and another in her abdomen. A used condom was among the victim's belongings.
Xiaofeng Zhang
Age 22
Liaocheng, Shandong (China)
Defenestrated. 28 Oct 2015
Xiaofeng was pushed out of the 5th floor by his father. The victim was a trans and intersex boy. His father had also injured his fiancé (who died in May 2016) terribly.
Name Unknown
Michoacan (Mexico)
Tortured. 29 Oct 2015
The victim showed signs of torture and several wounds on the body caused by a sharp weapon.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/10/29/name-unknown_michoacan-mexico_b4bd9aef
Tiffany Latifah da Encarnaçao Farias
Age 24
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Stabbed. 30 Oct 2015
Tiffany was stabbed in the neck - allegedly by a rival sex worker.
"La Potra" Camacho Luque
Age 25
Guasave, Sinaloa (Mexico)
Stabbed. 2 Nov 2015
The victim was walking back home from work when was attacked with a knife. Injured, she went to a friend's house who took her to a hospital where she unfortunately died.
Marilina
Ciudad del Este, Alto Paraná (Paraguay)
Shot. 2 Nov 2015
The driver of a vehicle without number plates approached Marilina, a trans woman who was doing sex work in the streets, and shot her.
Name Unknown
Age 17
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 2 Nov 2015
The victim was shot once in the face and eleven times in the back.
Teresa Ruiz Nuñez
Age 26
Antofagasta (Chile)
Strangled. 2 Nov 2015
Teresa was murdered after an argument with a 46 year old client in his house in calle Barros Arana.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/11/02/teresa-ruiz-nunez_antofagasta-chile_614b86e5
G. C. Pavao Barbosa
Age 32
Colombo, Paraná (Brazil)
Stabbed. 8 Nov 2015
The victim was stabbed six times and thrown out of a moving car.
Leticia Campos
Age 26
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Murdered. 8 Nov 2015
Leticia was murdered by a man she was dating. She had not revealed that she was trans and admitted to a friend that she was worried about his reaction if she disclosed that...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/11/08/leticia-campos_rio-de-janeiro-brazil_55127862
Name Unknown
Age 28
Bogotá, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Stabbed. 9 Nov 2015
The victim was attacked with a bladed weapon by a minor.
Julissa/Brithany Hernandez
Age 17
Reynosa, Tamaulipas (Mexico)
Shot. 10 Nov 2015
In a settling of scores several people entered Julissa's home and shot her. Two other trans women were injured.
Hiltinha
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
12 Nov 2015
The victim was thrown out of a car in front of a supermarket while still wearing a condom.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/11/12/hiltinha_manaus-amazonas-brazil_1c4929d2
Vikki Thompson
Age 21
Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire (United Kingdom)
Died in custody. 13 Nov 2015
Vikki died by hanging in a cell in HMP Leeds, a Category B men's prison.
Yoshi Tsuchida
Age 38
Tokyo, Kantō (Japan)
Suffocated. 13 Nov 2015
Yoshi was found at his home in Fussa City by his adopted son, dead, mutilated and draped in a blanket, with his head covered in a plastic bag, and "his face skinned off by a...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/11/13/yoshi-tsuchida_tokyo-kant-japan_86dd664a
Gala Ramirez Flores
Age 37
San Fernando, Tamaulipas (Mexico)
Stoned. 14 Nov 2015
Gala's body was found in an abandoned house with multiple blows to the head.
Nilay Özden
Age 33
Maltepe, Istanbul (Turkey)
Stabbed, drowned and strangled. 23 Nov 2015
Nilay's body was found by friends in her home. A client had stabbed, drowned and then strangled her with the belt of a bathrobe.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/11/23/nilay-ozden_maltepe-istanbul-turkey_fa743c20
Penelope Marcolan Shavetock ("Penelope Charmosa")
Age 21
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Stabbed. 25 Nov 2015
Penelope was stabbed fifteen times in a dispute over a prostitution point at Ucy Nagamine Street, on the corner of Euvira Matos de Oliveira.
Rafaela da Silva Neto
Age 42
São Paulo (Brazil)
Stabbed. 25 Nov 2015
Rafaela was killed by a client. Her body was found in a hotel room with a deep cut to her throat.
Shella Aprilia
Age 27
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Stabbed. 25 Nov 2015
Shella reportedly died from multiple stab wounds all over her body.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/11/25/shella-aprilia_jakarta-indonesia_fbd80217
Susana Mattano
Age 31
Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Stabbed. 30 Nov 2015
Susana was stabbed several times late on Monday 30th November.
Alev
Istanbul (Turkey)
Stabbed. 2 Dec 2015
Alev was stabbed in the heart by a man who approached her as a potential customer.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/12/02/alev_istanbul-turkey_90931ea7
Mac Ohana
Age 18
Bellingham, Washington (USA)
Suicide. 2 Dec 2015
Mac died by suicide after encountering severe transphobia and gatekeeping by clinicians.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/12/02/mac-ohana_bellingham-washington-usa_00270833
Vanessa Huaspa
Age 26
Cuenca, Azuay (Ecuador)
4 Dec 2015
Vanessa's body was found in a state of putrefication in an apartment in Azuay, in downtown Cuenca. She had previously told her friends that she suffered physical and psychological...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/12/04/vanessa-huaspa_cuenca-azuay-ecuador_278b66c5
C. Torres
Age 28
Bogotá, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Beaten. 5 Dec 2015
The victim was arrested when she was with her partner and taken to a police station, where she allegedly died beaten by the police.
Alecia dos Santos de Jesus
Age 24
Lagarto, Sergipe (Brazil)
Run over. 6 Dec 2015
Alecia was run over by a car and the driver never stopped.
Kesley Dos Santos Arruda
Age 26
Santo Antonio da Platina, Paraná (Brazil)
Beaten. 9 Dec 2015
Kesley was run over by a car and later beaten with a wooden bat on her face and chest.
Layana
Sao Luis, Maranhão (Brazil)
Stabbed. 10 Dec 2015
Layana was found on the floor with multiple stab wounds.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/12/10/layana_sao-luis-maranhao-brazil_c5ddeb7d
J. G. Lopez Antoima
Age 19
Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar (Venezuela)
Shot. 11 Dec 2015
The attackers shot the victim through the car window after pretending they were clients and fled at full speed.
Gina Mar Cobos
Age 27
Bucaramanga, Santander (Colombia)
Stabbed. 11 Dec 2015
Gina was assaulted by a person she'd already had previous problems. The assailant was arrested.
P. Ottaviano
Age 60
Temixco, Morelos (Mexico)
Stoned. 15 Dec 2015
P. was found dead on Vicente Guerrero street in the town of Pueblo Viejo. She had been hit over the head with a stone.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/12/15/p-ottaviano_temixco-morelos-mexico_eb2fa810
Brenda Lee
Age 46
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Beaten. 16 Dec 2015
Brenda was found half-naked on her bed with head injuries. An office chair nearby was found with bloodstains and her car had been stolen.
Name Unknown
La Patilla, Caracas, Distrito Capital (Venezuela)
17 Dec 2015
The victim's body was found on a city bridge.
Rayssa Rangell
Age 25
Guarulhos, São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot. 17 Dec 2015
Rayssa was found dead with headshots.
Chanel Siqueiros
Age 24
Hermosillo, Sonora (Mexico)
Suicide. 20 Dec 2015
Chanel died by suicide after being the victim of transphobic bullying.
Paulete
Santo Antonio do Descoberto, Goiás (Brazil)
Stabbed. 20 Dec 2015
The perpetrator had a relationship with Paulete for 3 years. According to him, the fight that concluded in Paulete's death was because he wanted sex and she didn't.
Shayla Gonçalves Moreira
Age 24
Parauapebas, Pará (Brazil)
Beaten. 20 Dec 2015
Shayla's body was found on a river bank. She argins of the river with several bruises on her face.
Joana
Xonacatlán, Estado de México (Mexico)
Shot. 21 Dec 2015
Allegedly, when customers realized that Joana was trans, they killed her and threw her from a car into the street.
J. Andrade de Almeida
Age 27
Caldas Novas, Goiás (Brazil)
Stabbed. 22 Dec 2015
The victim was approached by a man on a car. She got into the car and minutes later she got out, already stabbed.
Alan Cusso
Age 17
Rubi, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain)
Suicide. 24 Dec 2015
Alan died by suicide after being relentlessly bullied.
Mel Pereira de Almeida
Age 28
Rio Verde, Goiás (Brazil)
Throat cut. 25 Dec 2015
Mel's body was found in an advanced state of decompositionon the afternoon of Sunday 3rd January in a ditch approximately 3 meters deep on the banks of a secondary road of...
Name Unknown
Age 34
Madang (Papua New Guinea)
Stabbed. 25 Dec 2015
The victim was stabbed in the neck by her nephew with a screwdriver.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2015/12/25/name-unknown_madang-papua-new-guinea_a3c6cfc1
Phoebe Titus
Age 30
Wolseley, Western Cape (South Africa)
Stabbed. 27 Dec 2015
Phoebe was stabbed in the neck by a 15-year-old youth in broad daylight after an argument. Hers was the second reported LGBTI murder in the area in a month.
Camila Montoya
Cali, Valle del Cauca (Colombia)
Shot. 1 Jan 2016
Camila was shot twice by police officers while she was walking through the streets of the El Retiro neighborhood in the 15th district of Cali.
Name Unknown
Honduras
1 Jan 2016
TvT project: Cattrachas 10.02.2016
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/01/name-unknown_honduras_647ef224
Name Unknown
Honduras
1 Jan 2016
TvT project: Cattrachas 10.02.2016
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/01/name-unknown_honduras_a0429835
Name Unknown
Fortaleza, Ceará (Brazil)
Shot. 4 Jan 2016
The victim was shot at least 5 times. Her identity is unknown.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/04/name-unknown_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_d9da3313
H. M. Prieto Medina
Age 28
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Stabbed. 6 Jan 2016
The victim was found bloodied in her bed, brutally murdered with blows and stab wounds to the head.
J. A. de Araldo Dourado
Age 17
Limoeiro, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 8 Jan 2016
J. and their partner Paola were shot several times by unidentified men who entered the house where they lived. Both died from their injuries.
Paola Bracho ("Chica")
Age 25
Limoeiro, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 8 Jan 2016
Paola and her partner J. were shot several times by unidentified men who entered the house where they lived. Both died from their injuries.
Name Unknown
Bhadrachalam (India)
Stabbed. 8 Jan 2016
Local residents found the victim's body lying behind a commercial complex with deep stab wounds on the neck.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/08/name-unknown_bhadrachalam-india_4e5303e9
Vanessa Cortez Peña
San Salvador (El Salvador)
Shot. 8 Jan 2016
Vanessa was shot three times.
Melanie
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City (Mexico)
Beaten. 9 Jan 2016
Melanie died of severe brain trauma after being beaten by a man she had gone with to the Empire Hotel at 14 José Manuel Othón Street.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/09/melanie_cuauhtemoc-mexico-city-mexico_a7b85a63
Paloma Hernandez Garay
Jalco (Mexico)
Beaten. 9 Jan 2016
Two men beat Paloma unconscious after a discussion. She managed to reach her home and her family took her to receive medical attention, but it was too late.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/09/paloma-hernandez-garay_jalco-mexico_2c32b5f7
Name Unknown
Nepal
Beaten. 10 Jan 2016
The victim died of severe brain trauma after being beaten in the head with a piece of wood by her partner.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/10/name-unknown_nepal_4cb99685
Flavia Andrade das Neves
Barra de Santo Antônio, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 12 Jan 2016
Flávia was found dead in a home where she was working as a housekeeper. She had been shot.
Samantha Ortiz Chicas
Age 18
Usulutan (El Salvador)
Decapitated. 12 Jan 2016
Samantha was beheaded and her body found under a bridge located in a place beset by gang members. The police have not determined whether she was killed by this criminal...
Ashly Carrillo
Olocuilta, La Paz (El Salvador)
Shot. 13 Jan 2016
Ashly was kidnapped and found dead with traces of torture.
Name Unknown
Zapopan (Mexico)
Strangled. 14 Jan 2016
The victim was found with a wire around her neck.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/14/name-unknown_zapopan-mexico_99db3f05
Giovana Atanazio
São José, Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Drowned. 17 Jan 2016
Giovana was last seen entering a client's car. Her body was found three days later among the rocks on the river's shore.
Márcia Cabrita
Age 38
Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia (Brazil)
17 Jan 2016
Márcia was found by her partner laying in bed. The cause of her death is unknown.
Nathallya Figueiredo
Age 25
Capão da Canoa, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Stabbed. 17 Jan 2016
Nathallya was found stabbed inside her car on Avenida Beira-Mar on the morning of Sunday 19th January. She died in hospital.
Bella Inostroza
Age 40
General Roca, Río Negro (Argentina)
Shot. 17 Jan 2016
Bella's body was found on Sunday 17th January in an irrigation ditch. She had been shot in the head.
Bábara Malquimi
Age 35
Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Run over. 18 Jan 2016
Bábara was killed by a stolen car which suddenly plowed into Barbara and other two trans women at high speed.
Name Unknown
Campeche (Mexico)
Stabbed. 21 Jan 2016
The victim's body was found with several wounds and signs of strangling with a cable.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/21/name-unknown_campeche-mexico_259b91d1
Paula Fernandes
Anápolis, Goiás (Brazil)
Run over. 21 Jan 2016
A man ran over Paula after she had broken the vehicle's rear view mirror.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/21/paula-fernandes_anapolis-goias-brazil_d4e5b349
Jasmine Sierra
Age 52
Bakersfield, California (USA)
Beaten. 22 Jan 2016
Jasmine's body was found by police on 22nd January in an apartment on the 1000 block of Monterey Street.
Monica Loera
Age 43
Austin,, Texas (USA)
Shot. 22 Jan 2016
Monica was shot in front of her home by JonCasey Rowell, 30, on the night of 22nd January. She died in hospital.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/22/monica-loera_austin-texas-usa_fa8f7f1d
Bruna Souza
Age 23
Rio Verde, Goiás (Brazil)
Stabbed. 23 Jan 2016
Bruna was approached by several young men on the evening of Saturday 23rd January. They led her to a darkened area next to a motel in Sector Pauzanes and then stabbed her several...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/23/bruna-souza_rio-verde-goias-brazil_59e55928
Ketelen Alves
Age 23
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Shot. 23 Jan 2016
Ketelen was shot twice in the abdomen by a potential client who approached her in a car.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/23/ketelen-alves_manaus-amazonas-brazil_ca79ad7f
A. de Paula Carvalho
Age 27
Aparecida de Goiania, Goiás (Brazil)
Shot. 24 Jan 2016
A. was shot. Witnesses reported hearing four shots and a motorcycle pulling out.
Dani Pereira
Age 20
São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Shot. 24 Jan 2016
Dani was shot once in the chest. She died on the way to the hospital.
Paola Barraza
Comayagüela, Distrito Central (Honduras)
Shot. 24 Jan 2016
Paola answered her door and was fired upon five times: three times in the head and twice in the chest. She died at the scene as a result of her wounds. She was a member of the...
Michelly Fernandes
Age 30
Macaé, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Shot. 25 Jan 2016
Michelly was shot eight times while just a few meters from Macaé police station.
Fabiano Hilário
Age 20
Curitiba, Paraná (Brazil)
Shot. 27 Jan 2016
Fabiano's body was found in an isolated place known as a dumping ground for murder victims. He had been shot in the head.
Dana
La Luz, Villa de Tututepec, Oaxaca (Mexico)
Shot. 28 Jan 2016
Dana was shot in the head on the morning of Thursday 26th January and her body abandoned in a trash dump.
Name Unknown
São Paulo (Brazil)
Strangled. 31 Jan 2016
The victim was one of several killed by a group of vigilantes.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/01/31/name-unknown_sao-paulo-brazil_0e38b9b9
Angela Likina
Ufa, Bashkortostan (Russia)
Stabbed. 1 Feb 2016
Angela was stabbed by a man who had come to visit her ex-wife. After being stabbed she managed to reach a neighbour and tell them who did it.
Jessica Riascos
Florida (Colombia)
Shot. 1 Feb 2016
TvT partner organisation Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans & Periodico La ultima, 01.02.2016
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/01/jessica-riascos_florida-colombia_7f38c37d
Kayden Clarke
Age 24
Mesa, Arizona (USA)
Shot. 4 Feb 2016
Kayden died in hospital after being shot by police officers while suffering a mental health crisis. They had came to his home following a suicide call.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/04/kayden-clarke_mesa-arizona-usa_2c273466
Cristina Iniciarte Iniciarte
Age 29
Maracaibo, Zulia (Venezuela)
Shot. 6 Feb 2016
Cristina was shot by the occupants of a car. Her body was found in the street.
B. Elizalde Vicente
Oaxaca (Mexico)
Stabbed. 9 Feb 2016
The victim's body was found in a pool of blood on the floor inside a building in the El Punto neighborhood. She had been stabbed 24 times.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/09/b-elizalde-vicente_oaxaca-mexico_bd64cc70
Monica Devin
Morelos (Mexico)
Stabbed. 9 Feb 2016
Monica was attacked by a taxi driver and taken to a hospital, where she died.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/09/monica-devin_morelos-mexico_949ac6eb
Malu
Maracanau, Ceará (Brazil)
Shot. 11 Feb 2016
Malu's body was found in brushwood. She had been shot 9 times.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/11/malu_maracanau-ceara-brazil_684ed9b7
Name Unknown
Age 30
Carapicuíba, São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot. 12 Feb 2016
The victim was shot below the arm and found on the sidewalk.
Name Unknown
Veracruz (Mexico)
Stabbed. 15 Feb 2016
After drinking in her house, there was a discussion with her partner, who attacked her with a sharp weapon.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/15/name-unknown_veracruz-mexico_673db735
Cicarelli de Carvalho
Age 36
João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil)
Stabbed. 16 Feb 2016
Cicarelli was stabbed more than twenty times. Two suspects were arrested, but one was still being looked for.
Pepsi Arevalo Gomez
Age 23
Santa Tecla, La Libertad (El Salvador)
Stabbed. 16 Feb 2016
After being hired by a client, she disappeared and was later found dead.
T. E. de Moraes Geremias
Age 37
Valinhos, São Paulo (Brazil)
Stabbed. 16 Feb 2016
The victim was stabbed 9 times by a former partner. The motive is believed to have been jealousy.
D. L. Rabelini Quadros
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Asphyxiated. 19 Feb 2016
The victim was one of two whose bodies were found partially burned. Both had their hands tied and showed signs of torture.
D. L. Silva de Oliveira
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Asphyxiated. 19 Feb 2016
The victim was one of two whose bodies were found partially burned. Both had their hands tied and showed signs of torture.
Veronica Banks Cano
San Antonio, Texas (USA)
19 Feb 2016
Veronica's body was found in a hotel room by police. She was lying in a bathtub of water fully clothed. Her body showed no obvious signs of trauma.
Lucha Zarate Vilcas
Age 53
Rouen, Seine-Maritime (France)
Shot. 20 Feb 2016
Lucha was shot in the head. In July 2019 Mimoun Moumni, 38, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for her murder.
Maya Young
Age 25
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Stabbed. 20 Feb 2016
Maya was found on the street suffering from multiple stab wounds to her neck and chest. She died in hospital shortly after midnight.
C. Moreira Batista Neves
Age 25
Campina da Lagoa, Paraná (Brazil)
Stabbed. 21 Feb 2016
C. was stabbed by a man who had hurled unprovoked transphobic insults at her.
Jóse Salazar
Age 34
Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Beaten. 21 Feb 2016
Jóse's body was found found half-naked in the street after she had gone out on a date. She had been beaten and possibly raped.
Natalia Alcaraz Orozco
Age 25
Chinchina, Caldas (Colombia)
Shot. 21 Feb 2016
Natalia was shot in the arm and head. She died instantly.
Name Unknown
Age 35
Guerrero (Mexico)
21 Feb 2016
The body of the victim was found in a state of decomposition in a vacant lot with hands and feet tied. It is estimated four days had passed since her death.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/21/name-unknown_guerrero-mexico_a018e09f
E. dos Santos
Age 36
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Shot. 22 Feb 2016
The victim was shot in the stomach by her ex-partner.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/22/e-dos-santos_manaus-amazonas-brazil_93a6ef1d
I. Maya Vargas
Age 30
Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Shot. 23 Feb 2016
Two gunmen on a motorcycle issued several shots at the victim.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/23/i-maya-vargas_quintana-roo-mexico_c1a0fd54
Bruna Teixeira
Age 25
João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil)
Shot. 24 Feb 2016
Bruna was shot at least four times by two men in a black car.
Natascha
Age 37
Curitiba, Paraná (Brazil)
Beaten and burned. 24 Feb 2016
Natascha died after two months in hospital. On 27th December 2015, she had been beaten, had gasoline poured over her, and set on fire while on Rua Victor Ferreira do Amaral.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/24/natascha_curitiba-parana-brazil_bc58aeda
Demarkis Stansberry
Age 30
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA)
Shot. 27 Feb 2016
Demarkis was shot in the head by 24-year-old Nicholas Matthews inside Matthews’ home at about 11:30am on Saturday 27th February. He died at the scene.
Name Unknown
Age 27
Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 27 Feb 2016
The victim was shot 3 times alongside the edge of the RS-118 highway on the night of Saturday 27th February.
Fabiola Pimentel Jiménez
Age 24
Barquisimeto, Lara (Venezuela)
Shot. 28 Feb 2016
The victim was shot by individuals on a vehicle.
Karen Peña Aranguren
Age 33
Barquisimeto, Lara (Venezuela)
Shot. 28 Feb 2016
The victim was shot by individuals on a vehicle.
Name Unknown
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Shot. 29 Feb 2016
The victim's body was found with a head shot.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/02/29/name-unknown_buenos-aires-argentina_2e62332c
Kedarie/Kandicee Johnson
Age 16
Burlington, Iowa (USA)
Shot. 2 Mar 2016
Kedarie/Kandicee was a teenager who used two names and identified as transgender and genderfluid.
Name Unknown
Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Stabbed. 2 Mar 2016
The victim had an injury caused a sharp weapon near the chest.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/03/02/name-unknown_quintana-roo-mexico_4685b83c
Michelle Fuentes Robles
Age 30
Cartago (Costa Rica)
Shot. 3 Mar 2016
Michelle was killed at her home with multiple gunshot wounds. The police arrested two suspects involved and believes it might be a case of trafficking.
Buse Dönmez ("Çok Şeker Buse")
Age 31
Bakırköy, Istanbul (Turkey)
Stabbed. 4 Mar 2016
Buse was attacked in her home, being stabbed multiple times and then strangled. Her body was found by friends two days later.
Trator
Sao Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Stabbed. 5 Mar 2016
Trator was stabbed by an ex-boyfriend following an argument.
Name Unknown
Age 25
Comitan, Chiapas (Mexico)
Cut throat. 6 Mar 2016
The victim was killed with strikes against the edge of a step. Under her body there was a puddle of her own blood and some of it splashed up the wall.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/03/06/name-unknown_comitan-chiapas-mexico_f274bc80
Mika P. da Silva
Macau, Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)
Shot. 7 Mar 2016
Mika's body was found in a garbage dump. She had two gunshot wounds, one in the groin and another in the head.
Name Unknown
João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil)
Stabbed. 7 Mar 2016
The victim was a trans man. His body was found in an abandoned mansion.
Name Unknown
El Salvador
8 Mar 2016
The victim had lesions in the face.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/03/08/name-unknown_el-salvador_a973cbae
Maria do Bairro
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Murdered. 9 Mar 2016
Maria's body was found in an abandoned building. Near her body a piece of wood and a knife were found.
Zhukran Supu
Age 20
Subang Jaya, Selangor (Malaysia)
Defenestrated. 9 Mar 2016
Zhukran was found dead after being thrown from an apartment on the 3rd floor by her boyfriend.
L. A. da Silva
Londrina, Paraná (Brazil)
Dismembered. 10 Mar 2016
L.'s mutilated and decomposing body was found in a hotel room. Her arms and one leg had been severed.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/03/10/l-a-da-silva_londrina-parana-brazil_5d4adc17
Camilla Rios
Age 29
Rio das Pedras, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Shot. 12 Mar 2016
Camilla was shot dead in Rio das Pedras in the West Zone of Rio at dawn on Saturday 12th March. According to witnesses her killers were riding a motorcycle.
Naila
Rawalpindi, Punjab (Pakistan)
Shot. 12 Mar 2016
As Naila opened the door, a man opened fire with a pistol, killing her on the spot and running away.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/03/12/naila_rawalpindi-punjab-pakistan_9cf6bc71
Ketty Piscopo ("Simonetta")
Age 64
Fuorigrotta, Naples, Campania (Italy)
Throat cut. 13 Mar 2016
Ketty's body was found in a car parked in Naples, halfway between Fuorigrotta and Bagnoli. She had been stabbed in the throat.
Camila Dominguez Garcia
Age 35
Cardenas, Tabasco (Mexico)
Asphyxiated. 15 Mar 2016
Camila's body was found in a vacant lot with a bandage on her neck.
Cris Santos da Silva
Age 27
Teixeira de Freitas, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 15 Mar 2016
Cris was shot three times on the night of Tuesday 15th March. A 16 year old subsequently confessed to the crime.
Aleda
Çorlu, Tekirdağ (Turkey)
Stabbed. 20 Mar 2016
After a fight, the perpetrator stabbed Aleda and fled the crime scene.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/03/20/aleda_corlu-tekirda-turkey_6c9dda7d
M. Moreira
Age 16
Sinop, Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Beaten. 20 Mar 2016
M.'s body found on waste ground near a nightclub where she had gone the night before. She had been killed by a blow to the head with a piece of wood.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/03/20/m-moreira_sinop-mato-grosso-brazil_7d7041d6
D. Santos Barros
Age 21
Uberlandia, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Stabbed. 23 Mar 2016
He was stabbed 30 times by his cousin. His body was them hidden behind a wardrobe.
Quartney Davia Dawsonn-Yochum
Age 32
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Shot. 24 Mar 2016
Quartney was shot by an ex-partner on the afternoon of Tuesday 22nd March, in broad daylight near her home in Los Angeles.
Cristiana M. M.
Age 19
Buena Vista, Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
Beaten. 25 Mar 2016
Cristiana's body was found in a pond with blows and head injury. The police think she was killed elsewhere and the body disposed in the lake.
Johana Bravo
Los Puertos de Altagracia, Zulia (Venezuela)
Shot. 26 Mar 2016
Johana was killed by strangers who approached her and, without a word, shot her. The police speaks of an execution.
Tatiana Guanipa Romero
Age 29
Barquisimeto, Lara (Venezuela)
Shot. 26 Mar 2016
Tatiana was a stylist. She was shot three times by two men shortly before midnight on Saturday 26th March.
Keity do Nascimento
Age 42
Imperatriz, Maranhão (Brazil)
Beaten. 27 Mar 2016
Keity was beaten to death in front of a gas station.
Gabriella Rodrigues
Aparecida de Goiania, Goiás (Brazil)
Shot. 28 Mar 2016
Gabriella was shot twice by two men on a motorcycle. She died at the scene.
Andinho
Aracaju, Sergipe (Brazil)
Shot. 29 Mar 2016
Andinho was shot several times in the afternoon of Tuesday 29th Marchin the vicinity of Avenida Euclides Figueiredo in the Japanzinho District North of the Sergipana Capital.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/03/29/andinho_aracaju-sergipe-brazil_802f9232
Erika Rojas
Age 29
Formosa (Argentina)
Burned. 1 Apr 2016
Erika disappeared on 1st April and her body was found 21 days later partially burned and in a state of decomposition in a vacant lot in the Barrio Industrial Park of the city. A...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/04/01/erika-rojas_formosa-argentina_946f8d3f
Dayana Zarate Bustamante ("Dayana Kenya")
Age 24
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)
Stabbed. 2 Apr 2016
Dayana was killed by her abusive partner. He then robbed her and fled.
Diana Torres Conde
Puebla (Mexico)
Stabbed. 3 Apr 2016
Diana was found inside her vehicle with stab wounds in the chest and stomach. The police suspects she was taken to her home and killed inside her car.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/04/03/diana-torres-conde_puebla-mexico_7fde37bd
B. C. Madariaga Hidalgo
Age 22
Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Shot. 8 Apr 2016
The victim was executed and her body found with the hands tied, gagged, and with a head shot.
Vanessa Ferreira Prestes
Age 35
Paranaguá, Paraná (Brazil)
Shot. 8 Apr 2016
Vanessa was shot dead on the night of Friday 8th April by two men on a motorcycle.
Shante Thompson
Age 34
Houston, Texas (USA)
Beaten, stabbed and shot. 10 Apr 2016
Shante and her friend Willie Sims were talking with each other when a group of men approached them and started to beat them with crowbars or tire irons.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/04/10/shante-thompson_houston-texas-usa_7ddc7b08
Amanda Araújo
Age 17
Imperatriz, Maranhão (Brazil)
Stabbed. 11 Apr 2016
Amanda's body was found with two stab wounds inside a vacant lot next to a roundabout.
I. R. Gómez Medina
Age 30
Valle Inmaculado (Venezuela)
Shot. 11 Apr 2016
The victim and her cousin were robbed and shot.
Name Unknown
Age 30
Cándido Navarro, San Luis Potosi (Mexico)
Beaten. 11 Apr 2016
The victim's body was found early in the afternoon on a dirt road in the community of Cándido Navarro. Her hands were tied and she had beating marks all over her body.
Luana Biersack
Age 14
Nota Itacolomi, Paraná (Brazil)
Drowned. 13 Apr 2016
Luana's body was found in a minicipal lake in Novo Itacolomi on 22nd April. She had been missing since 13th April.
Alejandra Padilla
San Pedro Sula, Cortés (Honduras)
Beaten. 15 Apr 2016
Alejandra was found on the road with multiple beating injuries on the evening of Friday 15th April. She died in hospital at midnight.
Name Unknown
Morelos (Mexico)
Shot. 15 Apr 2016
The victim's body was found with a woman's. Both were executed by a drug dealers' group. They had stabbing and shot wounds.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/04/15/name-unknown_morelos-mexico_ffcea0d7
Jessica Menezes Cavalcante
Age 24
Uberlandia, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Stabbed. 16 Apr 2016
Jessica was attacked by two young men when she was leaving a bar, and one of whom stabbed her in the shoulder, armpit, and back.
Keyonna Blakeney
Age 22
Rockville, Maryland (USA)
Stabbed. 16 Apr 2016
Keyonna was stabbed to death by Keith C. Renier in her room at the Red Roof Inn in Rockville. In August 2017 he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for her murder.
"La Gaviota" Zambrano Godoy
Maracaibo, Zulia (Venezuela)
Shot. 18 Apr 2016
The victim was approached by four men who, without saying a word, shot her and left her body.
Pooja
Age 28
Perungalathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)
Stabbed. 28 Apr 2016
The victim was attacked with a knife on the railway tracks and left to die.
Name Unknown
Celaya, Guanajuato (Mexico)
Run over. 30 Apr 2016
The victim was run over by a car. The driver of the car fled.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/04/30/name-unknown_celaya-guanajuato-mexico_f8f16f6d
Wilmer Jose Bellorin Contreras
Age 24
Municipio Caroni, Bolívar (Venezuela)
Shot. 30 Apr 2016
Wilmary was killed by military men who allegedly came at the request of another group of sex workers who had fought inside a bar.
Reecey Walker
Age 32
Wichita, Kansas (USA)
Stabbed. 1 May 2016
Police found Reecey's body inside the apartment after answering a call to investigate a reported disturbance. She had been stabbed multiple times.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/01/reecey-walker_wichita-kansas-usa_695481a7
W. L. da Luz Conceição
Age 23
Macapá, Amapá (Brazil)
Stabbed. 1 May 2016
W. was stabbed by her 19 year old cousin, apparently in revenge for W. killing her own abusive father.
Adriana Leite
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Murdered. 2 May 2016
Adriana was murdered. No other details are known.
F. Ortega Martinez
Age 26
Tamaulipas (Mexico)
Shot. 2 May 2016
When not showing to a meeting with a friend, she was searched for and found dead.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/02/f-ortega-martinez_tamaulipas-mexico_f70fcf45
Pâmella Beatriz Leão
Age 21
Teresina, Piauí (Brazil)
Shot. 2 May 2016
Pâmella was shot while dancing at a party on 30th January. She died in hospital three months later.
Amaranta Polanco
Age 29
Tamboril, Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Possible suicide. 3 May 2016
Amaranta was poisoned. Her death is believed to have been a suicide, but murder is still not ruled out.
Chiche
Age 74
Santa Fe (Argentina)
3 May 2016
Chiche's body was found inside her home which showed signs of having been robbed. Her cause of death was not reported.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/03/chiche_santa-fe-argentina_e018490c
A. Pessoa da Silva
Age 22
Joao Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil)
Shot. 4 May 2016
A. was shot in the head close to his home. According to anonymous information, the victim had involvement with drug trafficking in the neighborhood.
Letícia Silva
Age 22
Belem, Para (Brazil)
Shot. 5 May 2016
Letícia was shot by two men on a motorcycle not far from her home at around 1pm on Thursday 5th May. She died on the way to the hospital.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/05/leticia-silva_belem-para-brazil_aa91dab1
W. Amorim Pires
Age 17
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Beaten. 10 May 2016
W. was taking drugs with a group of people when there was disagreement among them. One of the others hit W. in the head with a hammer.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/10/w-amorim-pires_manaus-amazonas-brazil_b88280e6
Giovanna Arrivoli
Age 41
Melito di Napoli (Italy)
Shot. 11 May 2016
Giovanna was reportedly linked to the local organised crime scene. Police said he had been forced to kneel and had then been shot three times, twice in the head, in an...
Jessica
Age 26
Tulum, Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Beaten and stabbed. 14 May 2016
Jessica was found dead on a sofa in her house by her friends. The previous night she had left a nightclub with a man.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/14/jessica_tulum-quintana-roo-mexico_a036c04f
Name Unknown
Culiacán, Sinaloa (Mexico)
14 May 2016
The victim's body was located floating in the gutter without identification documents.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/14/name-unknown_culiacan-sinaloa-mexico_a45bab0c
Ana Hickman
Age 30 (born 16 May 1985)
Rio Branco, Acre (Brazil)
Shot. 15 May 2016
Ana was shot dead while she was standing on the street.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/15/ana-hickman_rio-branco-acre-brazil_9a93a63a
Mercedes Successful
Age 32
Haines City, Florida (USA)
Shot. 15 May 2016
Mercedes was found shot to death in a parking lot. She was well known and active in the drag and pageant communities in Haines City.
Michele de Souza
Age 19
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot. 15 May 2016
Michele was shot several times by two men on a motorcycle. She died in hospital four days later on 15th May.
Lauandersa
Caucaia, Ceará (Brazil)
Shot. 16 May 2016
Lauandersa's half naked body was found with approximately 30 machete wounds (mainly to her back) in an area frequented by sex workers.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/16/lauandersa_caucaia-ceara-brazil_1ee17a27
Name Unknown
Age 25
Puebla (Mexico)
Run over. 16 May 2016
The victim was thrown from a car and, due to the impact, her body was split in two.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/16/name-unknown_puebla-mexico_de6daecb
Paula
Goiandira, Goiás (Brazil)
Beaten. 16 May 2016
Paula was beaten and left naked on the road. She was found by the police on 16th May and transferred to a hospital in Goiania, but died four days later.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/16/paula_goiandira-goias-brazil_685f2431
K. A. Suarez
Age 27
Caracas, Distrito Capital (Venezuela)
Shot. 17 May 2016
The victim was shot on a car and taken to a hospital, where she died the next day.
Litzy Odalis Parrales
Age 30
Santiago (Chile)
Stabbed. 20 May 2016
Litzy was stabbed at least three times after having an argument with a man.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/20/litzy-odalis-parrales_santiago-chile_838cb7a4
Tonita
San Miguel (El Salvador)
Beaten. 21 May 2016
The victim participated at the LGBTTTI parade in San Salvador, returned home, and was found dead.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/21/tonita_san-miguel-el-salvador_802f1ef2
Karoline Valencia
Age 34
Maracaibo, Zulia (Venezuela)
Shot. 24 May 2016
Karoline was murdered while leaving for work.
Alesha
Age 23
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)
Shot. 25 May 2016
Alesha was shot 8 times on the night of Sunday 22nd May and immediately transported to the nearby Lady Reading Hospital. She was ignored by doctors and refused access to either...
J. C. A.
Age 39
Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Asphyxiated. 27 May 2016
The victim was found in her apartment. Police reported that the probable cause of death was asphyxiation
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/27/j-c-a_quintana-roo-mexico_e32a7f26
Amos Beede
Age 38
Burlington, Vermont (USA)
Beaten. 29 May 2016
Amos was beaten at a homeless shelter on 22nd May, suffering trauma including facial fractures, multiple blunt force injuries to his face and head, and a number of broken ribs. He...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/05/29/amos-beede_burlington-vermont-usa_88ed9220
A. Pérez Nuñez
Colón, La Libertad (El Salvador)
Tortured. 30 May 2016
The body of the victim was found with signs of torture and injuries on the neck with a sharp weapon. The attackers also removed the skin from her face with a razor.
Zuleimy Aylen Sanchez Cardenas
Age 14
Trujillo, La Libertad (Peru)
Shot. 31 May 2016
Zuleimy was shot four times by two gunmen who escaped on a motorcycle. At the time she was sitting outside a house in the La Esperanza district of Trujillo drinking with friends.
Olga Nely Lopez Jimenez
Age 57
Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico)
2 Jun 2016
The victim's body was found in a dumpster on a highway's truck stop with three cases of beer beside her. Police said she died due to a stroke, but acquaintances indicate that she...
Barbie/Ashley Ann Reilly
Age 23
Bacoor, Cavite (Philippines)
Beaten and stabbed. 3 Jun 2016
Barbie was beaten and stabbed in the neck by her ex-boyfriend. Her body was found in the fetal position stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped beside the highway.
Name Unknown
Age 29
Chilpancingo (Mexico)
Shot. 3 Jun 2016
The victim was shot to death when leaving a bar with a group of other women.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/03/name-unknown_chilpancingo-mexico_84c7d26f
P. Lugo Olivares
Age 50
Morelos (Mexico)
Beaten. 4 Jun 2016
The victim's body was found in her home with multiple beating injuries.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/04/p-lugo-olivares_morelos-mexico_a4c3f72d
Pamela Martinez
San Pedro Sula, Cortés (Honduras)
Shot. 4 Jun 2016
Pamea was shot on the night of Friday 3rd June, and died the following day at Catarino Rivas hospital in San Pedro Sula.
Geeta
Godhaura, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Shot. 5 Jun 2016
Geeta and a friend left the market and, when boarding an auto-rickshaw, three motorcycle- borne miscreants raided the place and opened indiscriminate fire. She died on the spot...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/05/geeta_godhaura-uttar-pradesh-india_27d75c0b
Goddess Diamond
Age 20
New Orleans,, Louisiana (USA)
Burned. 5 Jun 2016
Goddess was found beaten to death in a burning car.
Natalia Sandoval
Age 35
Mendoza (Argentina)
Beaten. 5 Jun 2016
Natalia was a secretary and hairdresser who lived with her mother in a house in Rodeo del Medio, Maipú.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/05/natalia-sandoval_mendoza-argentina_3448b78f
Name Unknown
Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Beaten. 6 Jun 2016
The victim was beaten to death. Another body was also found, and the police suspects it is from an eye witness
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/06/name-unknown_quintana-roo-mexico_bde325be
Thais
Aracaju, Sergipe (Brazil)
Shot. 7 Jun 2016
TvT partner organisation Rede Trans Brasil & Thatiane Araujo (Astra LGBT), 07.06.2016
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/07/thais_aracaju-sergipe-brazil_55f20a40
Patricia Tavares
São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Stabbed. 9 Jun 2016
Patricia's naked body was found in her home by her boyfriend. She had been stabbed in the back.
Paloma
Age 44
La Guajira (Colombia)
Stabbed. 10 Jun 2016
Paloma's body was found with an injury on the neck.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/10/paloma_la-guajira-colombia_73a32bfe
Name Unknown
Jose Felix Ribas, Guárico (Venezuela)
10 Jun 2016
The victim's body was found along with the bodies of two men. All of them had signs of decomposition, and the police has stablished that they had died approximately two and a half...
Christina Nimely
Liberia
11 Jun 2016
TvT partner organisation Refugee Law Center & Transgender Network Liberia
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/11/christina-nimely_liberia_9e3c22c5
Evelin Abigail Galvan Zamora
Age 24
Coahuila (Mexico)
Stabbed. 11 Jun 2016
The victim was found a few days after gone missing. Her body was stabbed in several parts.
Suellen
Age 20
Lauro de Freitas, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 12 Jun 2016
Suellen was in a bar. The killer followed her and then shot her 6 times.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/12/suellen_lauro-de-freitas-bahia-brazil_3ac5b93b
Name Unknown
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Stabbed. 13 Jun 2016
The victim's body was found on a highway with 3 stab wounds in the neck.
Name Unknown
Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)
Shot. 13 Jun 2016
The victim was in her mid-twenties. She suffered a gunshot wound to her thigh after three armed men broke into her home and tried to rape her.
Name Unknown
Palmares Paulista, São Paulo (Brazil)
Burned. 15 Jun 2016
The victim's body was found burnt with a rope tied around her neck. Beside her there was a vehicle's wheel wrench and a leather belt.
Faby
Age 35
Michoacan (Mexico)
Stabbed. 16 Jun 2016
The victim was violently murdered, her genitals mutilated with a knife and left exposed on her belly.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/16/faby_michoacan-mexico_de24a9da
G. Figueira Lima
Age 21
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Stabbed. 16 Jun 2016
G. was stabbed in the neck by one of two men on a motorcycle on Rua Cônego José Monteiro Noronha at around 11:50am on Thursday 16th June.
Name Unknown
Age 19-25
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Beaten. 18 Jun 2016
The victim was killed in the early hours of Saturday 18th June. Witnesses heard her call for help and when they went to the scene they found her body.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/18/name-unknown_manaus-amazonas-brazil_8d72e10a
Yoselinne Gopar Carvajal
Age 35
Oaxaca (Mexico)
Shot. 20 Jun 2016
Yoselinne's body was found in a state of decomposition inside her house. She had been shot.
Lorran Lorang
Age 19
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Hanged. 22 Jun 2016
Lorran was found hanged with a pair of leggings in a playground.
Monica Ortiz
Age 53
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Stabbed. 23 Jun 2016
Monica was tied to her bed and stabbed seven times. After that, the attackers set her house on fire.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/23/monica-ortiz_buenos-aires-argentina_65207618
Luana
Age 30
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
Stabbed. 24 Jun 2016
Luana was found by a friend lying on the street where she worked near a gas station. A witness heard cries for help and saw a man running with a knife in his hand.
Danyelly Barby
Age 24
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot. 25 Jun 2016
Danielly was shot dead leaving a hotel. Military police officer George Silva, 29, was arrested for her murder after he was identified in CCTV footage entering the hotel with...
Julia Almeida
Age 28
Ituverava, São Paulo (Brazil)
Tortured and burned. 25 Jun 2016
Julia was found with wires around her neck in a partially charred sugarcane field on Saturday 25th June.
Sheila Santos
Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 26 Jun 2016
Sheila and two other people (a 55 year-old man and a 38 year-old woman) were shot several times by unidentified men in a car. Sheila died at the scene and the man died in hospital...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/06/26/sheila-santos_salvador-bahia-brazil_f8c64787
Kimberly da Silva ("Bebel")
Age 45
Florence, Tuscany (Italy)
Stabbed. 29 Jun 2016
Kimberly was a Brazilian migrant and sex worker. She was stabbed to death in her residence in Italy by her partner Mirco Alessi, 42. He also killed a Dominican woman living at the...
Daiane Brasil
Age 36
Uberaba, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Shot. 29 Jun 2016
Daiane was shot four times in front of her house by unidentified assailants who fled on a motorcycle.
Saba
Age 17
Jowar Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)
Shot. 29 Jun 2016
Saba was killed by her cousins in the name of "family honour". The family has refused to disclose any details.
Name Unknown
Age 29
Morelos (Mexico)
1 Jul 2016
The victim's body was found by passerbys in the morning.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/07/01/name-unknown_morelos-mexico_e90a1657
Name Unknown
Tabasco (Mexico)
Tortured and shot. 2 Jul 2016
The victim was found on the shore of the Grijalva River, with hands and feet tied, her head covered, and a shot in the neck.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/07/02/name-unknown_tabasco-mexico_f4923c45
Pandora Pereira Santos
Age 26
São Sebastião, Distrito Federal (Brazil)
Stabbed. 3 Jul 2016
Pandora was stabbed three times by a man as she was leaving a party in the early hours of Sunday 3rd July .
Nickolle Olvieira Rocha
Age 21
Caixias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Beaten. 4 Jul 2016
Nickolle was beaten to death by two teenagers who kicked her and hit her head against a floor. According to police, she may also have been strangled.
D. Rodriguez Silva
Age 48
Dourados,, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil)
8 Jul 2016
D.'s friend found her body beside her bed. She had blood on her hair.
Jade
Balsas, Maranhão (Brazil)
Strangled. 9 Jul 2016
Jade was strangled. Her body was found in the middle of a street in the Cajueiro neighborhood.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/07/09/jade_balsas-maranhao-brazil_da946bbd
Shehla
Age 42
Gagri, Islamabad Capital Territory (Pakistan)
Shot. 10 Jul 2016
The victim was found murdered near a bridge.
Name Unknown
São Luiz, Roraima (Brazil)
11 Jul 2016
The death of the victim was reported by a WhatsApp message, but the circumstances of her death are unknown.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/07/11/name-unknown_sao-luiz-roraima-brazil_429d2258
Edmara Mesquita Leao
Age 36
Palmas, Tocantins (Brazil)
Strangled. 12 Jul 2016
Edmara's body was found in a state of decomposition with signs of torture and extreme violence.
Deeniquia Dodds ("Dee Dee")
Age 22
Washington, D.C. (USA)
Shot. 13 Jul 2016
Dee Dee was shot in the neck during an attempted robbery just around the corner from the house where she lived with her family.
Name Unknown
João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil)
Stabbed. 13 Jul 2016
The police found the victim's body with 15 stab wounds and a severed hand.
R. da Silva Tavares
Guerrero (Mexico)
Shot. 16 Jul 2016
The victim and the owner of the salon both died.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/07/16/r-da-silva-tavares_guerrero-mexico_13f81bd6
Thalia
Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
Beaten. 17 Jul 2016
Thalia was beaten to death in her own home.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/07/17/thalia_nuevo-leon-mexico_d928326a
Nayara Dias da Costa
Age 23
Goiânia, Goiás (Brazil)
Shot. 22 Jul 2016
Nayara was shot dead outside a motel by two men on a motorcycle at around 10pm on Friday July 22nd.
Paulett González
Age 24
Celaya, Guanajuato (Mexico)
Burned. 22 Jul 2016
Paulett's body was found in the town of Celaya, in the state of Guanajuato. She was so badly burned that genetic testing had to be performed to establish her identity.
Dee Whigham
Age 25
St. Martin, Jackson County, Mississippi (USA)
Stabbed. 23 Jul 2016
Dee was found stabbed 119 times in a hotel room in the Best Western hotel in St. Martin, Mississippi. She had travelled to the town to attend the Gulf Coast Black Rodeo (GCBR)...
Shruthi
Age 25
Ramamurthy Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka (India)
Beaten. 23 Jul 2016
Shruti was dragged out of an autorickshaw and beaten by her former flatmates. She was taken to hospital, but died of her injuries.
Sabrina Souza Sales
Age 25
Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes, Bahia (Brazil)
Beaten. 24 Jul 2016
Sabrina was found dead at Rua José de Alencar on the morning of Sunday 24th July. She was naked from the waist down and had beating marks on her head, neck, and face.
Kristell Barahona
Age 38
San Pedro Sula, Cortés (Honduras)
Shot. 25 Jul 2016
Kristell was killed by a client who refused to pay her.
Feh Lopes Tenten
Brasilia, Distrito Federal (Brazil)
Shot. 26 Jul 2016
Feh was shot several times by three men who entered her apartment.
Name Unknown
Betim, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Shot. 27 Jul 2016
The victim was found dead with with several gunhot wounds.
Name Unknown
Taguatinga do Sul, Distrito Federal (Brazil)
Shot. 27 Jul 2016
The victim was shot dead by an unknown man on a black motorcycle. Witnesses said the victim lived in a townhouse in the region with eight other colleagues.
T. F. Batista
Age 30
Settecamini, Rome, Lazio (Italy)
Beaten. 29 Jul 2016
T.F. was beaten around the head. Her body was found wrapped in a garbage bag and thrown in a field.
Bibis
Age 40
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 30 Jul 2016
Bibis was shot 10 times: once in the heart and 9 times in the head.
Skye Mockabee
Age 26
Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Head injury. 30 Jul 2016
Skye was found unresponsive in a parking lot with an apparent head-wound early on the morning of Saturday 30th July.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/07/30/skye-mockabee_cleveland-ohio-usa_1a352943
Adriane Bonek
Age 43
São Pedro da Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
1 Aug 2016
Adriane was found dead on the banks of the Sapeatiba Mirim road in São Pedro da Aldeia. Her hands were tied.
Jessica Cuervo
Villavicencio, Meta (Colombia)
Shot. 1 Aug 2016
Jessica died from several shots.
Name Unknown
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán de Ocampo (Mexico)
Shot. 1 Aug 2016
The victim was being persecuted by several men with guns who shot her on the back.
Cucuteña Barón Contreras
Age 31
Barranquilla, Atlántico (Colombia)
Stabbed. 7 Aug 2016
After flirting with two passersby, she was attacked with punches and stabbed, dying at the scene.
Erykah Tijerina
Age 36
El Paso, Texas (USA)
Stabbed. 8 Aug 2016
Erykah was found dead by her stepfather in their apartment at about 8pm on Monday 8th August.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/08/erykah-tijerina_el-paso-texas-usa_942dc80a
Thiemy Oliveira
Age 24
Maringa, Paraná (Brazil)
Stabbed. 8 Aug 2016
Thiemy was stabbed in the abdomen in the early hours of Monday 8th August. She died in an ambulance.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/08/thiemy-oliveira_maringa-parana-brazil_cc216c7b
Name Unknown
Londrina, Paraná (Brazil)
8 Aug 2016
The body was found inside a black plastic bag on a wasteland
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/08/name-unknown_londrina-parana-brazil_62d96b7c
Tiffany Rodrigues
Age 23
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Asphyxiated. 8 Aug 2016
Tiffany was killed in the early hours of 8th August. Her semi naked body was found by Military Police in front of a farm gate in the municipality of Alta Floresta.
Rae'Lynn Thomas
Age 28
Columbus, Ohio (USA)
Shot and beaten. 11 Aug 2016
Rae'Lynn was shot and then beaten in her home by her mother's transphobic ex-boyfriend.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/11/raelynn-thomas_columbus-ohio-usa_a52a50de
Hande Kader
Age 23
Istanbul (Turkey)
Burned. 12 Aug 2016
Hande was a trans activist and sex worker who became known to millions of Turks after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces attempting to...
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/12/hande-kader_istanbul-turkey_bc820430
Patty Lobo
Poço Verde, Sergipe (Brazil)
Shot. 13 Aug 2016
Patty was shot on Rua Santo Antônio. Information is sketchy, but it is known that she had been detained by police several times in the past.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/13/patty-lobo_poco-verde-sergipe-brazil_7e8521fc
J. W. de Melo Filho
Age 22
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Strangled. 16 Aug 2016
J. was strangled by another inmate after a fight in Vespasian Prison on the night of Monday 16th August. Her cellmate Paulo Henrique da Silva do Nascimento admitted responsibility...
Oriana Nicoll Martinez Otero
Age 32
Riohacha, La Guajira (Colombia)
Stabbed. 17 Aug 2016
Oriana's body was found in a room within the Hotel Vivi de Riohacha on the outskirts of Guajira. She had beating and knife wounds, and her body was wrapped on a sheet.
Amphon Kongsong
Age 28
Pattaya, Chon Buri (Thailand)
Strangled. 18 Aug 2016
Amphon was strangled and her body hidden under a hotel room mattress by her killers.
Brenda
Castanhal, Pará (Brazil)
Stabbed. 19 Aug 2016
Brenda was found dead on a footbridge over the BR-316 highway in the city center. She had been stabbed several times.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/19/brenda_castanhal-para-brazil_ac5b8490
Name Unknown
Age 25
Puerto Ordaz, Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar (Venezuela)
Shot. 19 Aug 2016
The victim died from a shot on the face.
L. E.
Age 22
Chaco (Argentina)
Stabbed. 23 Aug 2016
After what appears to be an argument, the victim was stabbed twice.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/23/l-e_chaco-argentina_513cb86e
Marta Baroni
Age 34
Brescia, Lombardia (Italy)
24 Aug 2016
Marta's body was found in a dumpster. An autopsy concluded that she died from natural causes, however given where her body was found doubt has been cast on this conclusion.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/08/24/marta-baroni_brescia-lombardia-italy_bcb2f039
Érika Pinto de Arruda
Age 30
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Shot. 25 Aug 2016
Érika was shot dead early on Thursday 25th August at a residence on 28th Street of the Pedra 90 neighborhood in Cuiabá.
Bruniele
Feira de Santana, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 29 Aug 2016
Bruniele was murdered early on the afternoon of Monday 29th August. According to witnesses she was shot in the head by a couple after being chased through the market.
Hilda da Silva
Age 46
Aliança, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Strangled. 3 Sep 2016
Hilda was a hairdresser. She was found naked and facedown on her bed on the morning of Saturday 3rd September. She had been strangled with an electric cable.
Ravina
Age 40
Khadra, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Stabbed. 4 Sep 2016
A close friend of Ravina confessed his crime during interrogation. Police recovered from him a knife with which he had stabbed Ravina before setting her on fire at her house.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/04/ravina_khadra-uttar-pradesh-india_cabe2237
Taina Pereira Alencar
Age 22
Londrina, Paraná (Brazil)
Stabbed. 5 Sep 2016
Tainá was stabbed in the neck by a client on the night of Sunday 4th September in Vila Nova, Londrina. She died in an ambulance.
Sofia Gonzales
Queens, New York (USA)
6 Sep 2016
Sofia was homeless. She was found dead on a park bench in Phil Rizzuto Park in Richmond Hill, Queens, but the cause of her death is not known.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/06/sofia-gonzales_queens-new-york-usa_ed712d8a
Pamela Pereira
Age 16
Conseiçao do Jacuipe, Bahia (Brazil)
Shot. 9 Sep 2016
Pâmela was shot five times at around 8pm on Friday 9th September at Vila Nova Esperança (Casinhas), by three men who then ran away through a thicket. Six .38 calibre bullet...
Name Unknown
Age 26
Gravatai, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Stabbed and shot. 9 Sep 2016
The victim was killed at dawn on Friday 9th September near the RS-118 Esteio - Gravataí - Viamão highway.
Chica
Recife, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 10 Sep 2016
Chica was shot. According to witnesses she killed by mistake.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/10/chica_recife-pernambuco-brazil_6d4ec234
F. Natera Encarnación
Age 24
La Romana (Dominican Republic)
Stabbed. 10 Sep 2016
The victim was chased, struck with a machete, and then run over by a vehicle
Zoe Nazarena Quispe
Age 36
Palpalá, Jujuy (Argentina)
Stabbed. 10 Sep 2016
Zoe was stabbed 36 times by her partner Jesús Pantaleón Moreno, 26, after an argument at the house they shared.
T. T. Saffore
Age 27
Chicago, llinois (USA)
Stabbed. 11 Sep 2016
T. T. was found dead in Chicago's Garfield Park on the night of Sunday 11th September. Her throat had been cut and there was a knife nearby.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/11/t-t-saffore_chicago-llinois-usa_949fd18d
Larissa
Age 31
São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot. 15 Sep 2016
Larissa was shot in the abdomen and thrown from a car. She died in hospital.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/15/larissa_sao-paulo-brazil_63d079df
Crystal Edmonds
Age 32
Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
Shot. 16 Sep 2016
Crystal was found on a sidewalk by police at 3 a.m on the morning of Friday 16th September. She had been shot in the back of the head.
Name Unknown
San Felipe, Guanajuato (Mexico)
Tortured. 16 Sep 2016
The victim's body was found in the afternoon of Friday 16th September by the side of the road leading to to the rural community of La Estanzuela in the municipality of San Felipe.
Biloca
Ceará-Mirim, Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)
Shot. 18 Sep 2016
Biloca was shot four times by her partner after he refused to accept the end of their relationship
"La Pio" Pardo Escobar
Age 26
Barranquilla, Atlántico (Colombia)
Stabbed. 19 Sep 2016
La Pio was stabbed three times and died.
Kelly Johana Oquendo Villada
Age 25
Barrio La Mina (Colombia)
Burned. 20 Sep 2016
Firefighters arrived at Kelly's house and found her body burned. There are versions that mention she was tied up and her house burned.
Heydi Garcia
Age 28
Peru
Murdered. 21 Sep 2016
Heydi was found tied up and dead in her salon.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/21/heydi-garcia_peru_ae34d193
Name Unknown
Morelos (Mexico)
Murdered. 22 Sep 2016
Tweets repored the location of a shackled body.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/22/name-unknown_morelos-mexico_7c41c1d9
Chaiene da Silva
Paudalho, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 24 Sep 2016
Chaiene was shot several times by a group of men who broke into her home. She died in hospital
Marylin Martinez Garcia
Age 24
Estado de Mexico (Mexico)
Shot. 24 Sep 2016
Marilyn was in her salon drinking with other people when she was shot three times.
Rafael da Silva Machado ("Rafinha")
Age 17
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Shot. 27 Sep 2016
Rafael was shot at least 15 times and his body dragged through the streets at around 9:30pm on the evening of Tuesday 27th September.
Jazz Alford
Age 30
Birmingham, Alabama (USA)
Shot. 28 Sep 2016
Jazz was shot dead in a room at the Kings Inn hotel. Her body was discovered by housekeeping staff.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/28/jazz-alford_birmingham-alabama-usa_b14ef63b
Shena
Aracaju, Sergipe (Brazil)
Stabbed. 28 Sep 2016
Shena's body was found with several stab wounds on José Sarney beach in Aracaju.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/28/shena_aracaju-sergipe-brazil_295d6da7
Name Unknown
Baja California (Mexico)
Murdered. 29 Sep 2016
The body had the legs naked and the ankles fastened with black tape. The victim was found by the police covered with a blanket.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2016/09/29/name-unknown_baja-california-mexico_e60a75b9
Paola Ledezma González ("Paola Buenrostro")
Age 23
Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal (Mexico)
Shot. 30 Sep 2016
Paola was shot twice after climbing into a client's car on the night of Friday 30th September. She died almost instantly.