Bru Lima
Age 19
São Paulo (Brazil)
Suicide. 2 Oct 2017
Bru was found dead by his mother when she returned from work. A suicide note was found in the house.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/02/bru-lima_sao-paulo-brazil_c8175d90
Bru Lima
Age 19
São Paulo (Brazil)
Suicide. 2 Oct 2017
Bru was found dead by his mother when she returned from work. A suicide note was found in the house.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/02/bru-lima_sao-paulo-brazil_c8175d90
Name Unknown
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
5 Oct 2017
The bodies of two unidentified trans women were found in Belo Horizonte. The causes of their deaths are unknown.
Name Unknown
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
5 Oct 2017
The bodies of two unidentified trans women were found in Belo Horizonte. The causes of their deaths are unknown.
Selena
Chihuahua (Mexico)
Stoned. 8 Oct 2017
Selena was a young trans woman who was murdered in her own residence. There are no witnesses or arrests.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/08/selena_chihuahua-mexico_9afafee3
Name Unknown
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
11 Oct 2017
The victim was found dead in Manaus. Their cause of death is unknown.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/11/name-unknown_manaus-amazonas-brazil_c0168796
Michele
Age 47
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Shot. 11 Oct 2017
Michelle was shot in the neck by her partner after she tried to end their relationship.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/11/michele_cuiaba-mato-grosso-brazil_aa3f9bed
Bragly Ordoñez
Age 27
Bogota, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Stabbed. 12 Oct 2017
Bragly was stabbed by the partner of another trans woman after he discovered that she knew he had an affair with Bragly. Bragly died in hospital 8 days later.
D. E. Contreras Rodríguez
Age 31
Bogotá, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Throat cut. 12 Oct 2017
The victim's body was found by two walkers hanging from a tree in the National Park of Bogotá. Her throat had been cut.
P.H.P. de Souza
Age 20
Nanuque, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Stabbed and shot. 12 Oct 2017
P. was found naked from the waist down on a side road. She had been stabbed in the left side of her abdomen and shot in the head.
J. C. da Silva
Age 30
Cajueiro, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 13 Oct 2017
J. was shot dead in the city of Cajueiro on a Friday night. The exact circumstances of her death are not known.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/13/j-c-da-silva_cajueiro-alagoas-brazil_a7596f04
Bruna Rodriguez
São Pedro, São Paulo (Brazil)
Stabbed. 14 Oct 2017
Bruna was stabbed.
Romina Vargas Florentín
Age 28
San Lorenzo, Central (Paraguay)
Stabbed. 15 Oct 2017
Romina was stabbed in the chest by a man who approached her while she was working in the street.
Name Unknown
Age 17
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Strangled. 16 Oct 2017
The victim was strangled. No other information is known.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/16/name-unknown_rio-de-janeiro-brazil_1f55f5fb
Nega Maradona
Acarape, Ceará (Brazil)
Shot. 16 Oct 2017
Nega was shot at around 3pm in the afternoon. According to witnesses their killers made them kneel and then shot them in the head.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/16/nega-maradona_acarape-ceara-brazil_3a90125f
Azul Montoro ("Blue")
Age 26
Córdoba (Argentina)
Stabbed. 18 Oct 2017
Azul was stabbed 18 times in the neck, chest and back. Fabian Alejandro Casiva was arrested after her mobile phone was found in his possession.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/18/azul-montoro-blue_cordoba-argentina_8f64f100
Beatriz Presley (“Bia”)
Age 43
Porto Velho, Rondônia (Brazil)
Possible suicide. 18 Oct 2017
Bia’s body was found by relatives lying on a bed in her home in the morning of Wednesday 18th October. She had been seen alive only the previous weekend.
Fernando Lino da Silva
Age 21
Arapiraca, Alagoas (Brazil)
Shot. 19 Oct 2017
Fernando was watching TV when two hooded men entered his house on Rua Oliveira Lima and shot him.
Nathália dos Santos
Age 27
Gurupi, Tocantins (Brazil)
Shot. 20 Oct 2017
Nathália was shot 4 times in the back in the early hours of the morning. CCTV footage showed she was running away from her attacker.
Barbara Mendes
Age 22
João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil)
Shot. 21 Oct 2017
Barbara was shot by a client as she tried to run away. He gave chase and shot her again before fleeing. She died at the scene.
Stephanie Montez
Age 47
Corpus Christi, Texas (USA)
Shot. 21 Oct 2017
Stephanie was shot in the chest, abdomen, and shoulder in a premeditated attack over the alleged theft of $20. She was found dying on the porch of a home between Corpus Christi...
Xiomy Artunduaga
Age 43
Santa Fe, Bogotá, Distrito Capital (Colombia)
Stabbed. 21 Oct 2017
Xiomy was stabbed in the chest during a fight with another trans woman who was also a sex worker.
Hajira
Age 28
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)
Tortured and decapitated. 21 Oct 2017
Hajira was found brutally murdered and initially unidentified in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the morning of Saturday 21st October.
Name Unknown
Tehuacán, Puebla (Mexico)
Murdered. 21 Oct 2017
The victim's body was found inside a plastic bag which was floating in a drainage canal.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/21/name-unknown_tehuacan-puebla-mexico_4798878f
Stefany Tablante
Age 27
Boa Vista, Roraima (Brazil)
Stabbed. 22 Oct 2017
Stefany was stabbed 23 times by a client after an argument. She died at the scene.
Veronica Alves
Age 28
Luziânia, Goiás (Brazil)
Shot. 22 Oct 2017
Veronica was shot several times from a passing vehicle after refusing a man who wanted to pay her for sex.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/22/veronica-alves_luziania-goias-brazil_3d9369c0
M. Diaz Delgado
Age 51
Xalapa, Veracruz (Mexico)
Stabbed. 22 Oct 2017
M. was found dead with a stab wound in her neck at her home early on the morning of Sunday 22nd October.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/22/m-diaz-delgado_xalapa-veracruz-mexico_37c984a1
L. Guillen Rojas
Age 42
Chilpancingo, Guerrero (Mexico)
Shot. 23 Oct 2017
L. was shot multiple times on the street next to a basketball court.
Priscila Vasconcelos
Age 37
Sobral, Ceará (Brazil)
Stabbed. 24 Oct 2017
Priscila was found dead at dawn next to a petrol station. According to the police she had a head injury.
Alessandra Rinaldi
São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Suicide. 25 Oct 2017
Alessandra died by suicide. No other information is known.
Nayanne Rayalla (“Naay”)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Stabbed. 25 Oct 2017
Naay was stabbed during a fight with her aunt. She died at the scene.
Name Unknown
Región Este, Puerto Rico (USA)
Beaten. 25 Oct 2017
The victim was found with a head injury.
Candace Towns
Age 30
Macon, Georgia (USA)
Shot. 28 Oct 2017
Candace was found shot to death at the end of a driveway.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/28/candace-towns_macon-georgia-usa_ffc50568
Niely Lafontayne
Age 30
Macapá, Amapa (Brazil)
Shot. 29 Oct 2017
Niely was shot in the face and abdomen by two assailants on a motorcycle. As she lay dying they robbed her.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/29/niely-lafontayne_macapa-amapa-brazil_5ff03408
Jiratchaya Kampoon
Age 22
Pattaya, Chonburi (Thailand)
Clinical neglect. 29 Oct 2017
Jiratchaya died from brain asphyxia after a lung collapsed during a botched breast enhancement operation by an unlicenced surgeon.
Barbara
Age 38
Chillán, Ñuble (Chile)
Murdered. 30 Oct 2017
Barbara was reportedly killed by one person.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/30/barbara_chillan-nuble-chile_f4f1f571
Braniyela
Caucasia, Antioquia (Colombia)
Murdered. 30 Oct 2017
Braniyela was reportedly one of three trans women murdered by a criminal gang.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/30/braniyela_caucasia-antioquia-colombia_695e0f15
Giseli Tavares
Age 25
Itapissuma, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Shot. 30 Oct 2017
Giseli was shot by two men on a motorcycle who intercepted her vehicle and ordered the other passengers out before shooting her.
Luna
Caucasia, Antioquia (Colombia)
Murdered. 30 Oct 2017
Luna was reportedly one of three trans women murdered by a criminal gang.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/30/luna_caucasia-antioquia-colombia_69f6b1be
Mitzi
Guerrero (Mexico)
Murdered. 30 Oct 2017
Mitzi and several other people were killed by an armed gang.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/30/mitzi_guerrero-mexico_9e0aaaf9
M. B. da Silva Dias
Age 21
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
Stabbed. 30 Oct 2017
M. was stabbed in the face and neck. Her mother refused to accept her gender identity and had thrown her out of her home two months earlier.
Sucy
Caucasia, Antioquia (Colombia)
Murdered. 30 Oct 2017
Sucy was reportedly one of three trans women murdered by a criminal gang.
https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/10/30/sucy_caucasia-antioquia-colombia_81d348ab