When I heard yesterday that the jury in the trial of Allen Andrade, the man charged with murdering Angie Zapata, had reached a verdict in less than two hours, I was hopeful, since a quick verdict usually means that the prosecution’s evidence was so overwhelming that the jury saw no need for extended discussion. [...]
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Why the Jury Had No Trouble Convicting Angie Zapata’s Murderer
Posted in Hate Crimes, News, law, tagged Allen Andrade, Angie Zapata, hate crime, Transgender on April 23, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Angie Zapata’s Murderer is About to Cook His Own Goose, and It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer Guy
Posted in Hate Crimes, News, tagged Allen Andrade, Angie Zapata, Greeley CO, hate crime, Kelli Anne Busey, trans panic on April 16, 2009 | 8 Comments »
On July 17, 2008, Angie Zapata, a happy and beautiful transgender woman who was only 18 and living on her own for the first time, was brutally murdered in Greeley, Colorado by Allen Andrade because she was trans. Her murderer, of course, claims that he beat her head in with a fire extinguisher until she [...]
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