https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=1997-01-01&to=1997-12-31&country=&filter=&view=list Remembering trans people lost to violence or suicide en-us https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/images/tdor_candle_jars.jpg https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info tdor@translivesmatter.info3f3a72d3https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/12/31/name-unknown_madrid-spain_3f3a72d3violence/murderedName Unknown
31 Dec 1997
Madrid,Spain)
Murdered

The victim was murdered in Madrid sometime during 1997. No other information is known.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe614e15dhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/12/24/vianna-faye-williams-felicia_jersey-city-new-jersey-usa_e614e15dviolence/stabbedVianna Faye Williams ("Felicia")
Age 36
24 Dec 1997
Jersey City, New Jersey,USA)
Stabbed

Vianna suffered nine stab wounds to back, neck, and chest. The suspect was a 12-year-old boy.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info98cd6db0https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/12/05/ali-heshun-forney_new-york-usa_98cd6db0violence/shotAli He'shun Forney
Age 22
5 Dec 1997
New York,USA)
Shot

Ali was found with a gunshot wound to the head by police on the sidewalk in front of a housing project on East 131st Street in Harlem at 4 a.m. on 5th December 1997.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info8063c72fhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/12/04/yamile-lee_san-diego-california-usa_8063c72fviolence/stabbedYamile Lee
4 Dec 1997
San Diego, California,USA)
Stabbed

Yamile was stabbed to death with a large butcher knife. In December 2007 Luis Garces was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 28 years to life in prison.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info0a32fac3https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/11/30/jerrell-williams_mobile-alabama-usa_0a32fac3violence/stabbedJerrell Williams
Age 19
30 Nov 1997
Mobile, Alabama,USA)
Stabbed

Jerrell was stabbed and slashed in the throat by Tavares Demetrius some time during November 1997. Seven years later Demetrius pled guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 15...]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info617d9485https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/11/10/m-e-murray_st-louis-missouri-usa_617d9485violence/shotM. E. Murray
Age 30
10 Nov 1997
St. Louis, Missouri,USA)
Shot

M. was shot several times.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info16d17238https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/10/31/vanessa-barry-lane_snowtown-south-australia-australia_16d17238violence/dismemberedVanessa/Barry Lane
Age 42
31 Oct 1997
Snowtown, South Australia,Australia)
Dismembered

Lane's dismembered body was found by police in a drum in the bank vault in Snowtown, along with the body of Michael Gardiner.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.infoefea4da1https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/10/15/robert-h-jones_new-castle-delaware-usa_efea4da1violence/stabbedRobert H. Jones
Age 30
15 Oct 1997
New Castle, Delaware,USA)
Stabbed

Robert was stabbed by Ronald Taltoan. During his trial, Taltoan used a trans panic defence and blamed the victim for their own death.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info59232476https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/10/02/maria-la-conchita-palencia_ciudad-de-guatemala-guatemala_59232476violence/shotMaria La Conchita Palencia
2 Oct 1997
Ciudad de Guatemala,Guatemala)
Shot

Maria was shot repeatedly in the stomach.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info608075b6https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/10/01/stacey-estupinian_ciudad-de-guatemala-guatemala_608075b6violence/murderedStacey Estupinian
1 Oct 1997
Ciudad de Guatemala,Guatemala)
Murdered

Stacey was murdered. No other information is known.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info5f45f73fhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/09/30/michael-michelle-gardiner_snowtown-south-australia-australia_5f45f73fviolence/strangledMichael/Michelle Gardiner
Age 19
30 Sep 1997
Snowtown, South Australia,Australia)
Strangled

Michael/Michelle was one of the victims of the serial killings known as the Snowtown murders. They were killed by John Bunting and Robert Wagner sometime in September 1997 (we...]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info4b2bb692https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/07/29/marcela-arias_rosario-santa-fe-argentina_4b2bb692violence/stabbedMarcela Arias
29 Jul 1997
Rosario, Santa Fe,Argentina)
Stabbed

Marcela was stabbed. No other information is known.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.infob3646b37https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/06/20/kiki-freeman_new-york-city-usa_b3646b37violence/beatenKiki Freeman
Age 25
20 Jun 1997
New York City,USA)
Beaten

Kiki's body was found in a park with her skull split nearly in half.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info73be3bafhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/05/28/gracie-detzer-james-detzer_edmonton-alberta-canada_73be3bafviolence/strangled and drownedGracie Detzer (James Detzer)
28 May 1997
Edmonton, Alberta,Canada)
Strangled and drowned

Gracie was strangled and drowned in a bathtub by Steven Craig.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.infodc71f6fdhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/02/28/robyn-brown_london-united-kingdom_dc71f6fdviolence/stabbedRobyn Brown
Age 23
28 Feb 1997
London,United Kingdom)
Stabbed

Robyn's body was found in a flat in Gosfield Rd W1 on 28th February 1997. She had been stabbed multiple times.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info67ed0e3ehttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/02/20/name-unknown_ciudad-de-guatemala-guatemala_67ed0e3eviolence/shotName Unknown
20 Feb 1997
Ciudad de Guatemala,Guatemala)
Shot

The victim was shot. No other information is known.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info836f9ab2https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/01/01/curdell-james-iii_tuscaloosa-alabama-usa_836f9ab2violence/shotCurdell James III
1 Jan 1997
Tuscaloosa, Alabama,USA)
Shot

Curdell and Toya Charlton were shot in the back by Robert Lee Davis Jr.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.infob271dffahttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/01/01/toya-charlton_tuscaloosa-alabama-usa_b271dffaviolence/shotToya Charlton
1 Jan 1997
Tuscaloosa, Alabama,USA)
Shot

Toya and Curdell James III were shot in the back by Robert Lee Davis Jr.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08 tdor@translivesmatter.info26e21307https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/1997/01/01/lynn-montana_washington-dc-usa_26e21307violence/burnedLynn Montana
1 Jan 1997
Washington, D.C.,USA)
Burned

Lynn died in police custody of severe burns inflicted on her by her boyfriend. He died in the same fire but, because she lived, Lynn was accused by the police of setting him on...]]>2025-09-21 09:26:08