https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=2020-08-01&to=2020-08-31&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.info9ca5e669https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/31/elie-che_the-bronx-new-york-usa_9ca5e669uncategorised/drownedElie Che
Age 23
31 Aug 2020
The Bronx, New York,USA)
Drowned

Elie was found in an unresponsive state on Orchard Beach in the Bronx on the morning of Monday 31st August. Police and local media repeatedly deadnamed her.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa69fc297https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/31/emily-core_brisbane-queensland-australia_a69fc297suicideEmily Core
Age 43
31 Aug 2020
Brisbane, Queensland,Australia)
Suicide

Emily died by suicide. She had been struggling with complications arising from a failed facial feminisation surgery the previous year. ]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info70a87229https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/31/melani-aguiar_santa-cruz-do-sul-rio-grande-do-sul-brazil_70a87229medical/cosmetic filler complicationsMélani Aguiar
Age 20
31 Aug 2020
Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil)
Cosmetic filler complications

Mélani died from organ failure several days after being injected with a cosmetic filler. Police are treating her death as homicide.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info4cd1c044https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/30/lea-rayshon-daye_cleveland-ohio-usa_4cd1c044custodial/died in custodyLea Rayshon Daye
30 Aug 2020
Cleveland, Ohio,USA)
Died in custody

Lea died in Cuyahoga County Jail after being wrongfully jailed by a transphobic judge. When picking up her belongings her mother found a letter denouncing the conditions there.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infod9adc83dhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/30/rukia-isis-bemer_lakewood-ohio-usa_d9adc83dsuicideRukia Isis Bemer
Age 22
30 Aug 2020
Lakewood, Ohio,USA)
Suicide

Rukia's body was found on railroad tracks in the inner Cleveland suburb of Lakewood. She had been hit by a train.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info98df6465https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/29/branca-aldama-perez_itaitinga-ceara-brazil_98df6465violence/shotBranca Aldama Perez
Age 37
29 Aug 2020
Itaitinga, Ceará,Brazil)
Shot

Branca was shot dead near the BR-116 highway early on Saturday 29th August.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infof75248d6https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/29/melody-barrera_guaymallen-mendoza-argentina_f75248d6violence/shotMelody Barrera
Age 27
29 Aug 2020
Guaymallén, Mendoza,Argentina)
Shot

Melody was shot six times by the occupant of a passing vehicle and died at the scene. Three weeks later a police officer was arrested for her murder.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info0c6bc5f2https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/27/jeanine-huerta-lopez_tijuana-baja-california-mexico_0c6bc5f2violence/beaten and stabbedJeanine Huerta López
27 Aug 2020
Tijuana, Baja California,Mexico)
Beaten and stabbed

Jeanine was found beaten and stabbed in her home late on Thursday 27th August. She had last been seen alive on 24th August. ]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infobab8d730https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/27/nida-choudhry_muzaffargarh-punjab-pakistan_bab8d730violence/shotNida Choudhry
27 Aug 2020
Muzaffargarh, Punjab,Pakistan)
Shot

No information is known about the circumstances of Nida's murder.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa6637cbbhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/26/brandy-ronzon-huerta-cortez_puente-nacional-veracruz-mexico_a6637cbbviolence/stabbedBrandy Ronzon Huerta Cortez
26 Aug 2020
Puente Nacional, Veracruz,Mexico)
Stabbed

Brandy and her mother Luisa were killed in their home on the afternoon of Wednesday 26th August.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infof8af5474https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/26/britani-jaqueline_casimiro-castillo-jalisco-mexico_f8af5474violence/beatenBritani Jaqueline
26 Aug 2020
Casimiro Castillo, Jalisco,Mexico)
Beaten

Britani was beaten by five police officers after they arrested her for an alleged robbery. She died from her injuries after being unable to access medical assistance.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info4026d9dchttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/26/shelley-lynn-rose_usa_4026d9dcsuicideShelley Lynn Rose
Age 16
26 Aug 2020
USA
Suicide

Shelley died by suicide. In death her parents tried to erase her identity, but her partner is trying to keep her memory alive.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info9f926609https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/26/name-unknown_acapulco-guerrero-mexico_9f926609violence/suffocatedName Unknown
Age 30
26 Aug 2020
Acapulco, Guerrero,Mexico)
Suffocated

The body of the victim was found wrapped in a sheet lying next to a garbage container. Her body showed signs of torture and she had been suffocated with a plastic bag.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info4e6dfe7fhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/26/name-unknown_sao-bernardo-do-campo-sao-paulo-brazil_4e6dfe7fviolence/murderedName Unknown
26 Aug 2020
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo,Brazil)
Murdered

The burnt body of the victim was found in a motel room. Her killer was arrested.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info88091c54https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/25/angoori_karachi-sindh-pakistan_88091c54violence/shotAngoori
25 Aug 2020
Karachi, Sindh,Pakistan)
Shot

Angoori was shot during a home invasion and armed robbery in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal district of Karachi.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infof67b3dc2https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/24/gurya_islamabad-pakistan_f67b3dc2uncategorised/not reportedGurya
24 Aug 2020
Islamabad,Pakistan)
Not reported

Gurya's body was found in her apartment on Monday 24th August. She had been dead for 12-14 days.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info1b12b24chttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/24/name-unknown_acapulco-guerrero-mexico_1b12b24cviolence/shotName Unknown
Age 30
24 Aug 2020
Acapulco, Guerrero,Mexico)
Shot

The body of the victim was thrown from a vehicle wrapped in a blanket and tied with ropes. She had been shot in the head.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoec6e9445https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/23/isabella-soares-isabella-pedrozo_porto-alegre-rio-grande-do-sul-brazil_ec6e9445violence/shotIsabella Soares (Isabella Pedrozo)
Age 22
23 Aug 2020
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil)
Shot

Isabella was shot dead in a motel room in what appears to have been a targetted execution aimed not at her, but at the man she was with. She died at the scene.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info740d5adbhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/23/kristen-shawanda_hamilton-ontario-canada_740d5adbviolence/murderedKristen Shawanda
Age 27
23 Aug 2020
Hamilton, Ontario,Canada)
Murdered

Kristen was a two-spirit transgender woman whose killing was not recorded on the official TDoR 2020 memorial list released by Transgender Europe (TGEU) in November 2020.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info85a03a42https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/22/lorena-maria-del-lujan-riquel_rosario-santa-fe-argentina_85a03a42violence/beatenLorena María del Luján Riquel
Age 39
22 Aug 2020
Rosario, Santa Fe,Argentina)
Beaten

Lorena was beaten over the head with cement blocks. Police are investigating whether the perpetrator of the crime sexually abused her before killing her. ]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info0764785fhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/22/luara-redfield-red_mairinque-sao-paulo-brazil_0764785fviolence/strangledLuara Redfield ("Red")
Age 23
22 Aug 2020
Mairinque, São Paulo,Brazil)
Strangled

Luara's body was found after she had been missing for 12 days. Her boyfriend was arrested and subsequently confessed to killing her.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info5c2cb0a0https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/21/anushka_palayamkottai-tirunelveli-tamil-nadu-india_5c2cb0a0violence/strangledAnushka
Age 35
21 Aug 2020
Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu,India)
Strangled

The bodies of two trans women - Anushka and Bhavani - and their partner Murugan were found with dumped on Friday 21st August. They had been dead for several weeks.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infob1ec181chttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/21/bhavani_palayamkottai-tirunelveli-tamil-nadu-india_b1ec181cviolence/strangledBhavani
Age 34
21 Aug 2020
Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu,India)
Strangled

The bodies of two trans women - Anushka and Bhavani - and their partner Murugan were found with dumped on Friday 21st August. They had been dead for several weeks.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info3827cbachttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/21/bernadete_igarape-grande-maranhao-brazil_3827cbacviolence/stabbedBernadete
21 Aug 2020
Igarapé Grande, Maranhão,Brazil)
Stabbed

Bernadete was stabbed by her own brother after an argument.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoad67b50chttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/20/claudinha-leite_caninde-de-sao-francisco-sergipe-brazil_ad67b50cviolence/punched and fellClaudinha Leite
Age 26
20 Aug 2020
Canindé de São Francisco, Sergipe,Brazil)
Punched and fell

Claudinha was killed by her ex-boyfriend after she ended their relationship.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info8db64b04https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/20/samantha-rosales-barrios-sam_atlixco-puebla-mexico_8db64b04violence/run overSamantha Rosales Barrios ("Sam")
Age 23
20 Aug 2020
Atlixco, Puebla,Mexico)
Run over

Sam and a man she was riding with were both knocked off a motorcycle by a car. The driver of the car then returned to drive over her body.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info2cc3452dhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/19/daniele-rodrigues_crateus-ceara-brazil_2cc3452dviolence/shotDaniele Rodrigues
Age 21
19 Aug 2020
Crateús, Ceará,Brazil)
Shot

Daniele's body was found in vegetation on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th August - her birthday. She had been shot.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infob0914971https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/19/julie-torres_guadalajara-jalisco-mexico_b0914971violence/torturedJulie Torres
19 Aug 2020
Guadalajara, Jalisco,Mexico)
Tortured

Julie's body was found with signs of torture wrapped in a sheet inside her home. Less than a day later, Sam Rosales was killed in Puebla.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infob8a06d87https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/19/patricia-dumon_santa-marta-magdalena-colombia_b8a06d87violence/shotPatricia Dumon
19 Aug 2020
Santa Marta, Magdalena,Colombia)
Shot

Patricia's body was found in the street the morning after she had left on a motorcycle with a client. She had been shot in the face.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info1d4b6c41https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/18/emilly-taylor_fronteira-minas-gerais-brazil_1d4b6c41violence/stabbedEmilly Taylor
Age 26
18 Aug 2020
Fronteira, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Stabbed

Emilly's body was found with stab wounds in the living room of her home. Two men were arrested; one of them was apparently her boyfriend, who had reportedly threatened her.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info339dedfdhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/18/piya_kamoke-punjab-pakistan_339dedfdviolence/shotPiya
18 Aug 2020
Kamoke, Punjab,Pakistan)
Shot

Piya was shot outside her home by unidentified assailants.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info17f3e18dhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/17/francesca-galatro_vallo-della-lucania-salerno-italy_17f3e18dviolence/stabbedFrancesca Galatro
Age 66
17 Aug 2020
Vallo della Lucania, Salerno,Italy)
Stabbed

Francesca was stabbed in a homeless shelter by a man with whom she had a relationship. He has reportedly confessed to killing her.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infof86e1953https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/16/isabella-bellusci-bella_manchester-united-kingdom_f86e1953suicideIsabella Bellusci ("Bella")
16 Aug 2020
Manchester,United Kingdom)
Suicide

Bella passed away in the early hours of Sunday 16th August.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info11f6d1fbhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/13/barbara-ellen_contagem-minas-gerais-brazil_11f6d1fbviolence/stabbedBarbara Ellen
Age 53
13 Aug 2020
Contagem, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Stabbed

Barbara Ellen's body was found on her bed by a neighbour who went to check on her. Her neck had been cut.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info4504a3f8https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/13/kee-sam_lafayette-louisiana-usa_4504a3f8violence/shotKee Sam
Age 24
13 Aug 2020
Lafayette, Louisiana,USA)
Shot

Kee was found in a hotel suffering from a gunshot wound on Wednesday 12th August. She died in hospital the following day.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info033b6338https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/11/rocio-ailen-samaniego_garupa-misiones-argentina_033b6338medical/clinical neglectRocío Ailén Samaniego
Age 22
11 Aug 2020
Garupá, Misiones,Argentina)
Clinical neglect

Rocío died in hospital 9 days after an asthma attack after suffering what can only be described as horrific clinical neglect, no doubt amplified by transphobia.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info96487107https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/11/vanessa-solorzano-rotolo_san-miguel-de-tucuman-argentina_96487107violence/stabbedVanessa Solórzano/Rotolo
Age 20
11 Aug 2020
San Miguel de Tucumán,Argentina)
Stabbed

Vanessa was stabbed in the back by a taxi driver after he refused to pay her. The driver was arrested.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoda9ac473https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/10/leticia-costa_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_da9ac473violence/shotLetícia Costa
Age 29
10 Aug 2020
Fortaleza, Ceará,Brazil)
Shot

Letícia was shot dead in the street on the night of Monday 10th August.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info7212d095https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/09/alice-garrefa_americana-sao-paulo-brazil_7212d095violence/murderedAlice Garrefa
9 Aug 2020
Americana, São Paulo,Brazil)
Murdered

Alice's body was found in the Piracicaba River on Sunday 9th August. She had last been seen alive 6 days earlier and her abusive ex-partner is a suspect in her murder.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info4071c91ahttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/09/brigit_tlayecac-morelos-mexico_4071c91aviolence/stabbedBrigit
Age 38
9 Aug 2020
Tlayecac, Morelos,Mexico)
Stabbed

Brigit died after being stabbed in the abdomen. A suspect has been arrested.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info820eb3f2https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/08/ludmila-silva_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_820eb3f2violence/shotLudmila Silva
Age 15
8 Aug 2020
Fortaleza, Ceará,Brazil)
Shot

Ludmila was lured onto a vacant plot of land and executed by two men. ]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info955d3fb2https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/07/janelle-ariana-briscoe_smiths-alabama-usa_955d3fb2suicideJanelle Ariana Briscoe
Age 23
7 Aug 2020
Smiths, Alabama,USA)
Suicide

Janelle died by suicide.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoafd99582https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/05/fernanda-soares_boa-esperanca-minas-gerais-brazil_afd99582suicideFernanda Soares
5 Aug 2020
Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Suicide

Fernanda reportedly died by suicide. She had recently lost her grandmother.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoda718b4ahttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/05/paloma_feira-de-santana-bahia-brazil_da718b4aviolence/strangledPaloma
5 Aug 2020
Feira de Santana, Bahia,Brazil)
Strangled

Paloma's body was found in vegetation. She had been strangled.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infod69cde93https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/04/brenda-venegas-ayquipa-brenda-levi_san-juan-de-lurigancho-lima-peru_d69cde93violence/strangledBrenda Venegas Ayquipa ("Brenda Levi")
Age 52
4 Aug 2020
San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima,Peru)
Strangled

Brenda's body was found on a mattress with a scarf and dryer cords wrapped around her neck. Her body showed bruising indicating that she may have been tortured.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info70886be8https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/04/samara_belo-horizonte-minas-gerais-brazil_70886be8violence/shotSamara
4 Aug 2020
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Shot

Samara (some reports name her Samira) was one of two homeless people whose bodies were found with gunshot wounds under an overpass. Her pet dog refused to let anyone near her body.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info4a7a2296https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/04/name-unknown_santo-antonio-de-jesus-bahia-brazil_4a7a2296uncategorised/not reportedName Unknown
4 Aug 2020
Santo Antonio de Jesus, Bahia,Brazil)
Not reported

The body of an unidentified trans woman was found in a residence on the night of Tuesday 4th August.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.info5cc63e14https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/04/name-unknown_sao-bernardo-do-campo-sao-paulo-brazil_5cc63e14violence/shotName Unknown
Age 30
4 Aug 2020
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo,Brazil)
Shot

The victim was shot twice in what appears to have been a revenge murder attempt. When her attacker was arrested he confessed to the murder of another trans woman.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoc700a801https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/03/luisa-avila-henao_buga-valle-de-cauca-colombia_c700a801violence/murderedLuisa Ávila Henao
Age 23
3 Aug 2020
Buga, Valle de Cauca,Colombia)
Murdered

Luisa's decomposing body was found inside an irrigation pipe on the morning of Monday 3rd August. She had been missing since 26th July.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa36a1085https://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/03/f-e-batista_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_a36a1085violence/stabbedF. E. Batista
Age 26
3 Aug 2020
Fortaleza, Ceará,Brazil)
Stabbed

The body of the victim was found in the street with stab wounds early on Monday 3rd August.]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa3a73c3dhttps://tdor2.translivesmatter.info/reports/2020/08/01/josselin_ciudad-de-guatemala-guatemala_a3a73c3dviolence/beatenJosselin
Age 29
1 Aug 2020
Ciudad de Guatemala,Guatemala)
Beaten

Josselin was murdered in her home. She was an asylum seeker who had fled El Salvador in 2017 after suffering transphobic violence and persecution by maras (gangs).]]>2025-09-21 09:26:14