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Hate crime murder victim. Brandon Teena [note 1] (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom Nissen. [2] [3] His life and death were the subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys ...
At the police station a rape kit was assembled for Teena, but he did not receive the kit and it was subsequently lost. Later, Sheriff Charles B. Laux, focused in his interview on Teena's status as a transgender man, and Teena refused to answer some questions, finding them questions 'rude and unnecessary'.
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen.The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Hilary Swank), an American trans man who attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska but falls victim to a brutal hate crime perpetrated by two male acquaintances.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department captain has been relieved of duty amid an ongoing criminal investigation, the department said in a statement this week. The captain — identified as ...
Jason Warren, 54, gave that homeless woman $20 on Monday to take his granddaughter to a thrift store while he went into a nearby bar for four hours, according to a Sacramento County Sheriff's ...
John Laux: Resigned to Bloomington Police Department: Murder of Jerry Haaf, KARE 11 media complaint. 1994–2002: 9: Robert Olson: Dismissed, contract not renewed: Federal mediation: 2002–2006: 5: William McManus: Resigned to San Antonio Police Department: 2006–2007 (sworn)- 2012: 7: Tim Dolan: I-35W Mississippi River Bridge 2012–2017: 5
At least two people died as severe weather hit Louisiana overnight, with storms and tornadoes bringing devastation to southern states and leaving tens of thousands with damaged homes or severed ...
Following the organization of the State of California into counties, the Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles County was formed in April, 1850. [1] Elections for the office of sheriff were held annually until 1882, when the term was increased to two years; in 1894 the term was increased to four years. The first sheriff of Los Angeles County was ...