Colorado Man Charged With Murdering Transgender Woman
Another day, another hate crime against a transgender woman. From The Advocate:
A Colorado man is accused of fatally battering a sex partner with a fire extinguisher after discovering that his companion was a transgender woman.
Allen Ray Andrade, 31, faces several charges, including second-degree murder, in the death of Justin Zapata, 20, who was known as Angie Zapata. The victim’s bloodied, battered body was discovered in her apartment by her sister on July 17.
Weld County district attorney Ken Buck said Wednesday that he is considering filing first-degree murder charges and may prosecute the death as a hate crime.
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Andrade told investigators that he met Zapata through MocoSpace, a social network designed primarily for cell phone users, according to an arrest affidavit released by Greeley police. The two met July 15 and spent the day together.
Andrade told investigators that Zapata performed oral sex on him but wouldn’t let him touch her, according to the affidavit.He said he also spent the night at Zapata’s apartment, but in separate beds. The next day, Zapata left Andrade alone in her apartment, and Andrade noticed several photographs that led him to question Zapata’s gender.
Andrade confronted Zapata when she got back. He grabbed Zapata’s crotch area, felt male genitalia and became angry, the affidavit says. He told investigators that he took a fire extinguisher off a shelf, struck Zapata twice in the head, and thought he ”killed it.”
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Andrade told investigators he covered Zapata with a blanket and started gathering evidence he thought might link him to the crime when he heard gurgling sounds and noticed Zapata was sitting up. That’s when he picked up the fire extinguisher and hit her again, police said. He left the scene in her car.
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Standard way to dehumanize any transgender person. Call him or her “it”. How any of the bigots still fail to see why we’re so disgusted with them? Are they that obtuse? More likely they just don’t care. Such is the depth of their hatred.
May Allen Ray Andrade rot in prison for the rest of his life assuming he’s found guilty, which it sounds like he is.
