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Tdor 2020
Tdor 2020
Tdor 2020
As you can see, this is a day I feel really intensely. I first attended a #TDoR
event in 2002 or so, and there were a tenth of the names read that day than will be
read today (and are listed below). In all of those years, the vast majority of
those names have been people of color, and have been transwomen or transfeminine
folk. In particular, the names are mostly those of Black transwomen, which is a
large part of why the average life expectancy for a Black transwoman in this
country is 35 years of age.
I will be spending most of the day with my beloved Sumiko Saulson, as I did last
year. We missed the reading of the names, or the remembrance we attended didn't
include them for some reason. This year, we are planning to read the names on a
series of TikTok videos, attend this #UnitarianUniversalist remembrance
https://www.facebook.com/events/3499284013523083/ , and (because we need something
happy making) buy ourselves a Christmas tree to celebrate our growing closer and
closer together. What are you going to do to remember the #BlessedDead?
Here's the list of the names. I think I'll keep my keening prayers to myself for
now. PLEASE share or copypasta at least the names that follow, so these siblings
of ours do not go unnoticed into that gentle night.
#2 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 04/10/2019
Location of death: Curitiba (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was found with her hands and feet tied with a telephone wire
#3 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: other
Date of death: 05/10/2019
Location of death: Patos (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The victim was stabbed with a knife, ran to seek help but fell lifeless
inside commercial premises
#4 Paola Araujo
Age: 31
Occupation: hair dresser/stylist/beautician
Date of death: 06/10/2019
Location of death: Teresina (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: She was shot in the neck, face and right chest
#5 Rony Gonçalves
Age: 47
Occupation: hair dresser/stylist/beautician
Date of death: 06/10/2019
Location of death: Goiânia (Brazil)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: She was found with stab wounds and her face covered with a towel to
muffle the screams
#6 Soledad Fernández
Age: 40
Occupation: other
Date of death: 08/10/2019
Location of death: Zanja Pytá (Paraguay)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: A young man followed her for several blocks, emptied his gun against her
and took no belongings
#7 Michelly Almeida
Age: not reported
Occupation: employee/clerk/civil servant
Date of death: 09/10/2019
Location of death: União dos Palmares (Brazil)
Cause of death: other
Remarks: The victim was found lying on the floor and the body was in and
advanced state of decomposition
#8 La Diva
Age: 30
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 10/10/2019
Location of death: Guaduas de Cundinamarca (Colombia)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim had a strong argument with a man who, full of rage, drew a
firearm and shot her mercilessly
#10 Julia
Age: 30
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 12/10/2019
Location of death: Sobral (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim received 5 shots in the face and one in the thigh
#12 Hamsa
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 13/10/2019
Location of death: Hyderabad (India)
Cause of death: burned
Remarks: Hamsa was killed by a group of hijra sex workers who had been
harrassing her as she wanted to work as an independent sex worker
outside the hijra community. Currently her family is receiving death
threats from the group so that they do not testify against them.
#13 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 13/10/2019
Location of death: Suchitepéquez (El Salvador)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim died in the hospital due to some gunshots to her face and
torso in her business
#14 Romanic
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 13/10/2019
Location of death: Curitiba (Brazil)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: They stumbled, then trampled her head and killed them with kicks, sticks
and stones
#19 I. D. da Silva
Age: 40
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 25/10/2019
Location of death: Petrolina (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: According to the Civil Police, two unidentified people arrived armed, on
a motorcycle, and fired several firearms.
#20 N.N.
Age: 47
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 25/10/2019
Location of death: Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was shot by several people riding in a car and died on the way
to the hospital
#23 Bruna
Age: 30
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 30/10/2019
Location of death: Salvador (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: A trans woman was shot to death in the face
#25 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 03/11/2019
Location of death: Jacona (Mexico)
Cause of death: stoned
Remarks: A trans person who had been reported as kidnapped was found semiburied in
a piece of land
#26 N.N.
Age: 43
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 04/11/2019
Location of death: Juiz de Fora (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: A trans woman was found lifeless after an armed attack
#27 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 04/11/2019
Location of death: Chihuahua (Mexico)
Cause of death: other
Remarks: There are no signs of violence in the body
#31 Pedrita
Age: 47
Occupation: other
Date of death: 10/11/2019
Location of death: Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)
Cause of death: other
Remarks: According to the police report, the victim was not well-cared-for in the
place but she could have been mistreated at the hotel.
#38 La Pompis
Age: 41
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 17/11/2019
Location of death: Restrepo Valle (Colombia)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: According to the first investigations she was attacked by three men, who
stabbed her and hit her with stones.
#39 Sarita
Age: 40
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 18/11/2019
Location of death: Manaus (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Sarita's body was lying on the floor with several knife-wounds.
According to expert report, there were used condoms next to the body,
which was naked and almost beheaded by the perpetrator.
#40 Pedrita
Age: 20
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 18/11/2019
Location of death: São Miguel dos Campos (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Pedrita was murdered with several shots in the head in the early
morning hours of Monday
#41 Carol
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 21/11/2019
Location of death: Extremoz (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: No information
#42 Coral
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 21/11/2019
Location of death: Mexico City (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Coral's body, which had two firearm injuries, was dragged with a vehicle
and abandoned nexto to the Federal Police Command Center wrapped
in a blanket
#46 Alejandra
Age: 38
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 30/11/2019
Location of death: Jacona (Mexico)
Cause of death: not reported
Remarks: Alejandra was kidnapped on November 3. Her body was located on a
wasteland, semi-buried and in a state of decomposition
#47 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 30/11/2019
Location of death: Tehuantepec, Oaxaca (Mexico)
Cause of death: tortured
Remarks: The victim's body was found together with that of a boy, both tied up and
with several shots
#49 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 02/12/2019
Location of death: Salina Cruz (Mexico)
Cause of death: other
Remarks: Tied hands and feet and signs of torture
#51 E. L.
Age: 20
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 03/12/2019
Location of death: Kristianstad (Sweden)
Cause of death: other
Remarks: Her body was found in a lake at Vramsån on Tuesday afternoon. She was
missing since November 22
#52 Nicole
Age: 33
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 06/12/2019
Location of death: Toledo (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: According to reports, a man arrived at the residence around 3 p.m. and
called Nicoli at the entrance door. As she appeared, she received three
gunshots.
#57 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 18/12/2019
Location of death: Villa de Álvarez (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Feet and hands tied and with signs of torture
#60 Kendall
Age: 19
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 20/12/2019
Location of death: Santa Fé (Colombia)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Kendall was killed by a fellow trans woman named Alejandra in a hostel
allegedly out of professional jealousy. She was stabbed in the head. The
owner of the hostel took her out and left her there in the street, lying on
the floor bleeding to death
#61 N.N.
Age: 49
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 21/12/2019
Location of death: Montreal (Canada)
Cause of death: decapitated/dismembered
Remarks: 49-year-old victim's body was discovered with marks of violence on it by
his roommate in their home on Saturday evening
#62 Andrea Nayhelli
Age: 46
Occupation: hair dresser/stylist/beautician
Date of death: 22/12/2019
Location of death: Iztapalapa (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Signs of torture and two gunshots to the head
#72 Sapna
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 03/01/2020
Location of death: Moradabad (India)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Sapna was found murdered in her home. The police suspect the incident
took place at least 2 days prior to her being found. Her partner Yameen
had been detained for questioning. A report was filed against the
unidentified assailant
#73 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 03/01/2020
Location of death: Zacatelco, Tlaxcala (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Her disappearance was reported days before and her body was found
with traces of blood
#74 Andressa
Age: 20
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 05/01/2020
Location of death: Curitiba (Brazil)
Cause of death: run-over by car
Remarks: The body was found floating on Barigui river
#75 Vitoria dos Santos
Age: 19
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 06/01/2020
Location of death: Recife (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was shot dead in the neck
#76 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 06/01/2020
Location of death: Fortaleza (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was killed by gunshots to the head
#80 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 09/01/2020
Location of death: Recife (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: A bicycle rider arrived and fired several shots
#83 Tamara
Age: 24
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 13/01/2020
Location of death: Saint-Petersburg (Russia)
Cause of death: decapitated/dismembered
Remarks: The body of the deceased was found in the Mga River by an eleventh
grader. Experts noted that the victim's legs were carefully severed with a
saw, and the soft tissues were cut off with a knife. The body was in the
water for about six months
#84 Paulinha
Age: 24
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 13/01/2020
Location of death: Deodápolis (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: A man came up behind the victim's back and attacked her with a knife.
She fell, tried to get up to escape, but was again attacked by the criminal
with one more blow
#85 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 14/01/2020
Location of death: Zulia (Venezuela)
Cause of death: decapitated/dismembered
Remarks: The victim was beheaded, her head was not found
#87 N.N.
Age: 27
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 15/01/2020
Location of death: Tarimbaro (Mexico)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The victim, who was shot to death, was found inside a drainage canal
in Michoacán
#89 Fabiola
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 16/01/2020
Location of death: Salvador (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: She was caught by surprise by a motorcyclist, who shot her in the face
#91 N.N.
Age: 25
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 17/01/2020
Location of death: San Salvador (El Salvador)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was shot at least five times with a firearm
#94 Leticia
Age: 17
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 19/01/2020
Location of death: Boa Vista (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The victim was in a burlap bag with a knife stab in his belly and a tyre
around her neck.
#96 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 20/01/2020
Location of death: Medellin (Colombia)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was stabbed several times
#97 Shakira
Age: 27
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 21/01/2020
Location of death: Chilpancingo (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Shakira was killed by gunfire inside Betty bar
#98 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 24/01/2020
Location of death: Campo Bom (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The victim showed signs of strangulation
#101 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 28/01/2020
Location of death: García (Mexico)
Cause of death: burned
Remarks: The body apparently had several injuries in the back and was covered
with a red blanket.
#105 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 05/02/2020
Location of death: Nuevo León (Mexico)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The body was found with a blow to the head. It's believed to have been
tossed from a running vehicle
#107 Guadalupe
Age: 45
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 07/02/2020
Location of death: Estado de Mexico (Mexico)
Cause of death: asphyxiation/smoke inhalation/suffocated
Remarks: Guadalupe was choked to death by her partner. Her body was found by
her family
#112 Valera
Age: 46
Occupation: housekeeper/cleaner
Date of death: 10/02/2020
Location of death: Chelyabinsk (Russia)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: She received bodily injuries in the course of a domestic conflict that
took
place on February 10 in a dorm room.
#113 Nicol
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 10/02/2020
Location of death: San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: Nicol was beaten by strangers on January 25 and was hospitalized with a
head trauma, dying in the hospital
#116 Nenem
Age: 38
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 11/02/2020
Location of death: Campinas (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: She was killked with at least 12 shots
#118 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 13/02/2020
Location of death: Natal (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim died after suffering an electric shock while trying to break
into the shack during the night
#123 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 18/02/2020
Location of death: Uruapan (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim's body showed signs of violence
#125 Gaby
Age: 21
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 20/02/2020
Location of death: Anapolis (Brazil)
Cause of death: not reported
Remarks: The body was found in an advanced state of decomposition
#131 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 23/02/2020
Location of death: Fortaleza (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was shot to death
#132 N.N.
Age: 31
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 23/02/2020
Location of death: Araguari (Brazil)
Cause of death: tortured
Remarks: The victim was shot in the chest
#135 Meenu
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 26/02/2020
Location of death: Gurugram (India)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Three bike-borne unidentified men shot at a group of transgender
people. Meenu, who had been recently released from police custody on
charges of murdering another trans woman in 2018, suffered four bullet
injuries
#141 Tita
Age: 32
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 06/03/2020
Location of death: La Unión (El Salvador)
Cause of death: burned
Remarks: Tita's body was found burned. One person was arrested
#143 Talita
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 10/03/2020
Location of death: Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: According to the police report, a witness heard several screams in the
street and, as she left the house, saw two trans women attacking the
victim with kicks, punches and stabs
#145 Isadora
Age: 51
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 12/03/2020
Location of death: Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: According to police, the 51-year-old trans woman was murdered by a
teenager (17) with a gun stolen from a municipal guard
#146 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 13/03/2020
Location of death: Mexico City (Mexico)
Cause of death: stoned
Remarks: The victim's body was found with hands and feet tied up
#147 N.N.
Age: 31
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 15/03/2020
Location of death: Embu-Guaçu (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The victim, who was wearing jeans and a patterned blouse, had a cut
caused by a blow to the head
#150 N.N.
Age: 30
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 16/03/2020
Location of death: Chihuahua (Mexico)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: The body was in a state of decomposition, but it was possible to observe
that the victim was hit in the head.
#151 Vijji
Age: 28
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 17/03/2020
Location of death: Bangalore (India)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Viji was stabbed to death by Arun Kumar (Aruna, 27), her roommate, and
dumped on the street after she died on the way to hospital in an auto.
Arun's friend Shrinath (Shivu, 30) assisted in disposing the body.
#154 Britany
Age: 25
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 20/03/2020
Location of death: Hermosillo. Sonora (Mexico)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Britany had a fight in which both parties were injured. However, she
received a stab in the left eye that ended up causing her death.
#155 Paloma
Age: 22
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 20/03/2020
Location of death: Caruaru (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim received multiple shots
#156 La Marquesa
Age: not reported
Occupation: hair dresser/stylist/beautician
Date of death: 21/03/2020
Location of death: Minatitlan (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: La Marquesa and another Muxe companion were shot dead
#157 Kelly
Age: 35
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 22/03/2020
Location of death: Caruaru (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim received multiple shots
#161 N.N.
Age: 30
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 26/03/2020
Location of death: Cariacica (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was stabbed by a client after performing sexual services. She
was found asking for help
#162 Lexi
Age: 33
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 28/03/2020
Location of death: New York (USA)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: She was stabbed to death in NYC Park, allegedly over a wig. The 33-
year-old woman was sitting on a bench at Harlem River Park when her
attacker approached her.
#163 N.N.
Age: 20
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 29/03/2020
Location of death: El Zapote (Mexico)
Cause of death: stoned
Remarks: The victim suffered severe blows to the nape from two sharp stones
located at a distance of some centimetres from her head.
#164 N.N.
Age: 35
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 31/03/2020
Location of death: Chihuahua (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim's body was located in an abandoned warehouse
#169 Musa
Age: 15
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 04/04/2020
Location of death: Faisalabad (Pakistan)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: She was 'lured' away by 'local thugs', physically and sexually abused and
then murdered. Her body was left outside her mentor's house
#171 Mira
Age: 43
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 07/04/2020
Location of death: Jakarta (Indonesia)
Cause of death: burned
Remarks: A group of five or six men attacked Mira after a truck driver accused her
of stealing his wallet and cellphone, which had been left in a vehicle
parked outside of Mira’s room. According to police, they hit Mira with a
wooden log and knocked her down before pouring gasoline on her. One
man pulled out a lighter to threaten her, but the lighter inadvertently set
off the gasoline.
#172 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 08/04/2020
Location of death: Ilheus (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was shot dead
#173 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 09/04/2020
Location of death: Pirapora (Brazil)
Cause of death: other
Remarks: Her boyfriend didn’t accept the breakup and killed her.
#178 N.N.
Age: 25
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 11/04/2020
Location of death: Veracruz (Mexico)
Cause of death: decapitated/dismembered
Remarks: The victim died from a gunshot to the head
#183 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 17/04/2020
Location of death: Uruapan (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was walking when she was shot dead by unknown individuals
near the Temple of San Judas in the Periodista neighborhood.
#184 Leticia
Age: 18
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 18/04/2020
Location of death: Cumaru do Norte (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The projectile hit the mouth of the victim who died at the scene.
#185 Oscar
Age: 28
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 19/04/2020
Location of death: Tuxtepec, Oaxaca (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Armed individuals arrived inside the taco stand and shot directly at the
victim and their partner
#188 Eduarda
Age: 33
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 22/04/2020
Location of death: Manhuaçu (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: A military policeman reacted to an attempted theft and wrestled with
two perpetrators. The 33-year-old victim was shot and died on the spot.
#189 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 22/04/2020
Location of death: São Paulo (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was bludgeoned to death
#190 Leto
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 23/04/2020
Location of death: Ilheus (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The victim was stabbed to death inside the apartment
#191 M. D. Alberto
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 27/04/2020
Location of death: Pablo Nogues (Argentina)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Her body was found almost totally submerged in a ditch.
#193 Diamante
Age: 20
Occupation: seller/merchant
Date of death: 29/04/2020
Location of death: Veracruz (Mexico)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: According to the police report, she showed signs of violence and injuries
caused with a knife.
#198 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 04/05/2020
Location of death: Natal (Brazil)
Cause of death: tortured
Remarks: A trans person was found dead on Redinha's beach. It was not known
whether she died by suicide or homicide. The police did not give any
information
#201 Teresa C
Age: 22
Occupation: other
Date of death: 06/05/2020
Location of death: Cosoleacaque (Mexico)
Cause of death: tortured
Remarks: The victim's body showed signs of rape and extreme violence.
#203 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 09/05/2020
Location of death: Pratinha em Muriaé (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was killed with at least nine stab wounds. Blood marks and
personal belongings were strewn around the crime scene.
#204 Heerawas
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 09/05/2020
Location of death: Jhelum (Pakistan)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: Heerawas' body was found dumped in a well near the 16th century
fortress of Rohtas Fort.
#206 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 10/05/2020
Location of death: San Mateo Capultitlan (Mexico)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: The victim was gagged, bleeding from the nose and with rigor mortis,
showing signs of violence.
#207 N.N.
Age: 56
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 10/05/2020
Location of death: Juiz de Fora (Brazil)
Cause of death: tortured
Remarks: According to the authorities it is likely that she was attacked and beaten
and then run over
#209 Harini
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 12/05/2020
Location of death: Warangal (India)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Harini and Suresh (the perpetrator) were said to be in a relationship.
Suresh stabbed her after a heated argument. Reports say that Suresh
claimed that she was harassing him before he killed her.
#210 Paula
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 15/05/2020
Location of death: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim had already been beaten in the street and was found shot
dead
#211 N.N.
Age: 33
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 16/05/2020
Location of death: Fortaleza (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: A 33-year-old trans woman was stabbed to death
#213 N.N.
Age: 30
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 21/05/2020
Location of death: Taubaté (Brazil)
Cause of death: asphyxiation/smoke inhalation/suffocated
Remarks: A trans woman died after being beaten and run over by the killer
#214 Karlotta
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 24/05/2020
Location of death: Bello Horizonte (Nicaragua)
Cause of death: run-over by car
Remarks: The young woman was walking on the sidewalk and when she stopped to
urinate she was run over by the taxi driver, who was driving at high
speed and supposedly intoxicated
#218 Michael
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 31/05/2020
Location of death: Cancun (Mexico)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Michael was taken to a hospital by a friend who left without wanting to
get more involved; she was treated from two stab wounds and died in
the hospital
#222 Jade
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 06/06/2020
Location of death: Porto Real do Colégio (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was murdered with multiple firearm shots
#223 Grampoula
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 06/06/2020
Location of death: Porto Velho (Brazil)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: The victim's body was found half naked and with her face disfigured with
sticks
#228 Ketlin
Age: 22
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 11/06/2020
Location of death: Salvador (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: She received gunshots in the back
#232 Paulina
Age: 18
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 13/06/2020
Location of death: Anapolis (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was killed with multiple shots
#233 Ariadna
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 14/06/2020
Location of death: Santa Marta (Colombia)
Cause of death: not reported
Remarks: Ariadna was found dead in her room with a bloodstained chest
#237 M. R. Saravia
Age: 26
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 21/06/2020
Location of death: Villanueva (Honduras)
Cause of death: tortured
Remarks: The body showed signs of torture and was found near a soccer field with
a black bag on the head.
#238 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 23/06/2020
Location of death: Teresina (Brazil)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: The Military Police reported that she was found sitting on a chair, with
no evidence of a violent death.
#239 Babalu
Age: 40
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 23/06/2020
Location of death: Pacajus (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim, when leaving a hospital where she went to have bandages
removed, was approached by criminals who shot her.
#245 N.N.
Age: 23
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 25/06/2020
Location of death: Aparecida de Goiania (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: A 23-year-old trans woman was stabbed to death in an alley in Aparecida
de Goiânia. According to the police, she had just arrived, in a rush, at the
home of someone who requested her services, when she was forcibly
pulled from the car by pulling her hair and stabbed several times in the
back, legs and abdomen
#256 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 06/07/2020
Location of death: Medellín (Colombia)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The victim was chased by several people riding two cars, and after
reaching her they shot him without saying a word
#265 Leona
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 17/07/2020
Location of death: Viana (Brazil)
Cause of death: other
Remarks: Next to the body they found two doped inmates.
#266 Bombom
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 18/07/2020
Location of death: Natal (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was taken out of her home and shot
#280 Josselin
Age: 26
Occupation: seller/merchant
Date of death: 01/08/2020
Location of death: Guatemala City (Guatemala)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: The victim was found by her mother with several blows and a disfigured
face
#281 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 03/08/2020
Location of death: Fortaleza (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The Homicide and Personal Protection Department (DHPP) investigates
the death of a trans woman stabbed to death at dawn
#284 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 04/08/2020
Location of death: Santo Antônio de Jesus (Brazil)
Cause of death: not reported
Remarks: The body was found inside an old school building. According to the
reports she is a trans person and the body would likely have been at the
scene from the day before
#285 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 04/08/2020
Location of death: São Bernardo do Campo (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: A trans woman was the victim of a revenge murder attempt and was shot
twice. When the attacker was arrested he confessed to the murder of
another trans woman
#286 Samira
Age: not reported
Occupation: other
Date of death: 04/08/2020
Location of death: Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was found with multiple gunshots through the body
#287 Paloma
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 05/08/2020
Location of death: Feira de Santana (Brazil)
Cause of death: strangled/hanged
Remarks: The victim was a trans woman, she was wearing a bathrobe and bllue
shorts and showed signs of strangulation
#288 N.N.
Age: 15
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 08/08/2020
Location of death: Fortaleza (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was reportedly lured into a vacant lot and killed by two men.
#290 Brigit
Age: 38
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 09/08/2020
Location of death: Morelos (Mexico)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Brigit was killed by a man nicknamed "El Chowi" who stabbed her with a
cutter in the abdomen. The culprit was arrested
#296 Anushka
Age: 35
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 15/08/2020
Location of death: Suththamalli (India)
Cause of death: strangled/hanged
Remarks: Anu accompanied Bhavani and her partner who wanted to adopt a child
and was murdered along with them for financial reasons.
#297 Bhavani
Age: 34
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 15/08/2020
Location of death: Suththamalli (India)
Cause of death: strangled/hanged
Remarks: Bhavani and her partner Murugan had paid a couple ₹3 lakh (about 3415
EUR) to get a child. The couple who had promised the child to her
decided to withdraw and then murdered Bhavani when she asked for the
money to be returned
#300 Piya
Age: 20
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 18/08/2020
Location of death: Kamoke, Punjab (Pakistan)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: A transgender person was killed on Tuesday night after unknown men
opened fire at her residence in Kamoke
#305 Bernadete
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 21/08/2020
Location of death: Igarapé Grande (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: The victim was stabbed to death
#308 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 22/08/2020
Location of death: Santa Fe (Argentina)
Cause of death: strangled/hanged
Remarks: The victim was hit on the head with a cement block. In addition, she was
found naked, so it is believed she was sexually abused.
#310 N.N.
Age: 30
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 24/08/2020
Location of death: Acapulco (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim's body was thrown from a vehicle wrapped in a blanket and
tied with ropes. She was shot in the head.
#311 Angoori
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 25/08/2020
Location of death: Karachi (Pakistan)
Cause of death: not reported
Remarks: Little information available online
#312 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 26/08/2020
Location of death: São Bernardo do Campo (Brazil)
Cause of death: burned
Remarks: According to preliminary information, a man and a trans woman were in
the suite and started a fight. The man reportedly killed the woman and
set her body on fire.
#315 N.N.
Age: 30
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 26/08/2020
Location of death: Acapulco (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: Another body wrapped in a sheet was found next to a garbage container.
The person was choked with a plastic bag and showed other signs of
torture.
#321 N.N.
Age: 30
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 31/08/2020
Location of death: Acapulco (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The body was found wrapped in a sheet. The victim had been suffocated
with a plastic bag and presented other signs of torture
#332 Saad
Age: 32
Occupation: artist
Date of death: 10/09/2020
Location of death: Swabi (Pakistan)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The official said that the victim, identified as Saad, was returning home
after performing at a dance party in the city of Rawalpindi, south of
Islamabad, when her 14-year-old brother opened fire.
#333 Nem
Age: 33
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 12/09/2020
Location of death: Sobral (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim received multiple shots.
#334 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 13/09/2020
Location of death: Resende (Brazil)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: She was run over. The impact of the crash was so strong that the body
was thrown on one of the roadsides
#337 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 14/09/2020
Location of death: Juarez City (Mexico)
Cause of death: shot
Remarks: The victim was killed with multiple shots.
#338 N.N.
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 17/09/2020
Location of death: Marechal Deodoro (Brazil)
Cause of death: beaten
Remarks: Workers found the body of a trans woman with firearm wounds in her
abdomen and a stab in the head area.
#341 A. V.
Age: 24
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 20/09/2020
Location of death: Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Cause of death: run-over by car
Remarks: A young trans woman was run over and killed after having a fight with a
client. Prior to the event, the assailant had communicated to another
trans sex worker his intention to murder a trans girl
#347 Rayssa
Age: not reported
Occupation: sex worker
Date of death: 29/09/2020
Location of death: Umbauba (Brazil)
Cause of death: run-over by car
Remarks: According to reports, Rayssa was run over by a car and died
#350 Michele
Age: not reported
Occupation: not reported
Date of death: 30/09/2020
Location of death: São José da Laje (Brazil)
Cause of death: stabbed
Remarks: Michele was stabbed to death in the neck.