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geles, was stabbed and set ablaze. Kevyn
Ramirez, 29, was arrested in connection
with her death.
• Feb. 4, Celine Walker, 36, in Jackson-
ville, Fla., was shot to death. No arrest has
been made.
• Feb. 6, Tonya Harvey, 35, in Buffalo,
N.Y, was shot to death. No arrest has been
made.
• Feb. 19, Zakaria Fry, 28, in Albuquer-
que, M.N., suffered blunt force trauma to
the head and face. Her landlord, 70-year-
old Eugene Carroll Ray, was also murdered
at the same time. Charles Anthony Spiess,
27, has been arrested and charged in their
deaths.
• Feb. 23, Phylicia Mitchell, 45, in Cleve-
land, Ohio, was shot to death. Gary Sand-
ers, 36, has been charged in her murder.
• March 26, Amia Tyrae Berryman, 28, in
Baton Rouge, La., was shot to death. No ar-
rest has been made.
• April 1, Sasha Wall, 29, in Chesterfield
County, S.C., was shot to death. No arrest
has been made.
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alias police are ask-
ing for the public's
help in identifying
the suspect in the
murder of Carla Pa-
tricia Flores-Pavon,
the ninth known
transgender woman
killed in the U.S. so far in 2018.
Flores-Pavon, 26, was found unconscious
in her North Dallas apartment Wednesday
afternoon. Dallas Fire and Rescue called of-
ficers to the scene, at 6104 LBJ Service Road,
about 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. She was
transported by ambulance to the hospital,
where she was declared dead, according to
a statement by Dallas police.
Initial police reports listed Flores-Pavon's
age as 18.
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Police said that an "unknown Latin
male" was seen leaving the apartment
shortly before she was found unconscious.
According to police reports, "the victim ex-
hibited signs that she died from homicidal
violence." Initial reports indicate she was
choked to death.
Police also say there is "no evidence at
this time to suggest this homicide was the
result of a hate crime."
Flores-Pavon's Facebook page says she
was married to Miguel Diaz on Dec. 19,
2017. Diaz's Facebook page indicates he
lives in Brighton, Colo.
Police have asked that anyone with infor-
mation about this murder contact Det. Tom-
my Raley at 214-283-4856.
Last year there were 27 murders of trans
people in the U.S., mostly trans women of
color. The eight other trans women mur-
dered so far in 2018 are:
• Jan. 5, Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien,
42, in North Adams, Mass., was stabbed
and beaten to death by her husband.
• Jan. 10, Viccky Gutierrez, 33, in Los An-
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Nash, Tammye. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 2018, newspaper, May 11, 2018; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1179952/m1/11/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.