Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Justice for a Murdered Transgender Native American?


While Americans were celebrating the Fourth of July in 2009, someone in Albuquerque accosted a transgender Native American. Cato “Terri” Benally was beaten to death. She was found in a park with severe head injuries. Police have believed, based on specific evidence, that Benally was the victim of a hate crime.
A year ago, police arrested this man (photo credit, APD). On Monday, a grand jury indicted Roger Paul Preston on charges of first-degree murder with a hate crimes enhancement. Preston faces a trial.

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