A Hateful Homicide

On August 4, 2023, Jean Butchart, a 26-year-old transgender man from Belleville, Michigan, was tragically murdered. Known for his love of nature, his passion for environmental education, and his dedication to uplifting transgender youth, Jean’s life was a bright and promising one cut short by senseless violence.This episode, “A Madman’s Mission”, explores the circumstances of Jean’s murder, the systemic challenges facing transgende...

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Saturday May 25, 2019, in Detroit, 20-year-old Paris Cameron — a radiant Black transgender woman — was murdered alongside two friends, Alunte Davis and Timothy Blancher. What began as a night of celebration ended in tragedy, exposing the deep intersections of anti-Blackness, transphobia, and systemic neglect.This episode, “The Trade Massacre”, dives into Paris’ story, the culture of secrecy and stigma tied to “trade,” a...

Season 6, Episode 8: “Vanished on Vacation”

Thursday June 20t, 2024 Taylor Casey (she/her), a vibrant 41-year-old Black transgender woman from Chicago, Illinois, was known for her advocacy, joy, and deep faith. In June 2024, she traveled to Nassau, Bahamas, to attend a yoga retreat, seeking rest and spiritual rejuvenation. What was meant to be a healing trip quickly turned into a nightmare when Taylor disappeared under suspicious ci...

Season 6, Episode 7 – “The Honeytrap”

Tuesday June 9, 2020, 25-year-old Black transgender woman Riah Milton (she/her) was lured into a deadly trap in Liberty Township, Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati. Riah, a beloved sister, daughter, and friend, was described by those who knew her as vibrant, kindhearted, and determined. Like many young Black trans women, she faced the dual burden of systemic racism and transphobia—realities that ...

Show Synopsis – A Hateful Homicide, Season 6, Episode 6
Title: “The Murder of Dominique Rem’Mie Fells: Death Then Dismemberment”
On this harrowing episode of A Hateful Homicide, host Mallery Jenna Robinson examines the gruesome and heartbreaking case of Dominique Rem’Mie Fells, a 27-year-old Black transgender woman whose dismembered body was discovered in the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Monday, June 8, 2020.
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Thursday January 4, 2018 North Adams Massachusetts 42-year-old White Transgender woman and Community Advocate Christa Leigh Steele- Knudslien creator and organizer of Miss Trans Pageant New England was discovered with sharp and blunt force trauma all over her upper torso. Her husband of over 2 years 49-year-old Mark Steele- Knudslien initially is nowhere to be found, but when Detective John Casserone and CSI Agent Amanda Burgess en...

Friday August 2nd, 2019 Allendale South Caroline, 24-year-old Black Transgender Woman and Hairdresser Dime Doe. She disappeared around 11:30pm that Friday after dancing the night away. The Doe Family immediately became concerned when she became unresponsive that Saturday August 3rd, her loved ones went to the Allendale Sheriff's Department and was encouraged to wait another 24-hours and in the early morning hours of Sunday August 4...

Sunday February 2nd, 2025 Jamestown New York 24-year-old biracial trans man Sam Nordquist disappeared after leaving his hometown in Minnesota to relocate to New York in the hopes of working on their relationship with 37-cisgender Latina female Precious Arzuaga. After spending more than several months in New York and realizing there was no hope in repairing his relationship. When he decided to leave, what Precious and her 7 perpetra...

Sunday September 17th, 2023 Albuquerque New Mexico 35-year-old trans Latina female Sherlyn Marjorie disappeared after a sexual encounter with her off and on-again partner 30-year-old Cisgender Latino male Juan Jose Mendoza-Espinoza. The two met several years, and when the exposing of their secret relationship which included STIs scares and more, it would lead to a powder keg of emotions that led to a hateful homicide of a beloved l...

Saturday May 18th, 2019 in the City of Dallas Texas it would be the home of where 22-year-old black transgender female Muhlaysia "Lay" Booker disappeared after getting into a 4 door dark color sadan around 3:00am central standard time. Her body would be discovered by a pedestrian walking their dog. It would take the family almost 8 hours before receiving the death notification. Detective Mark Bennett and Coroner Maggy Bro...

Friday April 12th, 2019 Dallas Texas 22-year-old- Black Transgender female, aspiring workforce leader and cosmetologist Muhlaysia "Lay" Booker. In this 2-part special beginning Season 6 Episode 1. Muhlaysia arrives to the Royal Crest Apartments a complex located in the suburb of Oak Cliff just 10 miles south of Dallas. A simple fender bender led to this beautiful 22-year-old to be assaulted, accosted, and attacked and jus...