A Hateful Homicide

A Hateful Homicide – Season 7, Episode 5Synopsis:In the heart of Singapore's bustling Bugis district, a community already living in the shadows is shaken by a brutal act of violence. On October 27, 1990, 30-year-old Malaysian fashion designer and gender-nonconforming individual Lim Yeow Chuan, affectionately known as "Susan," was found stabbed to death on Johore Road near Queen Street—an area that had become a refuge for transgender and gender-diverse sex workers facing widespread discrimination and limited economic opportunities. (Wikipedia)As investigators searched for answers, the case revealed a violent confrontation involving two men who claimed they were attempting to recover property allegedly stolen from a friend. What began as a murder prosecution ultimately transformed into a landmark legal case when Singapore's highest court concluded that the killing occurred during a sudden fight, reducing the principal defendant's conviction from murder to manslaughter. The decision ignited debate over self-defense, proportionality, and accountability in cases involving marginalized victims. (Wikipedia)In this episode of A Hateful Homicide, we examine not only the investigation and courtroom proceedings, but also the social climate that made transgender and gender-diverse people especially vulnerable to violence in Singapore during the late 20th century. Through historical context, legal records, and the voices of advocates, we explore how prejudice, criminalization, and invisibility can shape both public perception and the pursuit of justice.More than three decades later, "A Killing on Queen Street" asks difficult questions that continue to resonate today: How does society value the lives of transgender and gender-diverse people? Does justice look different when the victim comes from a marginalized community? And what can Lim Yeow Chuan's story teach us about dignity, remembrance, and the ongoing fight against anti-transgender violence?Viewer discretion is advised. This episode contains discussions of homicide, violence, and discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse individuals."A Killing on Queen Street"

Sunday January 17th, 1999 Toccoa Georgia 53-year-old white transgender man and star of HBO documentary “Southern Comfort” passes away after medical neglect. Let’s explore this hateful homicide like we did in Season 2 Episode 10 what happens when a community member gets a cancer diagnosis and is refused cared, because it makes the “other patients uncomfortable.” Learn more about Robert’s remarkable combat against cancer and crude care staff.

Wednesday, December 21st, 1988, New York, New York. 23-year-old TransLatina woman, actress Venus Xtravaganza is discovered strangled to death at the Duchess Hotel in the last room on the left by housekeeping staff Marco Trejos. Her body was left underneath the Queen size bed. Detective Donatello Genovese arrives to the scene and begins his investigation. As Venus’s loved ones learn of her hateful homicide, they will long for justice for the next 35 years to come. Hear more about our beautiful victim on Season 5 episode 2 of A Hateful Homicide, available every other Saturday 12pm (PST) on all streaming platforms. * Please note that due to learning some new information I was misinformed regarding the death date of Hector Xtravganza (1965-2018) Thank you for for the incredible work you did Grandfather of Vogue. Thank you Angie Xtravaganza (1964-1994).

Saturday March 19, 2022 Canton, Georgia 19-year-old Asian-American Neurodivergent Trans Woman Kathryn “Katie” Newhouse is discovered shot to death in her family home by her mother 52-year-old Cisgender Asian-American female Amy Newhouse. Amy calls 911 and reports that her husband 57-year- Cisgender White Male Howard Newhouse shot and killed their daughter Katie and killed himself. The murder-suicide of father and daughter left the City of Canton crusading for justice for Katie. Find out more on Season 4 finale of A Hateful Homicide. Thank you all for your continued support.

Wednesday June 28th, 1989 Santa Ana, California 35-year-old Divorcee and Trans Latina female Carla Leigh Salazar doesn’t show up for work at AT&T and her co-workers ask 911 to do a welfare check at Carla’s apartment and as they arrive the door is cracked open, and when they open it what they discover will leave the city of Santa Ana seeking justice for the next 25 years. Find out more on A Hateful Homicide Saturday 03/04/2023 12pm (PST) Check out our website ahatefulhomicide.net Listen on @applepodcasts @spotifypodcasts @audible @iheartradio @amazonmusic thank you to Darkcast @darkcastnetwork and MurderMurderNews @murdermurdernews Rainbow Crimes @rainbowcrimes33 for your support of A Hateful Homicide. #transawareness #truecrime #sayhername #latina #transwoman #investigativejournalism

Saturday February 25, 2017 New Orleans Louisiana 31-year-old Black Transgender woman Chyna Doll Gibson was visiting her hometown of New Orleans for Mardi Gras and was returning from a night out when a hail of gunfire rings out and as people approach to see what’s going on they discover the badly shot body of Chyna Doll Gipson clinging to life before succumbing to her injuries. Found out more about her hateful homicide next Saturday at 12pm (PST).

Monday February 22, 2021 Ambridge Pennsylvania siblings 22-year-old Non-binary feminine expressive individual Jasmine Canady and their 16-year-old brother young Transgender man JJ Bright are fatally shot by their mother 48-year-old cisgender woman Kriscinda Bright. She calls 911 informing Beaver County authorities she has committed the hateful homicides of her children. Detectives Christopher Fitzpatrick and John DeLuca arrive on the scene to discover the victims’ mother sitting on her front porched covered in her children’s own blood leaving the City of Ambridge asking for justice for the next year to come. Find out more this Saturday at 12pm (PST) on Apple and Spotify Podcasts.

Friday December 25, 2020 Chicago Illinois 25-year-old Black Transgender woman Courtney Key is discovered shot on Christmas Day in the head including evidence her body had been dragged by a car just meters from her mother’s home leaving the City of Chicago calling for justice years to come. Find out more about Courtney’s hateful Homicide.