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Trans Woman Brooklyn Lindsey Murdered in Kansas City

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Lindsey is the 11th reported trans murder victim this year, all of them women of color.

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A transgender woman has been murdered in Kansas City, Mo., in the 11th known homicide of a trans American this year.

Police discovered the woman's body on the porch of an abandoned house Tuesday morning, The Kansas City Star reports. They identified her Wednesday as Brooklyn Lindsey, 32. Like all trans murder victims identified so far this year, Lindsey was a woman of color.

Her face showed "obvious signs of trauma," the Star reports, but the authorities have not yet determined the cause of her death, although they are investigating it as a homicide. Neighbors said they heard people arguing at the house about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, then heard gunshots. Police found Lindsey's body at about 6:30 a.m.

Police ask that anyone with information call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS (8477).

(RELATED: These Are the Trans People Killed in 2019)

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.