Andrade gets 60 more years in prison

Angie Zapata’s killer gets 60 years on top of his life sentence as a result of CO’s 3-strikes law.

Extra time for transwoman’s killer

(Denver, Colorado) A man already serving a life sentence for the murder of transsexual teen 18-year-old Angie Zapata has been handed an extra 60 years to his sentence.

Allen Ray Andrade was convicted of murder after beating Zapata to death with a fire extinguisher in July 2008 and sentenced to life …

Activists, family hope good can come from Zapata’s death

A Colorado jury’s conviction of the man who murdered a transgender woman is a bittersweet moment for activists and the victim’s family, who are hoping while mourning that some good can come from the tragedy.

On April 22, Allen Andrade of Thorton, Colo., was convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime for killing Angie Zapata, who was transgender, by beating her to death with a fire extinguisher in her Greeley, Colo., apartment.

Defense attorneys argued that Andrade, 32, killed Zapata, 18, while in a sort of “trans-panic” mindset after they agreed to meet for sex and he discovered she was transgender. But prosecutors argued that the murder was premeditated and Andrade murdered Zapata because he hated LGBT people. See Activists, family hope good can come from Zapata’s death
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Federal action on LGBT hate crimes is past due

The Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo., citing the successful use of Colorado’s hate-crime law in prosecuting the killer of transgender teenager Angie Zapata, is calling for federal lawmakers to do right by the late Matthew Shepard and other hate victims by passing a federal version. “Colorado got it right, first,” editorial board member Erika Stutzman writes. “President Barack Obama has said he will sign the bill if it passes in the Senate. More than 10 years after Shepard’s murder, it’s about time.” Daily Camera (Boulder, Colo.) * Tags = gay men gay news lesbian news transgender bisexual

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Slain transwoman’s family speaks

Angie Zapata’s brother Gonzalo reads the family statement on trial and verdict.

Slain transwoman’s family speaks

Angie Zapata’s brother Gonzalo reads the family statement on trial and verdict.

VID: Sandeen reports from the Angie Zapata verdict

Slain transwoman’s family speaks

Angie Zapata’s brother Gonzalo reads the family statement on trial and verdict.

Angie Zapata verdict announced

(Greeley, Colo.) A man who claimed he snapped before killing a transgender woman was swiftly convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime Wednesday for savagely beating the woman with a fire extinguisher.

Allen Andrade, 32, of Thornton, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted of killing …