Defense: Colo. slaying because of deception
(Greeley, Colorado) A man accused of beating an 18-year-old transgendered woman to death with a fire extinguisher “snapped” after finding out the teen was biologically male, a defense lawyer argued Thursday as the murder trial began.
But a prosecutor contended Allen Andrade knew Angie Zapata’s secret for at least 36 hours …
Landmark transwoman’s murder trial set to begin
(Greeley, Colorado) Jury selection will begin Tuesday in the trial of a 31-year-old man accused of killing Angie Zapata, a 20-year-old transwoman.
Allen Ray Andrade is charged with murder as a hate crime – the first time the state’s hate crime law has been applied in a case involving a transgendered …
Judge tosses confession of man accused of killing transwoman
(Greeley, Colorado) The confession of a Colorado man who is accused of fatally battering a sex partner with a fire extinguisher after discovering she was a transgender woman, cannot be presented into evidence, a district court judge has ruled.
Allen Ray Andrade, 31, is charged with second-degree murder in the death …
