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July 26, 2016

Mississippi: Transgender Woman Dee Whigham Murdered
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In Mississippi, a U.S. Navy sailor has been charged in the murder of
25-year-old transgender woman Dee Whigham, who was found stabbed to
death in a hotel room Saturday. The alleged killer is 20-year-old Dwanya
Hickerson, who was in training at Mississippi's Keesler Air Force Base.
Police say they are investigating the murder as a possible hate crime.
Dee Whigham had recently begun her medical career as a nurse at a
medical center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. At least 15 transgender
people been murdered this year, following a record of more than 20
killings in 2015.


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