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Man Gets Life For 2022 Murder Of Florida LGBTQ+ Advocate And Brother Of Former Miami Mayor

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A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after a jury found him guilty in the 2022 murder of his roommate, an LGBTQ+ advocate, and brother of former Miami mayor, Jorge Diaz-Johnston. The Leon County jury found Steven R. Yinger guilty of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, grand theft motor vehicle, grand theft, and criminal use of a personal identification number. The judge assigned to the case sentenced him immediately to life in prison. The body of Jorge Diaz-Johnston was discovered in January 2022 in a Jackson County landfill several days after he was last seen. Police believe Diaz-Johnston was strangled and his body was wrapped in bed linens and dumped in the trash at his home. According to the search warrant, Diaz-Johnston’s husband, Don Diaz-Johnston, reported him missing. He told police that Yinger was his husband’s roommate and they hadn’t been getting along. Jorge and Don Dia-Johnson were one of six couples who filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade County in 2014 challenging Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage.

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  • Dr. Edward Summers

    He currently serves as a Primary Therapist and Program Director at i-Kare Treatment Center in West Palm Beach and Primary Therapist at United Recovery Project (URP) in Lake Worth, Florida. Prior to working in the treatment industry, Dr. Summers was the Founder and CEO of a New York based nonprofit, The Thinkubator, Inc., an innovation and workforce development organization that crafts innovative strategies for complex local challenges that have global implications. Dr. Summers previously held faculty ranks in public administration and policy, political science, and executive leadership positions at some of the nation's preeminent universities such as Marist College, Union College, and Long Island University.

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