Kathleen Hester never stopped trying to find out who killed her daughter Rita. On October 20, 2020, Kathleen died at the age of 81 without closure. Rita Hester’s murder inspired Transgender Day of Remembrance. Hester has come to symbolize the crisis of violence facing transgender people. Her murder also represents the disregard police and media show for Black transgender murder victims, the unsolved case casting a long shadow on Boston detectives. However, all of that could be changing as the Boston Police Department’s new detective, Matthew Fogarty renewed its request on November 28 for information from the public about her murder.
Boston Police Reopen 25 Year Old Murder Case Of Rita Hester, Whose Death Inspired TDOR Event
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An inductee into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, Gregg is the author of nine books, including the forthcoming Refrain In Light. An entertainment journalist whose celebrity interviews and music reviews run in a variety of regional LGBTQ+ and mainstream publications and websites, his movie review column called Screen Savor can be found in South Florida Gay News, San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter, Rottentomatoes.com and more.
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