Wednesday, February 23, 2011

A Trangender Woman found Dead in a Vacant Home


Tyra Trent was found dead in a vacant home last weekend. She strangled and left in the basement.
On Saturday, someone wandered into a vacant city-owned home in the 3300 block of Virginia Ave. in Northwest Baltimore and found Trent's body in the basement. She had no identification and no cell phone, but an autopsy revealed that she had been asphyxiated. City homicide detectives are investigating the case.

It took two days to confirm Trent's identity and notify family. Trent had been reported missing two weeks earlier, after leaving home late at night on a Sunday and never returning. Trent had been known to leave for a few days at a time, but always kept in touch with her mother, Sundra. Not this time.

"Sundra felt it. After two days she said, 'Something happened to my baby,' " said Pamela Holden, a family friend.

Relatives were gathered at the Trent family home Tuesday night, where they remembered Trent as a vibrant person who liked to dance, loved animals and loved to style hair. She worked with people with disabilities, they said.

"He was a good person, and he made friends," said aunt Evelina "Noni" Trent, 41.

The reason for Tyra's murder is unknown. I hope the LGBT will come together and reach out to the Transgendered community in Baltimore.

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3 comments:

Robyn said...

This is very sad.

Dana LaRocca said...

The LGBT community did indeed reach out. This is very sad. We had a candlelight vigil last night. We have a lot to learn and a lot to change.

Wonder Man said...

Thank You, Dana for the update

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