In Maplewood N.J., Victoria Carmen White was murdered in her home last month by two men. It was believed that she was killed because of her transgendered status.
This weekend, one of the two suspects has turned himself in.
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced in an e-mail Saturday that 25-year-old Marquise Foster of North Plainfield surrendered at about 8 p.m. Saturday. Foster was wanted in Victoria Carmen White's Sept. 12 death.
Laurino has said authorities are investigating whether White was killed because of her sexual orientation or gender identity. She was described as transgender. The prosecutor's office also is investigating whether a March 15 slaying was related to the victim's sexual orientation.
Prosecutors said Foster was accompanied by an attorney. Bail was set at $1 million. He was being held on a murder charge. Authorities also are looking for a second suspect in White's death.
Alrashim Foster is the second suspect at large. Hopefully they will find him.
My wife and I used to own a house in Maplewood, NJ on Orchard Road. It was a nice quiet place.
ReplyDeleteThese stories are sad to see. As a straight man I've never encountered the hatred and outright hostility that homosexuals and transgendered people are subject to. But as a man of color, I've experienced some things that I'd prefer not to remember. Anytime something like this happens to anyone, all of us should be concerned about it.
People that would treat other people as if they're not actually human and subject to violence and murder are the reason why I'm a staunch advocate of the death penalty. I truly believe that the death penalty should be employed in every state of the nation and that 25 people a day should be put to death in each state daily for the next couple of years. Maybe then we'd clean some of the scum out of our prisons and save tax dollars that could be used for other things.