Just the Facts
- The first federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity is starting in South Carolina, involving the murder of a Black transgender woman by Daqua Lameek Ritter.
- Ritter is accused of luring the victim, referred to as “Dime Doe,” to a remote area and shooting her three times in the head in August 2019.
- The U.S. Department of Justice highlights a rise in attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, with transgender women of color experiencing high rates of violence.
- This trial is unprecedented as it’s the first federal case where a jury will consider a crime motivated by the victim’s gender identity.
- The government alleges that Ritter was motivated by anger after his relationship with the victim was revealed, leading him to kill her and attempt to cover up the crime.
- Evidence against Ritter includes witness testimonies, text messages, video footage, and DNA analysis, although the defense challenges the reliability of this evidence.
- Ritter faces multiple life sentences if convicted, with charges including hate crimes, murder with a firearm, and misleading investigators.
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- The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin, when a South Carolina man will face charges that he killed a Black transgender woman by shooting her three times in the head. – ABC News
- First federal gender-based hate crime trial starts in South Carolina over trans woman’s killing – WRAL
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