For those of you who continue to steadfastly deny that anti-gay
bigotry is the cause of numerous crimes worldwide, I offer this: a list of American men
and women murdered in anti-gay hate crimes between 1992 and 1994. Read it, and then
try to tell me that there is no need for anti-hate legislation.
ALABAMA James Primus, 35- murdered, set on fire in his car, 21 June 1993 ARIZONA Joseph Charles Holleran- beaten, assaulted, 24 October 1992, died May 1994 Duane Linsley- shot, 16 January 1994 Robert Haines- shot execution-style, 4 April 1994 Michael Despain, 24- burned, 6 June 1994 Thomas Frazee, 28- shot, 12 December 1994 ARKANSAS Chris Miller, 23- stabbed and beaten, 30 July 1993 Ronnie Hugh Smith, 58- bludgeoned, found 25 February 1994 CALIFORNIA John Garfield- shot, 30 May 1992 Cameron(Tina) Tanner- fall 1992 Mauricio Bassa- murdered, 22 May 1993 Keith Michael Ogden, 31- beaten, 7 July 1993 John Duncan O'Friel, 46- beaten, 8 July 1993 Father Ronald Maupin- multiple stab wounds, August 1993 James Graves- bludgeoned, 22 December 1993 Tony Ray- shot, 24 March 1994 Tommy Wenger, 24- multiple stab wounds, dismembered, 28 March 1994 Therman Brown, 50- gunshot wounds, 4 July 1994 Jon Simmons- gunshot to the head, 17 October 1994 COLORADO James Holman, 36- multiple stab wounds, 13 February 1992 David Stewart- stabbed, 2 June 1992 Benjamin Zesch, 61- multiple stab wounds, 16 July 1992 *Robert Ferrell, 57- multiple stab wounds 15 September 1992 *Anthony carr, 33- stabbed, 26 December 1992 Randy Gonzales, 26- multiple stab wounds, 22 January 1993 Steven R. Heyman, 47- bludgeoned, 2 November 1993 *Bruce Hutchinson, 31- raped, bludgeoned 8 May 1994 *Poul Anderson, 54- gunshot to the head, found 23 May 1994 CONNECTICUT James Maile, 25- bludgeoned, 10 December 1993 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Metro Area) Sanford "Sam" Swift, 31- puncture wound to the head, 11 June 1992 James Flaherty, 52- stabbed, bludgeoned, and strangled, 14 February 1993 Michael Cooper,- multiple gunshot wounds, 11 March 1993 Craig Duncan, 20s- stabbed, March 1994 *Albert Alcie Morris, 37- bludgeoned and shot, 19 May 1994 *Walter Jammell Hinton, 43- murdered, 20 November 1994 *John Hardy Roberts, 59- murdered, 15 March 1994 GEORGIA *Unidentified male transvestite, shot, December 1992 Elizabeth Kelle Davidson, 25- shot, 14 January 1993 Milton Bradley, 72- strangled and beaten, 5 May 1994 *Unidentified gay man- killed by serial killer Gary Ray Bowles, May 1994 ILLINOIS Robert Harris- bludgeoned, 2 February 1993 Dennis Johnson- throat slit, 31 October 1993 Unidentified gay man, 70s- beaten, December 1993 Unidentified transvestite- multiple stab wounds, 18 December 1993 Unidentified male prostitute- multiple stab wounds, 31 December 1993 William Lemke- multiple stab wounds, 9 April 1994 Unidentified gay man- multiple stab wounds, 22 April 1994 INDIANA Leta Dains- stabbed, 8 November 1992 Pamela Agee- stabbed, 8 November 1992 *Unidentified gay man, 22- murdered, 31 May 1993 *Unidentified gay man, 50- gunshot wound, June 1994 KANSAS Unidentified gay man, 20s- bludgeoned, found 29 October 1994 KENTUCKY Jack Gilman- shot in the head, 9 May 1993 LOUISIANA Unidentified gay man, 51- beaten, 24 April 1993 Joe Balogg, 22- straight man stabbed by five men shouting antigay epithets, 12 November 1993 MARYLAND Joey H. Jordan, 31- gunshot wound to the head, 6 July 1992 Marvin Johnson, 29- multiple stab wounds, 2 January 1994 MASSACHUSETTS Thomas Carey, 39- gunshot wounds, 14 May 1993 MICHIGAN Susan Pittman, 56- shot at point-blank range by neighbor, May 1992 Christine Puckett, 39- shot at point-blank range by neighbor, May 1992 Bruce Andrews, 28- multiple stab wounds, October 1992 Jeffrey Dansby- stabbed, March 1993 David Converse, 51- stabbed, 16 July 1994 Gary Rocus, 41- beaten and strangled, November 1994 MINNESOTA Howard Liebhaber, 34- beaten and stabbed, 25 October 1992 Terry Oliver, 27- beaten and strangled, found 29 January 1993 Duane Swalve, 23- beaten and strangled, 29 April 1993 Craig Green, 34- beaten, 26 May 1993 Johnnie Williams, 48- beaten and strangled, 15 July 1994 Steven Fox, 25- bludgeoned, neck broken, 20 July 1994 MISSISSIPPI Robert Walters, 34- gunshot wound to the head, 8 October 1994 Joseph Shoemake, 24- gunshot wound to the head, 8 October 1994 Stanley King, 24- shot, 15 December 1994 MISSOURI William Childs, 27- beaten, stabbed, throat slit, 22 April 1993 Craig Johnson, 23- gunshot wound to the head, 27 June 1993 NEBRASKA Brandon Teena, 21- execution-style shooting, 31 December 1993 NEVADA William Metz- multiple stab wounds, 8 July 1994 Anton Walker, 54- bludgeoned, induced heart attack, August 1994 NEW JERSEY James Septimphelter- strangeled, 5 March 1994 Harold Draper, 29- multiple stab wounds, 30 May 1992 *Thomas Mulcahey, 57- dismembered, 13 July 1992 NEW YORK Julio Prado, 39- multiple stab wounds, 11 January 1992 Jesus Santiago, 24- beaten, 2 February 1992 Bernie Walsh, 28- bludgeoned and stabbed, 12 April 1992 Marsha P. Johnson (Malcom Michaels, Jr.), 46- drowned, 6 July 1992 Victor Bones, 20s- gunshot wound to the head, 27 July 1992 Vanathan Pleasant, III, 21- multiple gunshot wounds to the head, 19 July 1992 Brian Burke, 36- bludgeoned, found 25 October 1992 David Schwartz, 55- multiple stab wounds, found 9 November 1992 Salvatore Caggiano, 50s- strangled and burned, 26 December 1992 Stephan "Stephanie" Chapman, 20- gunshot wound to the head, December 1992 Lawrence Andrews, 44- strangled and stabbed, 11 March 1993 George "Joe" Ortiz, 40- multiple stab wounds, bludgeoned, 27 March 1993 Roosevelt "Terry" Lewis, 30s- strangled and burned, found 3 April 1993 Charles Lee- multiple stab wounds, 17 April 1993 *Anthony Marrero, 44- stabbed and dismembered, 16 May 1993 Milton Setzer, 60- throat slit, 29 June 1993 Eric Price, 25- throat slit, 29 June 1993 Dwight Greene, 44- bludgeoned, 8 July 1993 James Seward, 42- multiple stab wounds, 28 July 1993 *Michael Sakara, 56- dismembered, 31 July 1993 Jimmy Hawkins, 50- multiple stab wounds, found 15 August 1993 Mervin Wallace, mid 50s- strangled, found 30 September 1993 Jeannie Fenmore, 48- gunshot wound to the head, 23 December 1993 Pauline Campbell, 34- multiple stab wounds, 23 February 1994 Bernard Friedman, 56- multiple stab wounds, 20 April 1994 John Stella, 33- gunshot wounds, 1 May 1994 Javier Munsuri, 40- gunshot wound to the head, found 28 May 1994 Richard Whitesell, 32- multiple stab wounds, 13 June 1994 Martin Parian, 20s- gunshot wound to the head, 13 July 1994 Nelson Rawlins, 48- stabbed, found 30 July 1994 *Benjamin Rosario, 45- dismembered, 3 August 1994 Robert Kase, 44- 16 October 1994 NORTH CAROLINA Carlos Stoner, 33- stabbed and beaten, 27 May 1992 Gerald Taylor, 66- multiple stab wounds, 20 July 1992 James Buchanan, 52- gunshot wound to the head, burned, 2 October 1994 Jerry Lee Dowdy, 50- bludgeoned, 2 October 1994 [On August 6, 1993, Kenneth French, a soldier from Ft. Bragg, walked into an Italian restaurant, spoke loudly about "Clinton letting faggots into the military", and opened fire with a rifle and shotgun. Peter Parrous, 73, the restaurant's owner, his wife, Ethel, 65, James F. Kidd, 46, and Wesley Scott, 26, were killed. Eight were wounded.] OHIO Unidentified gay man- gunshot wounds, 13 October 1992 George S.- bludgeoned, mutilated, 10 January 1993 Eric Farrow (a.k.a. Ashley-Ann Summers)- gunshot wounds, found 20 November 1993 OKLAHOMA Unidentified gay man, shot, March 1993 OREGON Hattie Mae Cohens, 25- smoke inhalation due to firebombing, 26 September 1992 Brian Mock, 45- smoke inhalation due to firebombing, 26 September 1992 PENNSYLVANIA Robert Hagan- throat slashed, found 9 August 1993 Paul Steekman, 47- beaten, 3 April 1994 Robert Harris- strangled, 5 October 1994 RHODE ISLAND Roger Oliver, 23- beaten, near-decapitation 2 May 1994 SOUTH CAROLINA Andre Jones, 33- bludgeoned, run over by car, 23 July 1994 TENNESSEE Unidentified gay man- bludgeoned, 21 July 1994 TEXAS Jose Rubio- multiple stab wounds, 1 July 1992 *Leopoldo "Paul" Quintanilla, 29- multiple stab wounds, throat and genitals cut, 23 June 1993 Nicholas West, 23- multiple gunshot wounds, 30 November 1993 *Larry Leggett- multiple stab wounds, 25 January 1994 *Joe Trevino, strangled and bludgeoned, 3 March 1994 Michael Benishek- bludgeoned and throat slit, January 1994 Tommy Musick, 48- multiple gunshot wounds, Feubruary 1994 John Anthony Burwell, 26- multiple gunshot wounds, 2 April 1994 Michael Burzinski, 29- gunshot wound to the head, 30 July 1994 Larry David Allen- multiple stab wounds, 18 August 1994 UTAH Doug Koehler, 31- gunshot wound to the head, 15 August 1993 VIRGINIA *Unidentified gay man, 27- strangled, 28 June 1993 *Unidentified gay man, 24- strangled, 3 September 1993 Gary Watts, 34- multiple gunshot wounds, 10 June 1994 *Henry Weatherford Jr., 50- shot, 13 June 1994 *Garland LeRoy Taylor, 24- strangled, 17 September 1994 Harold Coon- beaten and stabbed, 17 December 1994 WASHINGTON Bradley Wantdler- multiple stab wounds, 20 June 1993 WYOMING Roger Melner, 60s- bludgeoned, fall 1994 Mathew Shepard, 21- Tied to fence, pistol whipped, Fall 1998 * Murder committed or suspected to have been committed by an antigay serial killer. _Principal_Source_: New York City Anti-Violence Project report, 1994 Additional Research: Elise Harris |
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