Lee was a pillar in Ole Miss' LGBTQ+ community, known for his creative fashion and makeup, and for performing as drag queen Jay Divaa in Oxford's drag night. At just 20 years old, he had already graduated from the university and was pursuing a masters degree. Police believed that Lee, who was 20 at the time of his death, was murdered, but the whereabouts of his body were unknown.
As I watched the episode unfold, my giddy delight in Dianne Wiest's performance slid into sadness at what a dreadful corner Mother Constance felt herself backed into, disgust at Monsignor Frank ( David Rasche) for placing his ambition above the needs of the convent, and further disgust at Mother Constance's choice to exploit the solution to her long-ago crisis of faith in service of committing the worst of sins.
"She was the first transgender person many had the chance to meet through her role as an influencer on TikTok and likely saved lives by being an example for people looking for the words to describe their own journey. Her death takes place during a time of deep grief and mourning as our community commemorates Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience."
Dante Forrest was brought to justice after Met officers used DNA evidence from Marvin's blood at the scene and trawled through hundreds of hours of CCTV to prove he was at the crime scene. They found Marvin's blood on a pizza box at the crime scene and uncovered crucial footage which showed him wearing Marvin's trainers in the days after his death. Mr Dickson's death was the result of substantial blunt force trauma to the left side of his head, according to a pathological examination.
A woman told her sister three weeks before she was killed that she would have to let her murder accused son "go", but the deceased "didn't want to hear it", a jury has heard.
A teenager has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old girl was killed in South Wales. The girl, named as Lainie Williams, was pronounced dead at the scene, Gwent police said. Cameron Cheng, 18, has been charged with murder and attempted murder, as well as possession of a bladed article. Cheng, who the force said is a British national from Newbridge, Caerphilly, will appear at Newport magistrates court on Monday.
Eleven years on from when the bodies of two missing Dublin men were found bound and buried in a shallow grave on a lake island in the midlands, the only person to face trial over their deaths - Ruth Lawrence - has been found guilty of their murders. The jury, by a majority verdict of 11-1, agreed with the prosecution case that 46-year-old Lawrence shot and worked "as a unit" with her boyfriend, South African national Neville van der Westhuizen,
A Kerry man who strangled his mother while suffering a manic or hypomanic episode related to bipolar disorder still understood what he was doing and is guilty of her murder, the State is to argue before a trial jury. Sean Guerin SC for the Director of Public Prosecutions in his opening speech today said that there is no dispute that the accused man, Billy Burns (55), was suffering from a mental illness when he assaulted his mother.
Jhangur hit five people with his Seat Ibiza when he arrived at his sister's wedding reception, where a fight had broken out between the two families in the Burngreave area of Sheffield on December 27 2023. Jhangur, the bride's brother, first drove into the father of the rival Khan family, who was standing in the street, throwing him over the vehicle's bonnet, his trial heard earlier this year.
The prosecutor's office alleges the suspect, who arrived in the country less than a week before his arrest, met Ms Michalski at a nightclub, before they went to his rented apartment. The defendant is alleged to have tied up the victim before strangling her to death. Prosecutors have further alleged that the following day, he bought a large suitcase and transported her body in a rented car to a forested area 140km outside of the city.
It's impossible to comprehend the pain that Katie and the boys are enduring. Barry was known to everyone as a funny, kind and caring man - a loyal friend, a loving partner, and an incredible father. He was deeply dedicated to his job which he loved with An Post and took immense pride in providing for his family. Above all, he cherished every moment with his children: Jayden (17), Jaxon (10), Archie (9), and Bodhi (2).