Angie Zapata's Tragic Story |
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Angie Zapata's Tragic Story |
 Apr 9 2009, 02:20 PM
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Apr 10 2009, 01:12 PM
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Ruthenium Member  Group: Forum Moderators Posts: 2,249 Joined: 26-November 08 From: USA Member No.: 3,641 Gender Selection: Androgyne Country:  US State:  My Gallery |
I know of Angie Zapata the tragic and brutal murder took place in the county North of mine.The monster drunk and a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang killed Angie and brutally beat her before she died. His lousy miserable defense is that he would have been killed by the motorcycle gang members for having sex with a man...and he freaked out when he found out Angie was a trans sexual....
Angie was a prostitute and nineteen yrs.old and was in love with the life and the person she became and she was well liked in the farming community she lived in and no one treated her badly...not until the monster destroyed her life,,and pummeled her beyond recognition. The entire town attended her funeral and many citizens, friends and family members spoke out on her behalf...The motorcycle gang said there would have been no retribution on their member because he did not know she was a transsexual.(They are still swine) This is being prosecuted a s a hate crime but no one ever knows what the final verdict will be...YOu'll be able to follow the story with a link to the Greeley Tribune and here is the URL to follow the story http://www.google.com/search?q=Greely+Trib...amp;rlz=1I7DKUS Sad but all too often the case. |
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Apr 10 2009, 01:34 PM
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Titanium Member  Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 11-December 08 From: texas Member No.: 3,769 Gender Selection: Male Country: US State:  My Gallery |
that made me cry, and I just want all people to educate themselves about everyone that is different from whom they are. I'm happy that this is going to trail and will stirr up alot of things. My prayers go out to her family and all that have experienced hate in their lives.
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 Apr 10 2009, 02:20 PM
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Rhenium Member Group: Forum Moderators Posts: 4,667 Joined: 11-November 08 Member No.: 3,493 Gender Selection: Female Country: US State:  |
I went to the site shown and read about it. I wanted to post a reply but I got caught up in the fact that so many said it was her fault! Apparentlyly she was killed because she didn't tell a boyfriend she was trans. THAT MADE IT HER FAULT?
BS So I had to wait a day... I am still livid! But I think perhaps the media wants me that way! Sells more papers! So in a calmer tone - we REALLY need to discuss the whole idea of 'stealth." And is it our right to want to be what we are, regardless of our assigned sex at birth? Seems many think we are being deceitful if we don't have 'I AM A TRANSSEXUAL' tattooed on our body somewhere - truth in advertising taken to the NAZI mentality level, I suppose. It's a good thing I calmed down or I might have gotten nasty with this. Stupid M F SOBS* Lizzy *Mentally Frail Silly Old Biased Slobs |
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Apr 10 2009, 10:31 PM
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Ruthenium Member Group: Forum Moderators Posts: 2,249 Joined: 26-November 08 From: USA Member No.: 3,641 Gender Selection: Androgyne Country: US State: My Gallery |
QUOTE I went to the site shown and read about it. I wanted to post a reply but I got caught up in the fact that so many said it was her fault! Apparentlyly she was killed because she didn't tell a boyfriend she was trans. THAT MADE IT HER FAULT? *Mentally Frail Silly Old Biased Slobs BS So I had to wait a day... I am still livid! But I think perhaps the media wants me that way! Sells more papers! It's a good thing I calmed down or I might have gotten nasty with this. Stupid M F SOBS* Lizzy NO!NO! read what the local Greely Tribune had to say.... http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/2008...arentprofile=-1 this will make you feel better about the community where Angie Lived....... |
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Apr 10 2009, 11:27 PM
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Germanium Member Group: Forum Moderators Posts: 639 Joined: 16-November 08 From: Florida Member No.: 3,533 Gender Selection: Androgyne Country: US State:  My Gallery |
makes you wonder what really goes on inside the windows of peoples minds doesn't it. This is so senseless and it seems like the entire community feels that way too. Sad she was 'in the business' as it were but that does not excuse anything in the end. I hope that they get what is respectfully theirs 'in the end'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Kelly Ann (I usually love everybody...sometimes I can make an exception)
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Apr 11 2009, 12:02 AM
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Titanium Member Group: Members Posts: 325 Joined: 15-March 09 From: San Francisco, Ca Member No.: 4,642 Gender Selection: Transsexual Country: US State:  My Gallery |
I just read the story and I'm in shock. My sister lived in Greely and the last time I was there was for her funeral several years ago. It's such a beautiful little community, and to see that such a cold blooded hateful murder took place there just shocks me to the core. I feel sick.
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Apr 11 2009, 04:32 PM
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Ruthenium Member Group: Forum Moderators Posts: 2,249 Joined: 26-November 08 From: USA Member No.: 3,641 Gender Selection: Androgyne Country: US State: My Gallery |
The trial is coming up this week and the reason for the delay they had trouble finding a non informed and non biased jury...They were biased FOR the victim,,Thankd God for that.....
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Apr 21 2009, 03:23 AM
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Silver Member  Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: 4-August 08 From: Twin Falls, Idaho Member No.: 2,630 Gender Selection: Transgender Country: US State:  |
Laura -- Thank you for mentioning this trial and providing the Greeley Tribune link.
After reading the report about how the Defense attorneys cross examined Angies' relatives who testified on Friday, I was less than happy. After reading the paper's live blog of the trial's 3rd day on Monday, I don't know what to think. Besides serving as a stark reminder to all of us that we need to be extra carful about who we allow into our lives as friends, Angie's sad case provides another reinder as well. Had she completed Colorado's legal name change process as soon as she turned 18 (assuming Colorado allows it), the Defense would be unable to continually refer to Angie as Justin. However, because she apparently had yet to complete that critical step, her legal name is still Justin. I feel this will hurt the prosecution's ability to obtain a conviction on any of the charges. Still, the trial is only about 1/3 over, so anything is still possible. If such were possible, I would like to extend my condolances, compassion and hugs to Angie's family and friends. |
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Oct 20 2009, 08:45 PM
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Silver Member Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: 20-October 09 From: South Carolina Member No.: 7,118 Gender Selection: Crossdresser US State:  |
Such a tragic story, she was such a pretty woman too.
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Nov 16 2009, 01:08 PM
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 14-November 09 From: British Columbia, Canada Member No.: 7,402 Gender Selection: Crossdresser Country:  |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) that was so sad. It's so horrible that people can be so ignorant to one another. I wish the family well =(
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