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Retrial date in Rickleffs SF case to be set in June

April 15, 2024

The date for a homicide retrial in the James Rickleffs case will be set June 20.

Preliminary hearing delayed for 5th time in gay Oakland murder case

by John Ferrannini
Apr 10, 2024

The preliminary hearing in the case of the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing of a gay Black man in Oakland last year was pushed back for a fifth time.

Gay former SF resident killed in Palm Springs

by John Ferrannini
Mar 27, 2024

A gay former San Francisco resident was killed in Palm Springs late Sunday, March 24, in what investigators said was a case of domestic violence.

Egg homicide case to premiere on TV; benefit in SoCal for drag friend Pippi Lovestocking

by Ed Walsh
Mar 26, 2024

Wilma Parker remembers well some very peculiar and alarming behavior from a police horse next to her South of Market home on Clara Street.

SFPD tracking down participants from weekend Castro sideshow

by John Ferrannini
Mar 18, 2024

The San Francisco Police Department is tracking down participants in a sideshow that took place at the intersection of Castro and Market streets early Sunday.

Vandals attack Half Moon Bay LGBTQ center, officials say

by Cynthia Laird
Mar 11, 2024

Officials at the Coast Pride Center in Half Moon Bay reported alleged anti-LGBTQ vandalism after a Progress Pride flag was removed and a rock was thrown through a window of the office.

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds tout conviction after first-ever trial for anti-trans hate crime killing

by John Ferrannini
Mar 5, 2024

For the first time, a federal jury found a South Carolina man guilty February 23 in the hate crime homicide of a transgender woman.

CA appeal court reverses Rickleffs' conviction in 2012 killing of SF gay stylist

by John Ferrannini
Feb 28, 2024

The San Francisco District Attorney's office will be going forward with a new trial after a California appellate court reversed the homicide and robbery convictions of James Rickleffs stemming from the 2012 death of a gay hair stylist.

Trial date set for trans defendant in federal homicide case

by John Ferrannini
Feb 23, 2024

A trial date for a transgender woman who has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing a man at San Francisco's Crissy Field in November was set during a hearing at a federal courthouse Friday.

Preliminary hearing pushed back 4th time in gay Oakland murder case

by John Ferrannini
Feb 6, 2024

The preliminary hearing in the case of the UC Berkeley employee charged in the killing of a gay Black man in Oakland last year was pushed back again.

Mother of trans homicide defendant speaks out

by John Ferrannini
Feb 2, 2024

The mother of the transgender woman who has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing a man at San Francisco's Crissy Field in November told the Bay Area Reporter she's taking things "one day at a time" during an exclusive interview Friday.

Emeryville hate crime case dismissed due to police racism allegation

by John Ferrannini
Jan 24, 2024

The case of the man prosecutors say committed hate crime vandalism at an Emeryville senior housing facility was dismissed Wednesday due to police misconduct.

Trans homicide defendant now in federal custody, attorney confirms

by John Ferrannini
Jan 12, 2024

The transgender woman who has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing a man at San Francisco's Crissy Field in November is being held by federal authorities, her attorney confirmed to the Bay Area Reporter.

Conclusion of Emeryville hate crime case hits hiccup over police racism allegation

by John Ferrannini
Dec 21, 2023

The case of the man prosecutors say committed hate crime vandalism at an Emeryville senior housing facility isn't over yet, as his attorney claims he is owed a remedy for alleged racism by police.

Sex worker confessed to killing man at Crissy Field, feds say

by John Ferrannini
Dec 19, 2023

A transgender woman working as a sex worker confessed to killing a man at San Francisco's Crissy Field, federal prosecutors state in court documents, though she has pleaded not guilty to homicide charges.

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