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<v Speaker 1>If they are connected every angle of the case of

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<v Speaker 1>the six women found at a cross Oregon and Washington

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<v Speaker 1>in the recent month. Now, while most of these women

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<v Speaker 1>have been identified, authorities have only been able to determine

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<v Speaker 1>the cause and manner of death in only one case.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get to an updates on just a

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<v Speaker 2>horrible and tragic story from Washington State where three young

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<v Speaker 2>sisters they were found dead in a remote campground.

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<v Speaker 1>Not umphy verdicts for all three Tacoma, Washington police officers.

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<v Speaker 3>The Pacific Northwest is a geographically diverse region of the

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<v Speaker 3>US and Canada characterized by its majestic mountains, dense forests,

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<v Speaker 3>and rugged coastlines.

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<v Speaker 4>But it has also been the home of many who kill.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm Carmita and I'm c J and we are the

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<v Speaker 4>hosts of Murder in the PNW.

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<v Speaker 3>This is Murder in the PNW, a true crime podcast.

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<v Speaker 4>This is dark cast Network, the best at indie podcasts.

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<v Speaker 4>Check out all of the amazing dark cast shows at

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<v Speaker 4>darkcastnetwork dot com. Hey there, I'm Alana of Castles and

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<v Speaker 4>Cryptids and you are listening to Rainbow Crimes with hopefully

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<v Speaker 4>some Unicorn justice.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, they're warriors it's me CJ Woo, my little City's

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<v Speaker 5>pride in the park this past weekend, I was so

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<v Speaker 5>busy the entire time. I sold four hundred dollars worth

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<v Speaker 5>of my shirts, and my daughter made just under one

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<v Speaker 5>hundred and fifty in jewelry sells. It was definitely profitable.

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<v Speaker 5>Plus I got to meet and talk to a bunch

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<v Speaker 5>of really cool people.

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<v Speaker 2>I talked up.

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<v Speaker 5>Dark Cast Network like my life depended upon it, and

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<v Speaker 5>I talked to some who are already Rainbow Warriors and

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<v Speaker 5>listened to this show Woo Woo, shout out to you

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<v Speaker 5>and to some that said they'd listen. Kennedy, who was

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<v Speaker 5>in the booth next to me, was really cool too,

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<v Speaker 5>and she had a two hour drive to go camping.

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<v Speaker 5>She said she planned on listening to me on the

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<v Speaker 5>way there because she loves to listen to true crime. Jessica,

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<v Speaker 5>who I met last year, said she'd gotten stickers from

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<v Speaker 5>me last year and put them on her longboard. And

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<v Speaker 5>because when my hearing aids stopped working when I fell

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<v Speaker 5>last week, I thought she said she put him on

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<v Speaker 5>her lawn mower. I kept picturing her pushing a lawnmower

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<v Speaker 5>around her yard with my stickers. She finally got through

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<v Speaker 5>to me that it was her long board a skateboard. Duh.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm starting to feel better. My knee still has scrapes

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<v Speaker 5>on it and it's a bit swollen, and walking downhill

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<v Speaker 5>is definitely a challenge. But all the abrasion scabs from

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<v Speaker 5>road rash have peeled off my face and my nose

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<v Speaker 5>bruised across the bridge. It's barely noticeable anymore. There's still

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<v Speaker 5>a little bit of swelling on my left forehead, but

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<v Speaker 5>other than that, I don't think you can really tell

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<v Speaker 5>I took a tumble anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's all good.

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<v Speaker 5>Armida hosts a Missing in the PNW and I We

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<v Speaker 5>have five episodes out of the podcast that we co host,

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<v Speaker 5>Murder in the PNW. We've been a little slow with

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<v Speaker 5>that show, but we're trying to FORGEWN. We're doing our

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<v Speaker 5>darnedest to try to get an episode out every two weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think the more of them we do.

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<v Speaker 5>The more comfortable we'll get with working with one another.

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<v Speaker 5>For me, I think it's been awkward because I've always

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<v Speaker 5>worked solo and never with a co host.

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's tough to.

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<v Speaker 5>Know when to shut up and listen and when to speak.

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<v Speaker 5>Plus there's a whole lot going on with the network

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<v Speaker 5>right now, all good things. Hopefully I'll be able to

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<v Speaker 5>share that with you soon too. With that, let's go

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<v Speaker 5>ahead and get into our main case this episode. Fifty

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<v Speaker 5>six year old Zafara Malwanee and fifty seven year old

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<v Speaker 5>germal Or Teas were longtime Chicago, Illinois residents. They were

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<v Speaker 5>married in twenty fifteen and lived in the Oak Park

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<v Speaker 5>neighborhood of Chicago for decades before they decided to relocate

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<v Speaker 5>to Mexico City, Mexico. This was in October of twenty

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<v Speaker 5>twenty five, so pretty recently. Their decision wasn't based on

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<v Speaker 5>wanderlust or the need to live somewhere different, or even

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<v Speaker 5>a retirement plan. The couple had a very happy life

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<v Speaker 5>in Chicago. No, the husband's made this choice so they

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<v Speaker 5>could be closer to Zaphar's ailing mother, who had Alzheimer's

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<v Speaker 5>and needed care. While the men would miss the lives

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<v Speaker 5>they created for themselves in Chicago, they were also very

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<v Speaker 5>excited about the next chapter of their lives in Mexico.

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<v Speaker 5>The first thing friends and family would tell you about

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<v Speaker 5>Zafar and Guillermo is that These two men were kind

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<v Speaker 5>and they would go beyond and above to help anyone

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<v Speaker 5>who needed it. Almost every picture I've seen of them,

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<v Speaker 5>and there's quite a few, they were smiling brightly, so

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<v Speaker 5>they truly did seem very happy. Zafar had been described

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<v Speaker 5>as intelligent, thoughtful, and deeply devoted to his family. Caring

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<v Speaker 5>for his mother wasn't an obligation to him, but rather

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<v Speaker 5>something he wanted to do. Zafar's mother was a single

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<v Speaker 5>mother who raised him, and he was very devoted to her.

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<v Speaker 5>Zafhar was all so calm under pressure. He would quietly

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<v Speaker 5>do nice things for others and never expect anything in return.

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<v Speaker 5>Guillermo was the outgoing one. He enjoyed bringing people together,

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<v Speaker 5>and he was his happiest when surrounded by those he loved.

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<v Speaker 5>For a while, the men spent time back and forth

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<v Speaker 5>from Mexico City to Chicago. But when in Mexico City

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<v Speaker 5>they were preparing their home for Zafhar's mother to come

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<v Speaker 5>live with them. One of the top things they needed

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<v Speaker 5>was a stair lift. For those who are not sure

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<v Speaker 5>what that is, I believe it's one of those seats

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<v Speaker 5>for someone who may have trouble going up and downstairs.

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<v Speaker 5>The seat moves up and down the wall next to

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<v Speaker 5>the stairs, so that the person needing assistants can just

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<v Speaker 5>ride the seat up and down safely. At this rate,

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<v Speaker 5>I might need one of those soon, I'm just kidding.

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<v Speaker 5>Zafar and Guiermo went to a social gathering in Mexican

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<v Speaker 5>Cocity in April of twenty twenty six. While they were there,

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<v Speaker 5>they spoke with multiple people who said that they were

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<v Speaker 5>contractors and could install stairlifts and homes. The next few days,

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<v Speaker 5>after the parties, Zafar and Guillermo were in contact with

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<v Speaker 5>the businesses who gave them quotes and mock ups for

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<v Speaker 5>the installation process. Three people from one of the companies

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<v Speaker 5>even came out to Zafar and Guerrimo's home and they

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<v Speaker 5>did some measurements. This visit led to a finalization meeting

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<v Speaker 5>with the company on May twentieth, twenty twenty six. The

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<v Speaker 5>company representatives said that the meeting was mandatory in order

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<v Speaker 5>to move forward with the project. Before heading out for

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<v Speaker 5>their finalization meeting, Zafar and Gueramo shared their location with

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<v Speaker 5>a close friend as a just in cases, which I

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<v Speaker 5>think is always the smart thing to do in this

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<v Speaker 5>day and age. My kids have my location notification on

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<v Speaker 5>at all times, and I have theirs. I send my

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<v Speaker 5>sister my location when I go on long trips. It's

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<v Speaker 5>smart because who knows if something might go askew when traveling,

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<v Speaker 5>even on short trips. Zafaran Guillermo's friend became worried when

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<v Speaker 5>the location finder on her phone didn't seem to be

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<v Speaker 5>working anymore. Later that day, on May twentieth, she tried

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<v Speaker 5>to call and text them, but she couldn't reach them

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<v Speaker 5>that way either. The men were headed south just outside

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<v Speaker 5>of Mexico City that evening. Their phones were dead silent,

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<v Speaker 5>as if they'd been powered off. Two days later. Zafar

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<v Speaker 5>and Guillermo had not been seen or heard from since

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<v Speaker 5>the twentieth, but some odd and unauthorized cash withdrawals and

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<v Speaker 5>large bank transfers were being made from their bank accounts.

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<v Speaker 5>Family of the missing men filed missing persons reports with

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<v Speaker 5>the Mexico City's Attorney General's office at the end of May.

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<v Speaker 5>By mid June of twenty twenty six, several people were

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<v Speaker 5>arrested by Mexican authorities as being linked to the missing

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<v Speaker 5>couple of Zafariguiermo. One of them was a former female

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<v Speaker 5>Mexican cop named Yusinia. And by the way, resources never

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<v Speaker 5>give the last names of any of the apprehended individuals,

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<v Speaker 5>only first names. If they are criminals, they shouldn't have

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<v Speaker 5>privacy rights. In my opinion, Yessenia is believed to be

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<v Speaker 5>the mastermind behind a criminal cell that kidnaps and robs people.

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<v Speaker 5>She feels her wealthy easy marks. On June seventeenth, during

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<v Speaker 5>her interrogation, Yessenia admitted and confessed to murdering four people.

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<v Speaker 5>She led investigators to the mountains outside of Mexico City.

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<v Speaker 5>This is where her crime cell buried four people. Zafar

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<v Speaker 5>and Guerrima were two of the bodies unearthed. Their autopsy

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<v Speaker 5>report has not been publicly released, only that they died

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<v Speaker 5>a violent death. This holds true for the unnamed second couple.

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<v Speaker 5>The second couple aren't named publicly, but they are Mexican

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<v Speaker 5>citizens and that's fine. Mexico don't name the victims, but again,

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<v Speaker 5>why con seal the names of the killers. Along with Yessenia,

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<v Speaker 5>Gabriel and Roberic, two Venezuelan nationals, were also arrested for

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<v Speaker 5>the immediate crimes. Soon after, four others were arrested as

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<v Speaker 5>well Aiden, Selina, Jesus and Daniel for having a part

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<v Speaker 5>in the scheme. Because this case is so new, the

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<v Speaker 5>assailants have not had a court hearing as of yet,

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<v Speaker 5>so we don't know what the results will be. It's

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<v Speaker 5>another case I'll have to keep my eyeballs on for

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<v Speaker 5>a resolution. Friends have honored the men by posting their

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<v Speaker 5>pictures across social media platforms. They want to keep Safar

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<v Speaker 5>and Guerrimo fresh in people's minds, but they don't want

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<v Speaker 5>the couple remembered for their tragic and violent ending. They'd

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<v Speaker 5>like them remembered for the happy, loving couple that they were,

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<v Speaker 5>for their compassion towards others, their generosity, and for how

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<v Speaker 5>much love they gave to everyone. Rest in power is

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<v Speaker 5>Afar and Guiermo. Our true crime quikie is from San Francisco, California,

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<v Speaker 5>in twenty twenty three, and I must say it's a

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<v Speaker 5>case that the tables turned on a similar situation that

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<v Speaker 5>we've already discussed a couple of times. Check this out.

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<v Speaker 5>You know how we've had two true crime quickies where

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<v Speaker 5>a trans woman sex worker performs an act on a

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<v Speaker 5>cisgendered man and then for one reason or another. The

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<v Speaker 5>man demands his money back and if he doesn't get

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<v Speaker 5>it back, he murders the transwoman. Well, this is one

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<v Speaker 5>of those stories, but this time the roles were switched

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<v Speaker 5>sort of, and I was shocked by it. In November

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<v Speaker 5>twenty twenty three, twenty one year old Lenaiah Butler, who

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<v Speaker 5>is a black trans woman, was working as a sex

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<v Speaker 5>worker in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. The Tenderloin

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<v Speaker 5>is pretty well known for its LGBTQ population, and it's

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<v Speaker 5>especially known as being the transgender District, which was founded

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<v Speaker 5>by three transwomen of color. One of the founders is

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<v Speaker 5>Honey Mahogany, who if you're a drag race man you

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<v Speaker 5>might recognize her name. The other two founders are Janetta

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<v Speaker 5>Johnson and Arisaid. Anyway, the Tenderloin is a pretty well

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<v Speaker 5>known area for transfolk and for trans sex workers. On

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<v Speaker 5>November twelfth, twenty twenty three, Lanaya was working in the Tenderloin.

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<v Speaker 5>A thirty two year old man in a car approached her.

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<v Speaker 5>His name was Homza Walapupu. That's Pupu, not poo poo.

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<v Speaker 5>Lanayah got into the car with Homsa after they arranged

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<v Speaker 5>their business deal, which was one hundred dollars for a

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<v Speaker 5>blow job and intercourse. He then drove them twenty minutes

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<v Speaker 5>away to Chrissy Field in San Francisco. And for those

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<v Speaker 5>who have not been to San Francisco and don't know

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<v Speaker 5>what chrissy Field is, it's a mile long beach front

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<v Speaker 5>with trails in a sandy beach. It also has a

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<v Speaker 5>beautiful view of the Golden gate Bridge. During the ride,

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<v Speaker 5>Lanaya claimed to have felt uncomfortable with driving so far

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<v Speaker 5>away from the Tenderloin, where she felt safe. She told

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<v Speaker 5>Homsa that she wanted to pull over close to where

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<v Speaker 5>he picked her up. However, he kept driving. When they

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<v Speaker 5>got to chrissy Filled, she was paid and in turn,

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<v Speaker 5>she performed the first act of the agreed upon transaction. Afterwards,

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<v Speaker 5>pull her out of it, she shot Holmsa. Leniah pulled

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<v Speaker 5>Holmsa's body from the car, leaving it in the parking

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<v Speaker 5>car clean of fingerprints, and they both removed Holmsa's personal

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<v Speaker 5>belongings from the car. Then they left his car double

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<v Speaker 5>parked in the Hunter's Point neighborhood. Lanaiah then offloaded her

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<v Speaker 5>gun to an unnamed person. The women got into a

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<v Speaker 5>black jeep driven by Lanaia's mom and they left Holmsa's car,

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<v Speaker 5>not realizing that surveillance in a flock camera that captures

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<v Speaker 5>her mom hoped Lenaiah had gotten away with the murder,

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<v Speaker 5>but alas there was video footage of the two women

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<v Speaker 5>cleaning Holmsa's car and leaving in the black jeep. The

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<v Speaker 5>led authorities to Lanaiah and her mom. Eight days after

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<v Speaker 5>the murder, the FBI, who was now involved, rated Lanaiah's

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<v Speaker 5>morning hours. This would have been on November twenty at

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<v Speaker 5>where agents finally found her. All the while, Laniah was

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<v Speaker 5>not helping her case any at all. She told authorities,

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<v Speaker 5>I was not about to get out of that car,

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<v Speaker 5>be stranded and cold as fuck, and there weren't no

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<v Speaker 5>way I was given his money back. I wanted him

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<v Speaker 5>to take me back to where he picked me up from,

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<v Speaker 5>and he refused that whole trip to chrissy Field. I

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<v Speaker 5>He didn't know I was strapped. He wanted to fight me,

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<v Speaker 5>you gonna get played. Prosecutors decided not to go after

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<v Speaker 5>Lanaiah's mom as an accomplice after the fact. Instead, they

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<v Speaker 5>spoke on her behalf again, this time saying say that

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<v Speaker 5>I apologize to anyone I hurt, but my life was

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<v Speaker 5>myself in that moment or it would have been me.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't think I should say sorry to nobody because

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<v Speaker 5>I don't feel sorry for smoking them. To be honest,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm really kind of surprised. Her defense counsel letter talk Now.

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<v Speaker 5>Leanayah was facing a possible seventeen year prison term and

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<v Speaker 5>degree murder charge if she was found guilty. Her trial

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<v Speaker 5>was in March of twenty twenty five and it lasted

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<v Speaker 5>two weeks. The jury found her guilty, but not of

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<v Speaker 5>second degree murder. They acquitted her of that and they

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<v Speaker 5>found her guilty of manslaughter. And this is because the

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<v Speaker 5>jury found that the fatal shooting occurred during a sudden quarrel,

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<v Speaker 5>heat of passion, or out of an imperfect self defense,

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<v Speaker 5>legally reducing the crime to voluntary manslaughter. She let the

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<v Speaker 5>fuck out. Her defense pushed that the tenderloin is well

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<v Speaker 5>known for transgender and gender non conforming sex workers, putting

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<v Speaker 5>almost all of the blame onto the victim for approaching

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<v Speaker 5>Lanaiyah where he did. Lanaiah was sentenced to five years

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<v Speaker 5>counting as time served, so essentially she had about a

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<v Speaker 5>will still be young enough when she gets out to

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<v Speaker 5>hopefully live her life without too many regrets. Although she

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<v Speaker 5>was placed in an all male federal prison in Colorado

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<v Speaker 5>where she was denied her hormone treatments and was assaulted

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<v Speaker 5>and raped twice by two different inmates, her defense team

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<v Speaker 5>petitioned for immediate compassion release. The petition was denied. However,

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<v Speaker 5>in June twenty twenty six, US District Judge Susan Ilston

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<v Speaker 5>granted an indicative ruling in favor of Lanaia's requests for

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<v Speaker 5>compassion release. The court ordered probation officials to begin vetting

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<v Speaker 5>halfway houses and residential programs, putting Lanaiah on track to

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<v Speaker 5>leave the Colorado Federal Prison Facility early, and that she

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<v Speaker 5>would complete her sentence in a community based setting. Rest

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<v Speaker 5>in peace, Homza. But damn it, men who hit up

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<v Speaker 5>sex workers, quit asking for your money back if you're

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<v Speaker 5>in this situation. These girls are out there on the

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<v Speaker 5>street taking risk too, just in order to pay their bills.

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<v Speaker 5>I truly wish there was a safer way for sex

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<v Speaker 5>workers and their customers to operate. Sex is a basic

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<v Speaker 5>human need for most, not just a desire, and doing

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<v Speaker 5>yourself doesn't replace the need for human touch of another. Yes, again,

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<v Speaker 5>that's my opinion on the matter. I know my opinion

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<v Speaker 5>isn't always popular, but there it is. Oh lordy, let's

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<v Speaker 5>look for some sunshine. It's LGBTQ plus Global Majority Week,

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<v Speaker 5>running from August third through the ninth, twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 5>This international week amplifies and connects ethnically diverse LGBTQ plus

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<v Speaker 5>voices worldwide. Very nice cities like El Paso, Texas continue

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<v Speaker 5>you finding creative ways to wrap Pride flags around street

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<v Speaker 5>lights after they've been forced to remove pride crosswalks. Good job,

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<v Speaker 5>l PASO. And that's about it for this week, so

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<v Speaker 5>I leave you with a few jokes. What's a lesbian's

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<v Speaker 5>favorite Pokemon Squirtle? How do lesbian settle a fight rock paper,

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<v Speaker 5>and then scissors? A trans lesbian married a bisexual, which

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<v Speaker 5>makes them a BLT. And the last one a bunch

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<v Speaker 5>of Trumps supporters were demanding to join the LGBTQ community.

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<v Speaker 5>They said that they were non bidinary. I love you guys,

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<v Speaker 5>you matter very much. Keep on keeping on, and remember

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<v Speaker 5>it's not a crime to be gay or to live

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<v Speaker 5>your truth, unless you're a murderer.