A California state court of appeal upheld the second degree murder convictions of two young East Bay men for their part in the strangling, beating, and murder of 17 year old male-to-female transgender Latina Gwen Amber Rose Araujo in 2002.
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CA Appeal Court Upholds Conviction of Gwen Araujo’s Killers
July 9th, 2009 
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Posted in Celebrities, News 
Tags: Alameda County, Appeal Court, Bay Men, Biological Identity, California State Court, Court Of Appeal, Female Transgender, Grisly Murder, Gwen Araujo, Heat Of The Moment, Jason Cazares, Jose Merel, Maleness, Manslaughter, Michael Magidson, Murder Convictions, Nabors, National Attention, People Of Color, Second Degree Murder 
No Comments »Seth Cravens of Bird Rock Bandits Gets 20 Yr Life for Death of Emery Kauanui
May 1st, 2009 admin 
Seth Cravens, the La Jolla man convicted in the alcohol-fueled beating death of a professional surfer, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison today.Cravens, 23, was found guilty Nov.
Posted in Celebrities Tags: Bird Rock Bandits, Bodily Injury, Bonnie Dumanis, Brew House, Courage Award, Draper, Emery Kauanui, Fractured Skull, La Jolla, Life In Prison, Malice Murder, May 24, Misdemeanor Battery, Professional Surfer, Retaliation, Second Degree Murder, Seth Cravens, Sole Witness, Victims Of Crime, Yr Life No Comments »Tamara Hofmann Love Triangle Leads To Death Of Her student(Photo)
April 15th, 2009 admin 
A twisted relationship between teacher Tamara Hofmann and one of her students turned deadly when the older woman’s boyfriend caught the two together and fatally stabbed the young boy.Police said Sixto Balbuena entered the Arizona home of the 48-year-old math teacher after 2 AM on Friday and found Hofmann and 18-year-old high school student Samuel Valdivia naked in the bathroom.
