Two people convicted in the torture and murder of Sam Nordquist received the maximum sentence Tuesday, coming face to face with his family before being sentenced to life in prison without parole.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WHAM) — Two people convicted in the torture and murder of Sam Nordquist received the maximum sentence Tuesday, coming face to face with his family before being sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Precious Arzuaga and Jennifer Quijano are the first defendants to be sentenced in the killing of Nordquist, 24, a transgender man from Oakdale, Minnesota, who traveled to the Finger Lakes region in September 2024 and stayed at Patty’s Lodge in Hopewell.

Authorities said Nordquist was tortured from Jan. 1 to Feb. 2, 2025, before his body was found in a Yates County field Feb. 13, 2025.

  • diablicja@lemmy.zip
    221·
    2 days ago

    A lot of well meaning people try to bring attention to the disproportionate violence against lgbtq people by highlighting every case where an lgbtq person is a victim of a crime. I think this is the wrong approach because

    1. There’s already staggering numbers of people victimised for no other reason than being lgbtq
    2. Including cases where it’s arguably not a factor (I don’t know if this was such a case but it seems so at first glance) weakens the argument and opens it to attacks from people who would gladly pretend it isn’t happening.

    But then again when you see this kind of news and your first instinct is to discuss the importance of the victim being transgender, you don’t come across as well meaning, so that’s probably why you’re being downvoted to hell

    • TheMuffinMan@piefed.worldEnglish
      6·
      12 hours ago

      Thank you for your input. That checks out.

      Re my comment, I’m literally trans! I commented on it because it would fucking suck if that’s how I’d be reported on in a similar situation. It’s so reductive.

      Edit: I see that my original comment has been removed. That is deeply disappointing.