Venus
Listening to Anji's story made me really sad. Did they ever find out who strangled her?
shareShe was strangled under a bed, left dead for 4 days in a sleazy NYC hotel...
shareDid they ever find her killer? It's just really pisses me off when they never find the murderer. That kinda crap happened alot in the 80s. There weren't enough cameras, or they never even bothered looking for the culprit. :(
shareNot to mention the prejudice that would have come from being a gay, 'trans', prostitute in New York during that period. I doubt the police would have done much to try and solve the case. Many would have been open and proud bigots and would have considered Venus' lifestyle to be a contributing factor to the hussler crime around Times Square at that time. To most in law enforcement, I bet she would have been nothing but a 'freak' and a criminal.
sharethe sad thing is, because of who Venus was, they might not have even put much effort into finding out who did it. The authorities tended to have a "who cares" attitude towards prostitutes, street people, and especially trans gender prostitutes. Things are better today, but back in the late 80's, New York was a dirty, crime infested place and it was quite dangerous. don't get me wrong, it was an incredible time to be in NYC, and I think the dangerous aspect made it all the more exciting..
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