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Man, Teen Arrested In Killing Of Transgender Woman At Md. Hotel
Man, Teen Arrested In Killing Of Transgender Woman At Md. Hotel
by Rachel Sadon in News on May 12, 2016 9:55 am
A 21-year-old and a 17-year-old have been charged in the killing of a transgender woman in a Rockville hotel room. Keyonna Blakeney was found with multiple stab wounds at a Red Roof Inn last month.
Keith Christopher Renier and Arbra Arnie Bethea, both of Southeast D.C., are charged with first-degree murder in her death, along with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Bethea, who is 17, has been charged as an adult.
Police believe Blakeney and several acquaintances were renting rooms to "engage in prostitution," and there was a confrontation with the two suspects in the early morning of Saturday, April 16.
After living from hotel to hotel, Blakeney had found an apartment and was getting ready to move in at the end of the month, her sister told The Washington Post. “She loved doing people’s makeup ... She loved fashion. She loved all the glamorous stuff girls do.”
by Rachel Sadon in News on May 12, 2016 9:55 am
A 21-year-old and a 17-year-old have been charged in the killing of a transgender woman in a Rockville hotel room. Keyonna Blakeney was found with multiple stab wounds at a Red Roof Inn last month.
Keith Christopher Renier and Arbra Arnie Bethea, both of Southeast D.C., are charged with first-degree murder in her death, along with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Bethea, who is 17, has been charged as an adult.
Police believe Blakeney and several acquaintances were renting rooms to "engage in prostitution," and there was a confrontation with the two suspects in the early morning of Saturday, April 16.
After living from hotel to hotel, Blakeney had found an apartment and was getting ready to move in at the end of the month, her sister told The Washington Post. “She loved doing people’s makeup ... She loved fashion. She loved all the glamorous stuff girls do.”
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