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Conviction in San Francisco Lesbian Murder Trial

Conviction in San Francisco Lesbian Murder Trial

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Aug 27, 2016

A San Francisco Superior Court jury convicted Michael Sione Green of first-degree murder in the 2013 shooting death of Melquiesha "Mel" Warren.

More Victims of San Mateo Rapist Come Forward

More Victims of San Mateo Rapist Come Forward

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Aug 20, 2016

Several more men have come forward saying they're victims of a San Mateo County man who's already charged with raping other men, according to police.

Jury Still Out in San Francisco Lesbian Murder Trial

Jury Still Out in San Francisco Lesbian Murder Trial

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Aug 20, 2016

Jurors continued deliberating this week in San Francisco Superior Court in the trial of a man accused of fatally shooting a lesbian in the city almost three years ago.

Lesbian Visitor Murdered in Austin

Lesbian Visitor Murdered in Austin

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 7, 2016

This was the happiest time in Teqnika Moultrie's life, but it was tragically cut short early Sunday morning in Austin, Texas.

More Testimony in SF Lesbian Murder Trial

More Testimony in SF Lesbian Murder Trial

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Jul 30, 2016

The woman who survived the 2013 shooting that killed a friend near a gay San Francisco nightclub this week contradicted other friends' descriptions of the shooter.

Testimony Heard in San Francisco Lesbian Murder Trial

Testimony Heard in San Francisco Lesbian Murder Trial

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Jul 24, 2016

Friends of a lesbian who was shot to death in a parking lot near a gay San Francisco nightclub in 2013 described in court how she had put up her hands and pleaded with the suspect before he shot her and a friend.

SF Woman Denies Threat, Hate Crime Claims

SF Woman Denies Threat, Hate Crime Claims

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • May 8, 2016

A San Francisco woman has been accused of threatening to kill two drag performers outside a gay South of Market nightclub while wielding a knife and yelling anti-gay and anti-trans slurs.

Hit-and-run defendant remains jailed after judge rejects release efforts

Hit-and-run defendant remains jailed after judge rejects release efforts

  • by Seth Hemmelgarn
  • Apr 21, 2016

The man accused of fatally striking a gay San Francisco man with his car and fleeing the scene will remain in jail after a judge today (Thursday, April 21) denied a motion to reduce his $400,000 bail or release him on his own recognizance.