Chareka Keys

Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Cause of Death: Blunt trauma to the head
Date of Death: September 27, 1999
Source: Gay People’s Chronicle, October 8, 1999

Transwoman Killed in Cleveland

According to a source with the “Gay People’s Chronicle,” the body of Chareka Keys, a transgendered woman, was found on a loading dock at the corner of Central and 69th streets in Cleveland Ohio on the morning of September 27th.

Although details are sketchy at this time, police have listed this as a murder, and give the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to her head. There are, as of yet, no suspects in this murder. The Cleveland police are looking for any information about this case that they can get, and the homicide department can be contacted at 623-5464.

Copyright 1999, Gwendolyn Ann Smith. Used with permission.

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