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Judge: Arrests Could Have Been Made in Brandon Case

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Article detailing the settlement case of JoAnn Brandon against Sheriff Charles Laux and Richardson County for negligence in the death of Brandon Teena. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and sexually assaulted as the target of gruesome anti-LGBT hate crimes. Brandon's death became a major news item, and the language used to describe his identity and depict the violence he suffered by contemporary press coverage ranges from insensitive to outright cruel.

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Identifier
7p88cg744
Collection
Brandon Teena Collection
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
Hendee, David
Publisher
Omaha World-Herald
Date Issued
Sep. 24, 1999
Dates Covered
1993
Genre
Articles
Subject(s)
Brandon Teena
Charles Laux
Joann Brandon
John Lotter
Lisa Lambert
Marvin Nissen
Orville Coady
Phillip DeVine
Places
Nebraska > Richardson County > Falls City
Topic(s)
Anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Assigned female at birth
LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes
Transmasculine people
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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