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Earlier this year, The Root reported on Daqua Lameek Ritter after he was found guilty of the murder of Dime Doe, a transgender woman. Now, he has just been sentenced in the first hate crime case ...
Dime Doe's life mattered ... This verdict is historic -- this is the very first trial verdict involving the murder of a transgender person secured under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd ...
Opening statements began Monday in the murder trial for the suspected killer of Bella Bond, the Massachusetts 2-year-old who became known as "Baby Doe" Greg Hanlon has been an editor in PEOPLE’s ...