Remembering Charlie Howard
July 7 marks the twenty-fourth anniversary of Charles O. “Charlie” Howard’s murder in Bangor, Maine. As Charlie and his friend Roy Ogden walked on a downtown street, three teenagers accosted Charlie...
View ArticleCharlie Howard Remembered on the 25th Anniversary of His Murder
Charles O. "Charlie" Howard's High School Annual Picture Charles O. “Charlie” Howard, thrown off a downtown Bangor bridge and drowned in 1984 by young hoodlums intent on terrorizing a gay person, is...
View ArticleTransgender Woman Raped, Assaulted with Wooden Coat Hanger in Murder Attempt
Trinidad, CO – The Pueblo Chieftain and the Examiner.com report that on July 15, 2009 a transsexual person was attacked in a hate crime reminiscent of the murder of Angie Zapata, an 18-year-old...
View ArticleRemembering Charlie Howard: Murdered 26 Years Ago
Remembering Charlie Howard on State Street Bridge, Bangor Daily News Photo Bangor, ME – Charles O. “Charlie” Howard was drowned to death by three young men at 10 p.m. on July 7, 1984. His murder was...
View ArticleHate Murder Victim Charlie Howard’s Memorial Desecrated, Rededicated
Charlie Howard Memorial desecration, prior to refurbishment Bangor, Maine – Two weeks ago, unknown vandals spray-painted “Die Fag” on a memorial to hate crime murder victim Charles O. “Charlie” Howard....
View ArticleU.S. Marine Charged in Murder of Philippine Transgender Woman
Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton admitted to a shipmate, “I think I killed a he/she.” Manila, Republic of the Philippines – A United States Marine has been formally charged with the October murder of a...
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