U.S. Marine Held in Philippines After Transgender Murder
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A U.S. Marine was in custody aboard the USS Peleliu in the Philippines after the murder of a transgender individual, the Marine Corps Times reported, citing an internal Navy memo.
The victim was found strangled to death on Oct. 11 in a motel where she had gone with a foreigner whom she had met at a night club in Olongapo City, north of Manila, the Marine Corps Times reported today. A friend of the victim told police that her friend became uneasy because the man hadn’t realized they were transgender.