Washington County cold cases: 10 years after county's only known hate-crime killing, detectives aren't giving up
Published: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 8:00 AM Updated: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 4:17 PM
By Rebecca Woolington, The Oregonian
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2011/08/washington_county_cold_cases_1.htmlTen years ago this week, Lorenzo Okaruru's badly beaten body was found in a tree-lined field just off Southwest Farmington and Rood Bridge roads. She died of head injuries, likely the result of blows from a metal object.
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The killing likely stemmed from rage, investigators say, triggered after someone picked her up for a date and discovered that 28-year-old Okaruru, who lived as a woman, was biologically male. Okaruru, detectives said, had previously been assaulted for that reason.
Because detectives think that Okaruru's transgender identity was a factor in her slaying, the case was classified as a hate crime.
