Family of Angie Zapata struggles to cope with a second attack
Three years after Angie Zapata was murdered in Greeley, her family is coping with a second attack. They believe this one was also motivated by hatred and rage sparked by the victim's sexual orientation.
By Sharon Dunn
Saturday, August 27, 2011
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Now, three years after burying Angie, the family must endure what they call the next chapter in a seemingly enduring cycle of hate and ignorance. Once again, a daughter has been attacked, and in the family's view, both attacks were hate crimes committed by men enraged by the daughters' sexual orientation.
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On March 5, Stephanie was struck by a car and left for dead, an attack allegedly committed by a man scorned by Stephanie's girlfriend. This time, however, there is no plan by prosecutors to pursue hate-crime charges. Family members understand all too well how difficult it can be to win a conviction in a hate-crime case, but they are baffled by the second attack on a second daughter by a second man.