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Title: Blahnik house mother murdered
Post by: Shana A on October 16, 2010, 08:49:15 AM
Blahnik house mother murdered
by Jen Colletta Pgn The Philadelphia Gay News.

http://epgn.com/view/full_story/9910652/article-Blahnik-house-mother-murdered (http://epgn.com/view/full_story/9910652/article-Blahnik-house-mother-murdered)

A well-known local transgender woman who was a fixture in the ballroom community was murdered in her home this week in South Philadelphia.

The body of Stacey Blahnik, 31, was discovered shortly after 9:30 p.m. Oct. 11 by a man reported to be her partner in a second-story bedroom of her rowhome.

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Blahnik served as the Overall House Mother for House of Blahnik.

Local trans activist Jaci Adams said rumors about Blahnik's death began swirling shortly after her body was found, but urged the community to be patient until more facts are uncovered.