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Man Who Said He Killed Colo. Teen He Thought Was a Woman Could Face Hate Charge

A man accused in the beating death of a transgender teenager he met online snapped when he learned in person that the 18-year-old living as a woman had male sex organs, authorities in Colorado said Wednesday. Allen Ray Andrade, 32, is currently charged with second-degree murder in the death of Angie Zapata, who was born Justin Zapata but lived as a young woman. Andrade is being held without bond. It was unclear whether he has hired an attorney. Prosecutors have 72 hours to file charges,... Full Story
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