The Murder of Chanelle Marie Pickett: “The Talk Show Murder”

03/09/24 • 50 min

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Monday November 20, 1995 Watertown Massachusetts 23-year-old Black binary transgender woman and talk show personality Chanelle Marie Pickett was discovered dead inside of the bedroom of on and off again lover 35-year-old White Cisgender man William “Blue Eyed Devil” Palmer. The two met after Chanelle’s appearance on 90s talk shows The Jenny Jones and The Geraldo Rivera Show where her and her identical twin both identified proudly as transgender women. When Chanelle is discovered strangled to death William is charged for the hateful homicide and goes on trial. Find out the ruling by tuning in, and facts Chanelle Pickett’s hateful homicide was one of two that catalyzed what is known as Transgender Day of Remembrance.

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Monday October 11th, 2010 South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 31-year-old Black binary transgender woman and Ballroom scene House Mother of Blahnik was discovered by her boyfriend 28-year-old Black Cisgender man Malik Moorer in their apartment on the 1800 block of Manton Street. Malik screeches in horror and calls 911 Crime Scene Investigators and Captain James Clark enters the unit and discovers the House Mother strangled to death with a pillowcase over her head. It’s been 13 years since the hateful homicide of Stacey Blahnik if anyone has any information her parents,partner, House children, and house family ask you to contact (215) 686-TIPS (8477) and/or [email protected] #sayhername

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