The Angie Zapata murder trial

This week a high-profile murder trial begins in Greeley Colorado. The man being prosecuted has admitted to murdering 18 year-old Greeley resident, Angie Zapata. Angie was beaten with a fire extinguisher in her own living room. According to the murderer's confession, while he rifled through her belongings, he realized she wasn't quite dead, and returned and continued to beat her with the fire extinguisher. Angie was discovered by two of her sisters. The murderer has indicated that his sole motivation to murder Angie was that she was a transgender woman. In fact, since being in jail, the murderer has been quoted saying, "all gay things need to die." http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12116119