The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is scheduled to commence in South Carolina on Tuesday. The case involves a man accused of killing a Black transgender woman and then fleeing to New York.
The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that in August 2019, the defendant coerced the woman, referred to as 'Dime Doe' in court documents, to drive to a remote area in a rural county in South Carolina. Subsequently, the defendant shot her three times in the head near a relative's home.
