Robert Clark Jr

Age: 45
Date: 4/2/2024
Location: Angola, LA
Info: Robert, aka "Yella", age 45, and three other inmates got into an altercation around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Correctional officers making routine rounds stopped the fight, according to a release from the Louisiana Department of Corrections sent out Wednesday. Clark died shortly after, according to the DOC.

The incident is still under investigation and criminal charges are pending following the outcome of the investigation and the autopsy.

Many media outlets did not disclose that the person identified as transgender, had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and had been receiving gender-affirming estrogen hormone therapy which caused them to develop female secondary sex characteristics.

A former fellow inmate said that Clark’s [gender identity] was something that made life more dangerous for Clark at Angola.

"You can be a target," they said. "That kind of thing can make things a little bit more dangerous for you."

The 2015 United States Transgender Survey found that transgender prisoners are five times more likely to be sexually assaulted by facility staff and over nine times more likely to be sexually assaulted by other inmates.

Starr Brown

Age: 28
Date: 4/19/2024
Location: Memphis, TN
Info: Starr's body was found in her car several hours after she had been seen leaving work with a co-worker. He confessed to shooting her.  Loved ones described her as someone who was “TRULY loved,” “always had uplifting words,” “one of the sweetest,” and a “beautiful soul.”

R (Yella) Clark Jr

Age: 45
Date: 4/2/2024
Location: Angola, LA
Info: R, aka "Yella", age 45, and three other inmates got into an altercation around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Correctional officers making routine rounds stopped the fight, according to a release from the Louisiana Department of Corrections sent out Wednesday. Clark died shortly after, according to the DOC.

The incident is still under investigation and criminal charges are pending following the outcome of the investigation and the autopsy.

Many media outlets did not disclose that the person identified as transgender, had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and had been receiving gender-affirming estrogen hormone therapy which caused them to develop female secondary sex characteristics.

A former fellow inmate said that Clark’s [gender identity] was something that made life more dangerous for Clark at Angola.

"You can be a target," they said. "That kind of thing can make things a little bit more dangerous for you."

The 2015 United States Transgender Survey found that transgender prisoners are five times more likely to be sexually assaulted by facility staff and over nine times more likely to be sexually assaulted by other inmates.

Meraxes Medina

Age: 24
Date: 3/20/2024
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Info: Meraxes was found dead in the street, after apparently being seen being dragged from a vehicle. A car was seen fleeing the scene. Meraxes was a makeup artist who also worked at Universal Studios Hollywood, enjoyed shopping and watching the Jurassic Park movie series, and admired Shakira and Karol G.

Alex Franco

Age: 21
Date: 3/19/2024
Location: Lehi, UT
Info: Alex's body was found in a wasteland. Two teenagers - aged 15 and 17 - were arrested in connection with his death. Alex’s loved ones described him as “an athletic, cheerful man with a big heart” who was “so much more than just Alex.” “I want people to remember his name, Alexzia Taylor Franco. Not just Alex,” Brooklyn Lund said. “So much more than just Alex.”

His name, the family said, is like a flame that won’t die.