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Brooklyn man arraigned in 2012 murder of transgender performer Lorena Escalera ‘Xtravaganza’, cracking cold case

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Feb. 17, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A Brooklyn man has been arraigned on charges connected to the 2012 homicide of Bushwick transgender performer Lorena Escalera, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Friday alongside New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Escalera, 25, who performed under the stage name Lorena Xtravaganza, was found dead in…

New clues emerge: NYPD shares video in 13-year-old Bedford-Stuyvesant cold case

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Aug. 21, 2024 By Dean Moses Detectives have obtained new footage that they hope will lead to the capture of a killer involved in a 13-year-old cold case in Bedford-Stuyvesant. According to police sources, while images of the suspect had been released previously, this is the first time video footage has been shared with…