2001
Fred Martinez, Jr (born 15 March 1985, died 16 June 2001) Fred Martinez explained to his family that he didn’t want to have to choose between being a boy or a girl–that he wanted to be both. Fred self-identified as a gay male and commonly used the name Fred, as well as “F.C.” He also expressed a feminine aspect of himself in the way he dressed and presented himself, and sometimes wanted to be called Beyoncé, in honor of his favorite singer.
Martinez was a student at Montezuma-Cortez High School in Cortez, Colorado, when one evening, he was attacked and beaten to death by 18-year old Shaun Murphy. Murphy was at a party, visiting with friends at Cortez, Colorado, where he met Martinez, in violation of parole conditions, since Murphy had a juvenile criminal record.
Martinez' decomposed body was found 21 June, five days after his disappearance, in a desert canyon on the edge of Cortez, known as "The Pits". Murphy was caught disposing of bloody clothing in Farmington, New Mexico. He was held on $500,000 bail.
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