Murder of Barry Winchell

Murder of Barry Winchell
Murder of Barry Winchell
	Barry Winchell
Location	Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.
Date	July 6, 1999; 25 years ago
Attack type	Murder by bludgeoning
Victim	Barry Winchell, aged 21
Perpetrators	Calvin Neal Glover; Justin Robert Fisher;
Motive	over Winchell dating a trans woman; revenge after Winchell beat Glover in a fight
Verdict	Glover; Guilty; Fisher; Pleaded guilty;
Convictions	Glover; Premeditated murder; Fisher Obstruction of justice (2 counts); Providing alcohol to a minor; False swearing (3 counts); ;
Charges	Fisher (dropped after plea deal) Participating as a principal to premeditated murder; Accessory after the fact to premeditated murder;
Sentence	Glover; Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole (1999; paroled in 2020); Fisher; 12+1⁄2 years in prison (paroled after 7 years);

On July 6, 1999, Barry Winchell, a 21-year-old infantry soldier in the United States Army, was murdered while he slept outside of his barracks by fellow soldier Calvin Glover for dating a transgender woman, Calpernia Addams, after a physical altercation between the two. The murder became a point of reference in the ongoing debate about the policy known as "don't ask, don't tell", which did not allow members of the U.S. military who were homosexual, bisexual, or transgender to be open about their sexual orientation.