Murder of Tanya Moore and Tina Rodriguez

Tanya Moore
Born1955
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 1986(1986-07-03) (aged 30–31)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of deathHomicide
OccupationSex worker
Known forVictim of unsolved murder
Tina Rodriguez
Born1959
Puerto Rico
DiedJuly 3, 1986(1986-07-03) (aged 26–27)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of deathHomicide
OccupationSex worker
Known forVictim of unsolved murder

Tanya Moore and Tina Rodriguez were two transgender friends and sex workers on 13th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[1] The pair disappeared on June 30, 1986 after getting into the car of a couple of clients. On July 3, 1986 their mutilated and dismembered bodies were found burning at a baseball diamond in Middletown.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Remembering Our Dead - Tina Rodriguez (30 Jun 1986)". Remembering Our Dead. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. ^ McCrary, Lacy (22 July 1986). "Police Identify 2d Mutilated Body - philly-archives". philly.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ Staff, P. G. N. "In response to Brownworth trans series". PGN | The Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 2019-11-18.