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- 1Tennessee appeals court overturns murder conviction in killing of Black trans woman Paris Lee●Paris Lee. 36. A Black trans woman, shot six times in 2022. Samuel Ward Jr. admitted it. A jury convicted him. On Octobe
Samuel Ward Jr., who admitted to shooting Paris Lee, a 36-year-old Black trans woman, six times in 2022, had his murder conviction thrown out by a Tennessee appeals panel on October 5. The panel ruled the conviction invalid because jurors were not told the victim was transgender. The decision is drawing outrage from civil rights advocates.