
"MAN ENRAGED HIS DATE IS A TRANSGENDER & MURDERS HER"
DENVER (AP) — Angie Zapata was a tall woman with striking black hair and eyes who would attract the attention of men, even those who knew she was biologically male.
But prosecutors say when Allen Andrade found out, he beat her to death with a fire extinguisher. Her sister discovered her battered body under a blanket in her Greeley apartment last July.
Andrade, 32, of Thorton, is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday on charges including first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime, which could add three years to his prison sentence if convicted.
DENVER (AP) — Angie Zapata was a tall woman with striking black hair and eyes who would attract the attention of men, even those who knew she was biologically male.
But prosecutors say when Allen Andrade found out, he beat her to death with a fire extinguisher. Her sister discovered her battered body under a blanket in her Greeley apartment last July.
Andrade, 32, of Thorton, is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday on charges including first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime, which could add three years to his prison sentence if convicted.
Andrade told investigators that he struck Zapata twice in the head with the extinguisher and thought he had "killed it" before hitting her again as she struggled to get up, an arrest affidavit said. The pair met through a mobile networking site and had spent the night.
"She wore a bra to second grade stuffed with a hard paper towel," said Rochelle Camacho (a friend). "We were on the playground, and I took some of the paper towel out, and asked what is he doing. And from then on, I knew."
Camacho was 13 when she first saw Justin Zapata dress as Angie. Angie wore jeans, a tight top and a pullover to hide her flat chest for a walk around a Fort Lupton neighborhood. A male friend didn't recognize her.
She started living as a girl at age 16.
"I couldn't even take Angie to the laundry mat because she would draw a lot of attention," Monica Zapata said. "Even the girls would go up to her and be all, 'How do you do your makeup like that?'"
There were also stares and whispers from strangers and a long line of heterosexual suitors disappointed at the news that she was biologically male.
"I heard her conversations. 'Hey, before we go any further, I have something to tell you.' A lot of times I would see she would be on the phone and she'd be, 'Hello? Hello?" said Monica Zapata. "Some would hang up on her. Other times, some would be asking questions."
Angie Zapata had several relationships, including one with a heterosexual man that lasted four months, Monica Zapata said. But that relationship ended the way most did — with the boyfriend dating a biological woman.
"They'd say, 'I'd thought I could, but I can't,'" recalled Monica Zapata. "She would cry."
Andrade was arrested July 30, nearly two weeks after Angie Zapata's body was found.
A judge last month threw out part of Andrade's confession, saying police didn't honor his request to remain silent 39 minutes into his interrogation. Tape-recorded jail calls in which Andrade allegedly told his girlfriend that he "snapped" and that "gay things need to die" will be allowed by District Judge Marcelo Kopcow during the trial.
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I always say that Male Transgenders are taking a big chance getting involved with a man who does not know the person was born a MAN! People know how men are when it comes to sexuality. As wrong as Andrade was for murdering Angie Zapata, it would have never happened if Angie had not lied. R.I.P.
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