Death of Nina Pop facts for kids
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| Date | May 3, 2020 |
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| Location | South New Madrid Street, Sikeston, Missouri |
| Charges | Second-degree murder and armed criminal action |
On May 3, 2020, a 28-year-old black transgender woman named Nina Pop was found dead with multiple stab wounds after being stabbed with a knife inside her apartment on South New Madrid Street in Sikeston, Missouri.
Nina Pop
Pop was a black transgender woman. She lived 145 miles south of St. Louis in Sikeston, Missouri, a small town of 16,000 people.
Aftermath
On May 15, 2020 in Dexter, Missouri, Joseph B. Cannon from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was accused of Pop's murder and arrested for second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He pleaded not guilty, requested a public defender, and awaits trial. 11 crime labs, anti-violence organizations, and police departments contributed to the investigation.
Sikeston Department of Public Safety and a local TV network initially misgendered Pop during their investigation and reporting, respectively.
The Human Rights Campaign stated that her death is at least the 10th violent death of an American transgender person or gender non-conforming person in 2020.
