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Federal Judge Sentences Two to 35 and 25 Years for Murders of Transgender Women in Humacao

3 updates over 8 days — last updated Jul 15, 2026

  1. LGBTQ+ Federation Demands Full Investigation into Killing of Egaldo José Oquendo

    via Primera Hora

    The LGBTQ+ Federation of Puerto Rico called on federal and state authorities to investigate all possible angles behind the murder of 27-year-old Egaldo José Oquendo Rodríguez, who was killed in the early morning of June 20 of this year.

  2. LGBTQ+ Federation Criticizes Sentences for Killers of Two Trans Women in Humacao

    via El Nuevo Día

    The LGBTQ+ Federation of Puerto Rico criticized federal District Judge Pedro A. Delgado Hernández for not imposing maximum sentences on the men responsible for murdering two transgender women in Humacao on April 21, 2020.

  3. Federal Judge Sentences Two to 35 and 25 Years for Murders of Transgender Women in Humacao

    via Primera Hora

    A federal judge sentenced Sean Díaz León to 35 years and Juan Carlos Pagán Bonilla to 25 years in prison after both pleaded guilty in December to the April 2020 murders of Serena Angelique Velázquez Ramos and Layla Peláez Sánchez, two transgender women, the…