Case of trans woman found dead in Hollywood leaves family seeking answers

LOS ANGELES – Santa Tecum wept softly as she hugged the clear plastic folder of photos to her chest. The snapshots of her daughter, Emily Garcia, were the way Tecum wanted to remember her: Laughing, smiling, dancing to banda music, her makeup immaculate as ever. Not lying in a casket at a public viewing after her sudden death this year – the last time she laid eyes on Garcia.

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