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'Justice For Heklina' Protest To Take Place In London On March 31

Local drag icon Peaches Christ is organizing a protest in London on March 31 as part of an ongoing effort to push the investigation forward into the 2023 death of longtime friend and creative partner, Heklina.

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London Police Admit 'Investigative Bias' In Heklina Death Probe as They Try to Unlock Cellphone

The London Metro Police have much to answer for in the now almost two-year-old investigation into the death of San Francisco drag legend Heklina — and more details are coming to light about just how slowly they've been slow-walking this thing.

Skeleton Found in Abandoned Building on UC Berkeley Campus Identified as Texas-Based Homicide Victim

The skeletal remains on a UC Berkeley dormitory campus have been identified as Steven Lawrence McCreary, a nomadic Texas man who was last seen in 2009 at the age of 37, but forensic evidence shows his death was likely a homicide.

[Updated] Details Emerge About Murder Suspect Nima Momeni's Motive, and Footage of Stabbing

We now have information from prosecutors about a possible motive in the stabbing death of Bob Lee in downtown San Francisco, and suspect Nima Momeni made a brief court appearance Friday, but his arraignment was postponed.

Suspect In Two Potrero Homicides Was Released Without Charges After April 4 Shooting; SFPD Seeks Public's Help Finding Him

San Francisco police linked a man to dozens of spent shell casings from a shooting on April 4 in which no one was injured. The District Attorney's Office released him without charges, pending further evidence. He's now wanted for murder and attempted murder.

Woman Found Dead Inside North Beach Apartment in Possible Homicide

San Francisco police came across the scene of an apparent homicide inside a North Beach apartment building Friday afternoon, leading to the arrest of a yet-named male suspect.

Treasure Island Murder Victim Was Sacred Heart Grad, and More Details Emerge In Grisly Case

A 20-year-old San Francisco man whose burned body was discovered two weeks ago on Treasure Island has been identified, and the suspect arrested for the killing last week had been attempting to flee on a plane from SFO.

One Year Later, Brutal SoMa Dismemberment Murder Still Unsolved

Brian Egg’s decapitation and dismemberment remains a heartbreakingly unsolved murder after an entire year, and suspicious neighbors “wish the police were being more active.”

Man Fatally Shot At Oakland KFC Drive-Thru

A man was shot and killed around 6:15 p.m. Thursday evening while picking up some chicken at a KFC drive-thru near Hegenberger and International Boulevard. Details are scarce, but the 20-something

25-Year-Old Man Murdered on Sixth Street Friday Night [Updated]

The city marked its 40th homicide of 2012 last night with the shooting of a 25-year-old man near Sixth and Stevenson around 11 p.m. The man was found by arriving officers lying

Friday Bayview Homicide Brings S.F. Murder Count to 35

Not quite halfway through the year and the homicide rate in San Francisco is ticking up faster than it has in several years. Friday night saw the city's 35th murder of 2012, when

S.F. Couple Allegedly Killed Man They Thought Was Pimping Out Their Daughter

The Bayview homicide we reported about on June 4th turns out to have been a case of vigilante justice. A couple, Barry Gilton, 38, and his longtime girlfriend, Lupe Mercado, 37, tracked a

Bayview Shooting Marks City's 27th Homicide Of 2012

A 22-year-old man was driving near Le Conte and Meade Avenues in the Bayview around 2 a.m. this morning when a gunshot wound to the head caused him to crash into a

18-Year-Old Killed In Hunters Point

An 18-year-old boy named Deon Walker was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds at 2:15 a.m. Saturday on Baldwin Court in the Hunters Point neighborhood. No arrests have been made and

Eighth Grader Dies After Brutal Gang-Related Attack In San Jose Park

Eighth grader Heriberto Reyes passed away Monday afternoon after a brutal attack by a group of violent youths in San Jose's Roosevelt Park left him in critical condition Friday night. The park, which

21-Year-Old Man Shot And Killed At Eddy And Divisadero

A young man was fatally shot on Western Addition streets late Monday night. SFPD officers responding to reports of gunshots a few blocks North of Alamo Square arrived to find 21-year-old victim Lawrence

Stabbing Victim Dies In Western Addition Homicide

Around 10 p.m. Sunday evening, police officers responding to a report of a stabbing at Buchanan Street and Golden Gate Avenue in the Western Addition arrived to find a man in his

Gambling Debt Cited As Possible Motive For Quintuple S.F. Murder

There's been some misinformation and telephone-game reporting happening with Friday morning's grisly quintuple murder in the Ingleside district originally thought to be a murder-suicide but a key bit of intel from sources found