Petition for 'harsher consequences' in Sam Nordquist case gains nearly 18,000 signatures

Two kids, 7 and 12, were forced to help torture transgender man Sam Nordquist to death in NY motel: DA’s office

“To have two children have to participate in the beating of another human being, it’s deeply disturbing,” Ontario County Assistant DA Kelly Wolford said.

Prosecutors Say Two Children Were Forced to Torture Trans Man Killed in New York

Two children were forced to participate in acts of torture that led to the death of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old trans man, prosecutors investigating the killing in upstate New York have alleged.  The shocking new allegations were revealed in an 11-count indictment that charged the seven people allegedly involved in Nordquist’s death with first-degree murder, battery, and other charges, including kidnapping and child endangerment. The same sev…

Petition for 'harsher consequences' in Sam Nordquist case gains nearly 18,000 signatures

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – When the first arrests started to be made in the case involving Sam Nordquist, a friend of Sam’s started a petition demanding the toughest penalties. Jaxon Seeger called Sam confident and authentic, saying he and Sam bonded when Seeger started transitioning. Seeger struggles with the gravity of what Sam went through and […]

Children Were Forced to Torture Sam Nordquist, Prosecutors Say

Seven people are now charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Mr. Nordquist, a transgender man whose killing has drawn national attention.

Disturbing details emerge in death of Sam Nordquist, transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York

New York authorities on Wednesday outlined an astonishing story of kidnap, torture and sexual assault in the killing of Sam Nordquist.