What the records say
- When
- 11 May 2003
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 40.73° N, 74.00° W
- Description
- murder
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Murder of Sakia Gunn
Victims of an anti-LGBT hate crime
Sakia Gunn was a 15-year-old African American lesbian who was murdered in a hate crime in Newark, New Jersey. Richard McCullough was charged with her death and sentenced to 20 years in prison. In 2008 a documentary directed by Charles B. Brack titled, Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project was released about Gunn's life, murder, and early legacy.
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