Florida man beat transgender woman to death and 'defiled' the body a week after being released on probation, police say


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TheBlaze— A man is accused of brutally beating a transgender woman to death and mutilating the body a week after being released from jail and put on probation, police said. The body of 37-year-old Andrea Dorias Dos Passos was found near the Miami City Ballet on Tuesday. Miami Beach Police said they were able to obtain surveillance video showing a man using a metal pipe to beat Dos Passos, who was sleeping near the entrance of the ballet. Police said Dos Passos was found with lacerations to the...

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