The family of Andrea Doria Dos Passos, a transgender woman who was found beaten to death outside the Miami City Ballet, is speaking out after her alleged killer, Gregory Fitzgerald Gibert, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Dos Passos was found with injuries to her face and head, wooden sticks in her nostrils, and a puncture wound in her chest. Surveillance footage showed Gibert approaching Dos Passos and striking her with a metal pipe multiple times. When arrested, Gibert was wearing the same clothes seen in the footage, with bloodstains on them. Dos Passos’ stepfather mentioned that she had been struggling with mental health for years and expressed concern that her gender identity may have been a factor in her death.
Advocacy groups, including the Human Rights Campaign and the Flamingo Democrats, have called for a hate crimes charge to be added to Gibert’s current second-degree murder charge. Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones stated that there is no evidence to suggest Dos Passos was targeted because of her gender identity or sexuality. At Gibert’s court appearance, Judge Mindy Glazer indicated that there may be probable cause for a first-degree murder charge based on the brutality of the crime, including the defilement of Dos Passos’ body after her death. Dos Passos’ stepfather expressed feeling that she was failed by the system and that nobody deserves to die in such a violent manner.
Dos Passos’ stepfather mentioned that she had been struggling with mental health for years and expressed concern that her gender identity may have been a factor in her death. Advocacy groups, including the Human Rights Campaign and the Flamingo Democrats, have called for a hate crimes charge to be added to Gibert’s current second-degree murder charge. Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones stated that there is no evidence to suggest Dos Passos was targeted because of her gender identity or sexuality. At Gibert’s court appearance, Judge Mindy Glazer indicated that there may be probable cause for a first-degree murder charge based on the brutality of the crime, including the defilement of Dos Passos’ body after her death. Dos Passos’ stepfather expressed feeling that she was failed by the system and that nobody deserves to die in such a violent manner.
Dos Passos’ stepfather, Victor Van Gilst, mentioned that she had been struggling with mental health issues for years and that he had last spoken to her two weeks before her death. He expressed concern that her gender identity may have played a role in her killing, initially thinking it may have been a hate crime. Advocacy groups have called for a hate crimes charge to be added to Gibert’s current second-degree murder charge. Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones stated that there is no evidence to suggest Dos Passos was targeted because of her gender identity or sexuality. Judge Mindy Glazer indicated at Gibert’s court appearance that there may be probable cause for a first-degree murder charge based on the brutality of the crime.
Dos Passos’ stepfather expressed feeling that the system had failed his stepdaughter and that she did not deserve to die in such a violent manner. He mentioned that he also felt as though he had let her down. Advocacy groups have been vocal about Dos Passos’ killing, with the Flamingo Democrats calling for a hate crimes charge to be added to Gibert’s current second-degree murder charge. Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones stated that there is no evidence to suggest Dos Passos was targeted because of her gender identity or sexuality. Judge Mindy Glazer indicated at Gibert’s court appearance that there may be probable cause for a first-degree murder charge based on the brutality of the crime.
