Five Charged in Torture and Murder of Transgender Man in New York

Sam Nordquist, 24, endured weeks of abuse before his body was found in a field; investigators are examining potential motives, including a hate crime.

Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota, was subjected to prolonged physical and psychological abuse between December 2024 and February 2025.
Five suspects, aged 19 to 38, were arrested and charged with second-degree murder with depraved indifference in connection to Nordquist’s death.
Nordquist’s body was discovered in a field in Yates County, New York, after a missing persons investigation initiated by his family on February 9.
Authorities have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime, but prosecutors have stated there is currently no indication of this as the motive.
The case has been described as one of the most horrific crimes investigated by local law enforcement, with evidence of severe and repeated acts of violence.