134 The Murder of January Lapuz

<p>In 2012, a beloved community figure was killed in her own home in an extremely violent attack. It would take a while to learn what happened to her and who was responsible, but the immense loss of her absence was felt immediately by all who knew her - or knew <em>of</em> her.</p><br><p><em>"Hi. My name is January. I know it's a cold month, but I make it hot!"</em></p><br><p><strong>CONTENT WARNING:</strong></p><p>This episode is about the death of a transgender person, and it also includes brief details of Indigenous trauma and residential schools. <u>24/7 Crisis Line for Indian Residential School Survivors</u>: call 1-800-721-0066</p><br><p><strong>More information:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Kelly Favro / Publican Ban:</strong> <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-survivors-change-the-law?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=product&amp;utm_campaign=p_email%2B2300-co-team-welcome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GoFundMe</a> (for those able to donate financially).</li><li><strong>About January: </strong>Watch<strong><u> </u></strong><a href="https://januaryfilm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>My Name Was January</u></a>, <a href="https://www.shervancouver.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Sher Vancouver</u></a>, <a href="https://www.shervanpodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Sher Vancouver Podcast</u></a> and <a href="https://www.shervancouver.com/youth-award.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Youth Award</u></a></li><li><strong>Full list of resources, information sources, and credits: </strong>See the page for this episode at <a href="https://canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes</u></a></li><li><a href="https://canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/traceytom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CTC Episode 50: The Murder of Tracy Tom&nbsp;</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Canadian True Crime donates monthly to help those facing injustice.</strong></p><p