Confession Questioned in Puerto Rico Slaughter

11/26/09 When the remains of savagely murdered 19-year-old gay activist and college student Jorge Steven L?pez Mercado were discovered in Puerto Rico on November 13 after he had been dismembered, decapitated, and burned in an apparent hate crime, shock and anger spread like wildfire across the United States, burning up the gay blogosphere and leading to vigils, demonstrations, and memorials all over the ...

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Vigils Honor Slain Gay Puerto Rican Teen

11/23/09 Vigils on Sunday remembered slain gay Puerto Rican teenager Jorge Steven L?pez Mercado and called for justice in his murder.

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Slain Puerto Rican Teen Mourned

05/30/11 More than 400 New Yorkers turned out at the Christopher Street piers on Sunday evening, November 22, to mourn Jorge Steven L?pez Mercado, 19, who was beheaded and dismembered in Cidra, Puerto Rico, on November 13, allegedly for being gay.

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