Kathleen Hester never stopped trying to find out who killed her daughter Rita. On October 20, 2020, Kathleen died at the age of 81 without closure. Rita Hester’s murder inspired Transgender Day of Remembrance. Hester has come to symbolize the crisis of violence facing transgender people. Her murder also represents the disregard police and media show for Black transgender murder victims, the unsolved case casting a long shadow on Boston detectives. However, all of that could be changing as the Boston Police Department’s new detective, Matthew Fogarty renewed its request on November 28 for information from the public about her murder. #Queer Up Gay Culture