The victim, Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man originally from Minnesota, was reported missing on Feb. 9. Police said he arrived in New York in September and had lost contact with loved ones.
Major Kevin Sucher, commander of the state police troop that includes the Finger Lakes region, said the facts and circumstances of the case were “beyond depraved” and “by far the worst” homicide investigation the office has ever been part of.
“No human being should have to endure what Sam endured,” he said, during televised news conference. Police did not share many details of the case, noting it remained under active investigation.
You might wonder why people are down voting, so I’ll clarify. Usually horrific details about sensitive topics are only shared with the police, courts, and family initially. They will come out at trial eventually. The primary reason is to not force it in the face of survivors as well as to protect the dignity of the deceased.
Appreciate the clarification. My curiosity certainly isn’t more important than surviving loved ones. Theirs no acceptable torture obviously, I was trying to figure out, at least generally, the context to go with the cops statement. I can’t imagine the kinds of things a homicide detective sees throughout their career, not really anyway. I’m guessing my question probably came off insensitive etc. I just spoke my curiosity after reading the article and searching online a bit to find an answer and came back and asked without thinking about it.
Local news staffer here, usually we’re not given any of the circumstances in case like this, but even if we find out the “how” we don’t report it. It’s the same with suicides and murder/suicides… if we have to (celebrity, politicians, person’s of note) we report that it happened once and that’s it.
It is definitely to shield victims and families but it’s also to prevent copycats.
I was curious about the details as well. Don’t feel bad