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1997 bashing murder of transgender woman to remain unsolved

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A supplied image of Samantha Rose, a transgender woman found dead in her Sydney home in 1997 (AAP) Credit: SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE

An inquiry into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes has heard the bashing murder of a transgender woman in her Sydney home will remain unsolved. Samantha Rose was found dead three days before Christmas in 1997 in her flat in Kensington.

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An inquiry into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes has heard the bashing murder of a transgender woman in her Sydney home will remain unsolved. Samantha Rose was found dead three days before Christmas in 1997 in her flat in Kensington.

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