Episode 26 - The Body in the Creek

In a town known for its pride, very few things could ever dare to challenge that. This week, we're taking you back to Jacksonville, North Carolina, where a cruel and callous mystery rocked the area's LGBTQ+ community.

Jenna Franks, a transgender woman struggling with homelessness, is found brutally murdered in a creek in town. And the person responsible is still out there.

If you know anything about the murder of Jenna Franks, call the Jacksonville Police Department at 910-938-6414, Crime Stoppers at 910-938-3273, or the FBI office in Charlotte at 704-672-6100.

And if you or someone you love is LGBTQ+ and is struggling with homelessness or violence, click here for help.

This week, we are drinking Slow Press' Cabernet Sauvignon.

Listen to Episode 26: The Body in the Creek

SOURCES:

• FBI: Jenna Franks

• Seeking Information: Jenna Franks

• Homeless Trans Woman Jenna Franks Found Dead in North Carolina

• Body of 34-Year-Old Trans Woman Jenna Franks Found in North Carolina Community

• HRC Mourns Jenna Franks, White Transgender Woman Killed in North Carolina

• GLAAD and the Onslow County LGBTQ+ Community Center Urge Changes to Coverage for More Accurate and Respectful Reporting of the Death of Jenna Franks

• Homicide investigation raises fear in Jacksonville's LGBTQ community

• FBI helping investigate Jacksonville transgender woman’s homicide

• Questions remain in death of ENC transgender woman

• ‘Somebody out there knows what happened’; Jacksonville police still on hunt for Jenna Franks’ murderer

• Information sought in investigation of transgender woman homicide

• Autopsy results released in murder of transgender woman

• Advocacy groups raise flag at alarming rate of transgender violence, including one eastern Carolina woman

• An Epidemic of Violence 2022

• Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender-Expansive Community in 2022

• Pair charged with killing 2 transgender women in Charlotte

• One year later, FBI reminds public of $15,000 reward for information on Jenna Franks’ murder

• One year later: Murder of Franks still under investigation

• Two years after Jenna Franks' body was found, police continue to actively investigate her murder

• Two years after Jacksonville transgender murder, $15,000 reward remains active

• Transgender Resources | GLAAD