Body of Chicago trans activist found in Lake Michigan

The body of a woman found in Lake Michigan has been identified as missing transgender activist Elise Malary.

 

Evanston Police Department:Body of missing Elise Malary found in Lake Michigan, police say

Police  in Evanston, Illinois, say they responded to a call after it was reported that a there was the body of a Black woman on the rocks.

Malary’s body was pulled from the water just blocks from her apartment on Thursday and taken to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, according to officials.

Malary, 31, had not been seen since 9 March and was reported missing on 15 March.

She was a prominent activist in the LGBTQ community and had left her job at the Civil Rights Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General’s office the day before she went missing, according to WGN9. 

Reference: Independent: Graeme Massie