On Thursday, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler issued a statement announcing that no criminal charges would be filed in the death of Nex Benedict. Benedict, a trans nonbinary teen, died Feb. 8, the day after being involved in a fight with fellow Owasso High School students. On March 13, the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office […]
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Updates in Nex Benedict’s tragic death: Hospital footage, vigils and Owasso Police’s latest statements
It has now been two weeks since news of the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict gripped the nation. The high school student died Feb. 8, a day after they were assaulted by three female students in the bathroom at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma. Last week, News is Out wrote about the incident and […]
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Seeking justice for Nex Benedict: The battle against misinformation and silence
Nonbinary teen Nex Benedict died Feb. 8, the day after being involved in a fight with three fellow high school students in Owasso, Oklahoma. That’s what we know to be true. The rest of Nex’s story has been a back-and-forth of misinformation, lack of transparency and confusion. Nex’s funeral was held on Feb. 15, and […]
