Sad News: Mayor Tony Williams lesian and gay liaison, Wanda Alston, killed

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Thu Mar-17-05 01:05 AM
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Sad News: Mayor Tony Williams lesian and gay liaison, Wanda Alston, killed

I am sad to report that Wanda Alston, a long time democratic activist in Washington DC has been murdered in her DC Home.

Wanda served as a delgate to the 2004 Democratic convention in Boston.

I have a more detailed story here:
http://rawstoryq.com/news/2005/index.php?p=38

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Thu Mar-17-05 01:15 AM
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1. Why?

What did she do to hurt anyone? I don't get it.

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Thu Mar-17-05 01:17 AM
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2. No one knows yet

The details have not been released...

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Technowitch

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Thu Mar-17-05 03:49 AM
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3. WHAT?!!! (eom)

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Bertha Venation

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Thu Mar-17-05 09:23 AM
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4. Here is a Bio (from a press release), and a link to the Washington Post's

story

Bio http://www.glaa.org/archive/2001/alstonnamedliaison1107.shtml

Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42455-2005Mar17.html

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Thu Mar-17-05 10:32 PM
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5. They've arrested someone

He's one of her neighbors.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43577-2005Mar17.html

District police arrested a man today and charged him in the stabbing death yesterday of Wanda R. Alston, who headed the city's office of lesbian and gay issues, police officials said.

Investigators said 38-year-old William Parrot, who lived two doors away from Alston in Northeast Washington, was charged with armed, first-degree murder, the Associated Press reported.

Alston, 45, was found dead late yesterday in her home in the 3800 block of East Capitol Street. Her slaying has stunned city officials, activists and friends.

This afternoon, police found Alston's car, which had been missing from her home. The gray 2000 Nissan Sentra was parked in the 5000 block of C Street SE. The suspect was arrested a few blocks from where the car was recovered, police said.

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Fri Mar-18-05 01:36 PM
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6. A moving post about Wanda

Keith Boykin has a nice post at his blog about Wanda Alston.
http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/001353.html

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