Amanda Milan Murder Dateline – Where Is Dwayne McCuller Now?

Where is Amanda Milan’s killer Dwayne McCuller now? This article covers everything we know about the deceased trans woman.

Amanda Milan was a trans woman whom Dwayne McCuller killed in 2000

With the event came the outrage in the transgender community. Till now, the activists remember the incident in public demonstrations. 

Story: Amanda Milan Murder Dateline

Amanda Milan’s murder happened on 20 June 2000.

Two men killed the 25-year-old trans woman in the street near the Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York. The incident occurred at 4 a.m., while she was walking to a cab after leaving her friends at the bus terminal. At the same time, a man, Drew McCuller, walked up to her and began to harass and threaten her. 

However, Amanda stood up to the bad behavior and asked the guy if he wanted a fight. Declining the offer, he was walking away but, as he was doing so, another young man, Eugene Celestine, informed Drew of his knife, insinuating him to grab it and stab Milan in the neck.

The defendant was able to escape the crime scene with the alleged help of David Anderson. After the attack, a passerby tried to stop the bleeding, and an ambulance arrived. However, she died in less than an hour at St. Vincent’s Hospital.

The murder took place a few days ahead of the annual LGBT pride parade. According to Benjamin Heim Shepard’s Amanda Milan and The Rebirth of Street Trans Activist Revolutionaries, the murder and the media attention galvanized the transgender community and instigated change.

Amanda Milan – Where Is Dwayne McCuller Now?

Dwayne McCuller, who murdered Amanda Milan in 2000, is out from prison.

A judge indicted him in the second-degree murder. Since he pleaded guilty, his sentence got reduced to seventeen and a half years in imprisonment. 

As for Anderson, he faced charges for hindering prosecution, and Celestine got charged with one count each of criminally negligent homicide, criminal facilitation, and criminal possession of a weapon.

Since the murder happened 20 years ago, Dwayne should have completed his sentence. As for the exact whereabouts, it remains unknown.

Amanda Milan Wikipedia And Family Today

Wikipedia is yet to feature Amanda Milan. However, there is a dedicated page on her murder details.

Born as Damon Lee Dyer, she grew up in Chicago as a boy. However, at 18, she came out as trans sexual. 25 at the time of her death, she lived in an apartment in Central Park West. 

Amanda used to work as a high-class escort. As for her family, their identity remains unknown. Neither she nor any of the media outlets revealed anything on the subject.  

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