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Family, Friends Mourn Transgender Woman Murdered In Milpitas
Natalia Smut is being remembered in her community after she was stabbed and killed by her boyfriend at the Hillview Apartment Complex.
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — Family and friends of Natalia Smut, a transgender woman murdered in Milpitas last month, are mourning her loss and the loss of a lifetime of potential that will now never be realized.
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“Natalia was beautiful. She had one of the biggest hearts you could ask for. And she would just light up a room as soon as she walked in,” said Vanessa Singh, Natalia Smut Lopez’s older sister.
Vanessa says her younger sister commanded a room like she commanded a stage — all eyes and attention drawn to her like a magnet. She says Natalia was a natural-born performer, earning a living as a dancer and drag queen.
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