Santa Clara County Man Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for Murder of Transgender Partner in Landmark Case
Elijah Cruz Segura receives 15-to-life for the murder of his transgender partner, Natalia Smut, marking Santa Clara County's first prosecuted transgender domestic violence homicide.
Milpitas man sentenced to 15-years-to-life in 2021 murder of trans partner
A Milpitas man convicted in the 2021 domestic violence murder of his transgender partner has been sentenced, prosecutors said.
Milpitas man gets 15-years-to-life sentence for killing transgender partner in 2021
The case marks Santa Clara County’s first prosecution of transgender domestic violence homicide, the DA’s office said.
Milpitas man sentenced in deadly stabbing of transgender partner
A Milpitas man who murdered his transgender partner was sentenced to 15-years-to-life in prison, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
South Bay man sentenced in murder of trans drag performer
A Milpitas man has been sentenced by a jury in the 2021 murder of a transgender drag performer. He received 15 years to life for the 2021 killing.
Drag queen’s boyfriend sentenced for Milpitas murder
A Milpitas man who murdered his girlfriend, drag queen Natalia Smut, was sentenced to serve 15-years-to-life in prison. Elijah Cruz Segura, 26, was sentenced by Santa Clara County
Man Gets 15-to-life for Trans Partner Murder
The case is believed to be the first prosecution of transgender domestic violence homicide in Santa Clara County.
Milpitas man gets 15 years to life for killing transgender partner in 2021
Elijah Cruz Segura, 26, was convicted of second degree murder last year for killing 24-year-old Natalia Smüt at a Milpitas home in April 2021. Smüt was an Afro-Rican drag queen from San Jose who ...
Bay Area man sentenced for stabbing beloved drag queen to death
A Milpitas man was sentenced this week for the murder of his transgender partner, who was a beloved Bay Area drag queen .
Boyfriend accused of killing ‘celebrated’ drag queen is prison-bound, CA officials say
A “celebrated” drag queen was fatally stabbed and now her boyfriend is going to prison, California officials said. In 2021, ...
Crime and Public Safety
The case marks Santa Clara County’s first prosecution of transgender domestic violence homicide, the DA’s office said.