Content warning. This episode contains discussion of the murder of a child.

This episode also contains discussion of transphobia, including some pretty horrifying transphobic and sexualized language directed at a child.

It also includes profanity.

The footage from the bus stop might seem unremarkable. Two teenagers, a boy and a girl, skulk about near a blue bus

shelter. They seem to be waiting. The girl wears a red top and black pants, the boy is clad in dark colors.

Then, after a bus pulls up, another girl emerges into the frame.

Her white hoodie is bright against the gray wintry backdrop. The two

girls seem to speak for a moment. Then the girl in white turns to face the boy.

Together, all three walk off.

What would be forgiven for assuming that this scene might be simply a normal interaction

between three teenagers?

A trio of friends meeting up for a day at Colchester

Park in Warrington, England. I sincerely wish that had been true, but unfortunately

it wasn't the case here. This footage, in fact, captured something far more sinister.

Two young killers and the girl they had become obsessed with, a girl they had promised to destroy for no reason.

It shows some of the final moments of a young girl's life, a brilliant life so brutally snuffed out, a devastating tragedy for her family and friends.

It was also a tragedy for the transgender community both in the United Kingdom and worldwide.

This loss represents a specific kind of anguish for them.

Because ultimately, this murder was not only about the tragedy of a wonderful young woman taken too soon.

It is also indicative of the kind of betrayal and violence and simmering hatred that an already vulnerable community must be on guard for.

The bus stop footage was from February 11th, 2023.

The girl in white was Brianna Jai. Brianna was only 16 on that winter's day.

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