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On Friday, March 18, 2022, the body of Tatiana “Tee Tee” Labelle was discovered after she had been listed as missing for five days in her Chicago hometown. Police are describing her death as a murder investigation after an autopsy on Saturday.
Tatiana Labelle, 33, was last seen on the 700 block of East 84th St. in Chicago, IL on March 13, 2022. Her family and friends searched for her. Her body was discovered around 12:45 p.m. in an alley in the 8400 block of South Ingleside Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
Born and raised in Chicago, she loved Mariah Carey and Patti LaBelle. Her social media feed is filled with family photos of her siblings, mother, and niblings. Their posts during the time she was missing and now reflect how very deeply they loved and care about her. I do not yet know much about her day to day life and there are not yet any details on final arrangements.
Please note that some of the links and social media content deadnames and misgenders Tatiana.
A horrifying photo allegedly of her body in a dumpster has been circulating on social media. The original poster admonished people to check on their trans friends and family because she was unidentified at that point. I don’t know if the photo is legitimate and I’m not going to post it. But…
