Skylar Harrison, a 30 Year Old Black Trans Woman, Has Been Found Dead In D.C. Park — Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

A 30 year old Black trans woman was found dead in Marvin Gaye Park in Washington, DC on Monday, October 2, 2023. Her name was Skylar Harrison (sometimes styled Skylar Harrison Reeves.)

The Crime

The circumstances of her death and how her body was found have led to many questions directed to the D.C. Police investigating her death given the history of investigating the killing of another Black trans woman earlier this year.

Skylar Harrison was found in Marvin Gaye Park, stripped of her clothing and holding her genitalia, by cleaning workers. Her belongings were missing and the dress she was wearing pulled up over her head, with her breasts exposed.

This is according to a GoFundMe established to help with final expenses as well as an article in the Washington Blade.

Rhonda Hailes, Skylar’s aunt, told the Blade that a homicide detective, whose last name she recalls is McWilliams, came to her house in Capitol Heights, Md., where Skylar, shortly after he said her niece’s body was found in a secluded section of Marvin Gaye Park.

The detective also told her investigators could not find any footprints from the tennis shoes…