UPDATE: Julian Taylor Morris Arrested
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Over two years ago, Blaque/OUT Magazine brought you the story of Deundray Cottrell who had disappeared on the 4th of July during a family barbecue in Alabama where he was visiting with his partner, Julian Taylor Morris. Cottrell, a 31yr old Ph.D student was seen running through back yards on a ring camera before his body was discovered in a shed several blocks from where he was last seen. Julian initially spoke with authorities, gave conflicting stories, eventually refused to keep communicating with authorities and disappeared after being named a person of interest. A manhunt for Taylor-Morris began with reported sightings of him making headlines for months. The case and Morris’ trail eventually went cold.
WVTM 13 in Birmingham reports, Julian Taylor Morris, 33, of Jonesboro, Georgia, was taken into custody Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, by U.S. Marshals in Miami, Florida, Birmingham police said.
Beauty and the Beast
Despite the disproportionate number of Trans people, specifically Black Trans women, that are murdered in the United States every year, justice is few and far between. When cis Black and Indigenous women, children and Two-Spirit go missing they barely get media attention. When Black Trans women are murdered and discarded, they are typically misgendered by police and media, their cases are barely investigated and cases go cold. There is no equity in life or justice in death. Tiny spots of lights sometime appear among a blanket of darkness when the precious life of a victim is honored by catching a killer.
Emily Motyka , Reached a Guilty Plea In the Murder of Sam Nordquist
One of the seven defendants awaiting trial for the 2025 torture and murder of Sam Nordquist in upstate/central New York reached a guilty plea today with the Ontario County Court. The youngest defendant at just 19 years of age has been the only one of the seven to accept responsibility or express remorse per Ontario County District Attorney Jason MacBride.