In August 2021, the case was assigned to a San José Police Department and District Attorney's Office Cold Case team which brought new life to the investigation.

San Jose police entered the downtown apartment and found the victim’s body in a bathtub. He had been stabbed and had a rope around his torso.

San Jose police have not yet identified the homicide victim, and did not identify Ishihara until today’s announcement on Twitter. The press release gave no further details about the incident, the victim or the alleged assailant.

The motive for the fatal shooting at 1:50pm Thursday morning, the 18th homicide in San Jose in 2021, is under investigation, police said.

San Jose police are investigating Saturday’s triple shooting that produced the city's 16th homicide of 2021.

The native San Jose transgender woman’s murder has devastated, but not shocked, friends, family and the South Bay drag scene.

The collision was reported about 5pm on April 8 in the 1100 block of South First Street in San Jose.

This marks the city's 14th homicide of the year.

Natalia Smüt, 24, a transgender woman and drag artist from San Jose, was known  for her motivating and creative spirit and captivating performances.