Transgender teen who stabbed parents to death on Halloween was afraid they wouldn't 'accept her'
A transgender teen has entered a guilty plea in connection with the murders of her parents on Halloween because they would not accept her transition to female. Andrea Balcer, whose name still appears as Andrew Balcer in court documents, wept in court as the prosecutor described the grisly details of how she had fatally stabbed her parents, 47-year-old Alice and Antonio Balcer, on October 31, 2016.
The 19-year-old is also reported to have stabbed the family dog, a chihuahua, but left her brother alive. She did not give any explanation for committing the murders when she appeared in court. Walter McKee, Balcer's attorney, however, spoke to the press outside the court and said that the teen had been sexually abused by her mother when she was younger.
He also added that the parents had difficulty in accepting her transition into a transgender woman. McKee said: "She has indicated some issues with respect to transitioning from the gender assigned at birth [as a trigger for the crimes]." Assistant Attorney General Robert "Bud" Ellis, on the other hand, said that the abuse claims were bogus. According to the Daily Mail, he said outside the court: "Our position is basically that we do not accept that as reality."