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Transgender Man Arrested for Murder After Standoff

3/21/2026

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John Simmons, the brother of Eleanor Beaulieu, a transgender woman, expressed shock after learning Beaulieu allegedly murdered Demetrius Doukoullos.
Beaulieu barricaded himself in Doukoullos's $6.3 million home, triggering a seven-hour standoff before police arrested him.
Doukoullos was found deceased with signs of trauma.
Beaulieu is held on murder charges at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail with a $2 million bond.

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Story summary

John Simmons, the brother of Eleanor Beaulieu, a transgender woman, expressed shock after learning Beaulieu allegedly murdered Demetrius Doukoullos.
Beaulieu barricaded himself in Doukoullos's $6.3 million home, triggering a seven-hour standoff before police arrested him.
Doukoullos was found deceased with signs of trauma.
Beaulieu is held on murder charges at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail with a $2 million bond.