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Man Charged With Murder of Trans Student in Laundry Room

5/26/2026

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Christopher Leahy, 31, stabbed 19-year-old transgender student Juniper Blessing to death in a Nordheim Court laundry room on May 10, earning a first-degree murder charge.
Security video captured Leahy repeatedly entering the laundry room before the fatal stabbing.
Leahy surrendered to police on May 12 after stills released identified him at the scene.
Prosecutors said he had tried opening doors in nearby homes and another campus building days earlier.

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Christopher Leahy, 31, stabbed 19-year-old transgender student Juniper Blessing to death in a Nordheim Court laundry room on May 10, earning a first-degree murder charge.
Security video captured Leahy repeatedly entering the laundry room before the fatal stabbing.
Leahy surrendered to police on May 12 after stills released identified him at the scene.
Prosecutors said he had tried opening doors in nearby homes and another campus building days earlier.