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07-09-2010, 02:15 AM
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Paulina Ibarra was murdered inside her east Hollywood apartment August 2009. CBS
Authorities announced Thursday the arrest of a suspect in the murder of a transgender last year in Hollywood.
Officials say Jesus Catalan, 24, was responsible for the stabbing death of 27-year-old Palina Ibarra of east Hollywood.
Ibarra was found stabbed to death on the floor or her apartment at 939 N. Mariposa Avenue around 8 p.m. on August 28, 2009, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The LAPD is planning a Friday news conference to share details of the case and the arrest.
Officer Sara Faden says the slaying was investigated as a hate crime.
Police say Catalan also went by the names Luis Santiago and Brian Nanes.
Paulina Ibarra was murdered inside her east Hollywood apartment August 2009. CBS
Authorities announced Thursday the arrest of a suspect in the murder of a transgender last year in Hollywood.
Officials say Jesus Catalan, 24, was responsible for the stabbing death of 27-year-old Palina Ibarra of east Hollywood.
Ibarra was found stabbed to death on the floor or her apartment at 939 N. Mariposa Avenue around 8 p.m. on August 28, 2009, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The LAPD is planning a Friday news conference to share details of the case and the arrest.
Officer Sara Faden says the slaying was investigated as a hate crime.
Police say Catalan also went by the names Luis Santiago and Brian Nanes.