February 10th -- 2 dead, 1 stabbed & 1 shot...

Talib Stewart, a 25-year-old black male, described by police as a transvestite prostitute, yesterday was stabbed to death allegedly by a surprised customer in the Bronx, according to a story in the Daily News. Stewart, who wore women's clothing and high heels despite being 6-feet-tall, was also known as Nesha or Sanesha, according to neighbors interviewed by The News. The murder took place inside a second floor apartment in the Belmont section of the Bronx.

One neighbor described "Nesha" as "funny and outgoing" while another told The News: "She looked like a girl but when she turned around, you knew it was a man. She had a big jaw and an Adam's apple." They described Stewart as a fixture on the block.

Newsradio 1010 WINS identified the 37-year-old murder suspect as Steve McMillian of Yonkers.

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The body of an unidentified black male was found under a bush in a vacant lot in the Edgemere section of Queens, thanks to a 911 caller alerting police, according to reports in The News and Post. There was no identification with the body found at Beach 45th Street and Beach Channel Drive but the police reported the decomposing body was male and had been shot multiple times. "He's been there a while," one cop told The News. The Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy.