Murders of Nireah Johnson and Brandie Coleman

Murder of Nireah Johnson
DateJuly 23, 2003
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
MotiveTransmisogyny
DeathsNireah Johnson and Brandie Coleman
ArrestsPaul Moore (convicted), Curtis Ward, Clarence McGee
ChargesMurder, criminal confinement, arson, assisting a criminal, obstruction of justice
ConvictionsPaul Moore

Nireah Johnson (1986 – July 23, 2003) was an African American transgender teenager who was murdered in Indianapolis, Indiana alongside her friend, Brandie Coleman. The perpetrator, Paul Moore, killed Johnson after discovering she was transgender.

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