Deadbeat Dad Charged With Transgender Son's Killing

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RIP Bri

 

 

 

 A deadbeat dad in Ohio allegedly stabbed his transgender son to death in a fight over money, but told a 911 dispatcher that members of a cult were responsible for the killing, the Plain Dealer reported.

Akron police arrested Kevin Golec, 52, on murder and felony domestic violence charges on Friday after Brian Golec, 22, died of a stab wound to the neck.

The killing sent shockwaves through the local LGBT community. Brian Golec, a drummer in a punk rock band, once identified as a woman and went by the name Bri before changing back to a male identity in the last year, according to the Plain Dealer.

"There was a time he identified as 'Bri' and as a woman, but for the last year or so, he identified as Brian," the victim's friend, Geoff Ackerman, told the Plain Dealer. "But Brian hated labels."

 Kevin Golec told police someone broke into his house and attacked him and his son, whom he claimed was in a cult, the Akron Beacon-Journal reported.

"They attacked our home. They came into our home," Golec said in a 911 call obtained by ABC Cleveland. "He's in a cult and all this sh--. These guys came in. I fought them off. They got him."

But police arrested the elder Golec, who had two past felonies for failing to pay child support, and said his son's transgender status was not a factor in the killing.

 Golec will be arraigned Tuesday in Akron Municipal Court.

"Please keep our Akron trans community in your thoughts and prayers," the advocacy group TransOhio said in a statement. "We are community. We stand strong, together. Always."

The victim's mother, Christine Hamblin, said Brian was trying to reconnect with his father and allowed him to move into the home.

 But Sarah Price, Brian Golec's fiancée, said the father may have had a drug problem and stole money from the home, creating friction that led to the deadly confrontation, ABC Cleveland reported.

"He was a beautiful soul, beautiful spirit," Price told ABC Cleveland. "He was my soul mate and he wanted more than anything to change the world."

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