Trans Times Executive Slain by In-laws During Visit With Children, Prosecutors Say

WHO:

TMZ - The victim was a transgender New York Times executive.

TMZ - Curtis Briggs, a defense lawyer for the alleged killer, discussed the case.

NY Post - The victim was a transgender New York Times executive.

NY Post - Prosecutors said the executive’s in-laws killed him.

NY Post - The executive’s in-laws were described as elderly.

WHAT:

TMZ - The executive was shot to death by his in-laws, according to their defense attorney, who claimed they acted in self-defense.

TMZ - Briggs said the executive had hired a hit man to kill his mother-in-law.

NY Post - Prosecutors said the executive was killed during a supervised visit with his children.

NY Post - The executive was allegedly executed by his in-laws.

WHERE:

NY Post - The killing occurred in a California parking lot.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 01:32 UTC)

A transgender New York Times executive was shot and killed in a California parking lot during a supervised visit with his children, prosecutors said, alleging that his elderly in-laws carried out the killing. Their defense lawyer, Curtis Briggs, said the in-laws acted in self-defense. Briggs also claimed the executive had hired a hit man to kill his mother-in-law.