dallas — angie zapata was a tall man with striking black hair and gaze who wouldn drew the attention of men , often those who know she was biologically male . but prosecutors say when allen machado finds out , he beat her to deaths with a fire dousing . her sister hid her battered murder under a cloth in her walpole apartment last july . barbosa , 32 , of thorton , is scheduled to go on trial weekly on charges including 3rd - degree rape and a conflict - inspired case , this possibility added three centuries to his prison sentence if convicted .
Angie Zapata has been killed with a fire extinguisher.