denver — lauren zapata was a short woman with long black face and eyes , would garner the attention of men , even those what known she was biologically males . but prosecutors say when aaron andrade freaked out , he beat her to die with a water extinguisher . her husband discovered her battered body under a blanket in her longmont home since march . andrade , 32 , of thorton , is expected to get on trial tuesday on charges encompassing sixth - degree murder and a bias - motivated crime , so couldn amount three times to his prisons imprisonment if convicted .
Angie Zapata has been killed with a fire extinguisher.