We Remember: Ashley Ugoletti

31 August 2017: The horrific scene was discovered in Westmoreland County, and the man who police say stabbed the woman multiple times then hanged himself minutes later inside a closet in the home. KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh is reporting the incident is a murder-suicide, with victim Ashley Ugoletti, 27, stabbed to death at the hands of Nguyen Tran, 31, who lived in the residence in Mt. Pleasant Borough.

Nguyen Tran, 31, is accused of fatally stabbing Ashley Ugoletti, 27, inside his Westmoreland County home. He worked as a nail tech at a nearby salon, while she worked as a stripper in a Pittsburgh club and was facing prostitution and drug charges at the time of her death. screen shot

Both KDKA and the Observer-Reporter newspaper report the two were not in a relationship, but police have stopped short of saying why they were together.

Perhaps their connection is related to their respective lines of work.

Ugoletti had worked as a dancer at Blush, a Pittsburgh strip club, the newspaper writes. Meanwhile, KDKA reports Tran worked as a nail tech at Ultra Nails in the area.

Tran’s family found the grisly scene Wednesday and called police.

Ugoletti’s stabbed body was found in the basement of the house, police told KDKA. And Tran died after hanging himself minutes after killing Ugoletti. His body was found in a closet.

Last month, Ugoletti and another dancer at Blush allegedly offered an undercover cop sex for $1,200 on his birthday. For another $100, they’d throw in some cocaine. She was facing prostitution and drug distribution charges in the case.

The investigation continues.

Pa. stripper stabbed to death by salon nail tech who hangs himself | PennLive.com

December 17: December 17th 2023 is the 20th Intl Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers

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2022 Jayne Swift Article:

Research shows that sex workers are particularly vulnerable to physical and sexual violence at work. Globally, sex workers have a 45- 75% chance of experiencing sexual violence on the job. Individual studies of sex work in the US confirm high rates of violence, often from law enforcement. Street workers (who are more likely to be of color, trans, and housing precarious), are especially vulnerable. One New York City-based study of street workers found that 80% had experienced violence and 30% reported violence or threats of violence from law enforcement. A similar study of indoor workers found that 46% had been victims of violence and 14% had experienced police violence. Migrants and LGBTQ sex workers are also more likely to encounter violence.

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Fact Sheet: It should be noted that the Sex Worker community is largely unrecognized as a population. This is an injustice and impacts our ability to gather statistics about both our losses and our resiliency. Sex Workers as a demographic need to be recognized and supported and funded so that data can be accurately reflected.

2023 Letter from Dr. Annie

When Ridgeway was finally caught, I felt a need to memorialize my whore sisters that had died so horribly and needlessly. I cared, and I knew other people cared too. So I got together with Robyn Few, Founder of the Sex Worker Outreach Project, and SWOP members Stacey Swimme and Michael Fowley, and we claimed Dec. 17th as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We invited people to do memorials, vigils, and their chosen kind of events in their countries and cities. We produced a vigil at San Francisco’s City Hall. To date, hundreds of people around the world have done dozens of memorials, actions, and events of all kinds, and the participation is growing. Won’t you join us?

We Remember: Ashley Ugoletti

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