Detectives with Hendry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit are continuing to seek out information and look for potential evidence...
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CLEWISTON — On Dec. 23, 2021, Marcus Thompson was arrested in the connection of the violent homicide of Bolman “Bee Love” Slater. Detectives with Hendry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit continue to seek out information and look for potential evidence related to this crime.
Detectives have organized a massive dive expedition to search a canal along the northbound lanes of U.S.27, north of the City of Clewiston. Detectives have reached out to several South Florida Law Enforcement partners to assist in the search of evidence related to the Slater homicide. Agencies involved in the search are: Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC), and Cape Coral Police Department.
More than approximately 75 personnel to include over 50 divers are involved with this search. Each law enforcement agency involved in this search is providing manpower and tens of thousands of equipment to assist the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office.
“This was a heinous crime,” said Sheriff Steve Whidden. “Our detectives with the Major Crimes Unit are relentless. We are going to continue to follow up on every lead we get. We want justice for Slater; and closure for the family.”
The Pahokee resident was murdered on Sept. 4, 2019.
A 2019 story, written by Trudy King of The Advocate (advocate.com) detailed the death:
Report from Advocate
“Florida transgender woman Bee Love Slater was found burned to death — beyond recognition — in a car last Wednesday.
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