Transgender activist fatally stabs her father inside multimillion-dollar Virginia Beach mansion: cops
Police referred to the suspect as Michael (Norah) Horwitz, a biological man who is transitioning to a woman
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Virginia dentist was allegedly murdered by his transgender daughter during a fight over the weekend, police said.
Dr. Abbey Horwitz, 68, suffered "multiple" stab wounds shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday in their $2.1 million Virginia Beach home and was pronounced dead by 9:13 a.m, police said.
Horwitz's daughter, a biological male who is in the process of transitioning to a woman, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and stabbing in the commission of a felony.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police named the suspect as "Michael (Norah) Horwitz" in a press release and used the pronoun "she."
Norah "Michael" Horwitz, a biological male in the process of transitioning to a woman, allegedly fatally stabbed her dad. (Norah Horwitz/Facebook)
Norah Horwitz is currently being held in the Virginia Beach Jail without bond and has been placed under suicide watch, according to the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police didn't give a motive for the alleged attack.
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Norah is named as "Michael" in her slain father's page on his dentistry practice's site The Art of Dentistry, which says he has been married to his wife, Brenda, for over 25 years and "is the proud parent of their three children, Michael, Shayna and Jonathan."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Michael "Norah" Horwitz is currently being held in the Virginia Beach Jail without bond. (Virginia Beach Jail)
There's also a family photo on Abbey's business website that shows Norah as "Michael."
Before identifying as a woman, Norah was a drag queen in Portland, Oregon, who went by the name "Menorah Horwitz" and wrote for portlandmercury.com, a publication focused on the LGBTQ+ community, and has been a social activist.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In one of her stories on the site from 2017, Norah says her mom is her "first favorite superhero" who "taught me how to disappear."
"I’m learning to turn invisible to live as a woman," Norah wrote. "It’s a talent I have for being transparent. I let you see right through me, and act like I don’t see you at all. I’m half here and half hidden, a trick I learned from the smartest woman I know."
Norah Horwitz, who is accused of murdering her dad, wrote the above in 2017. (portlandmercury.com)
Norah's dad, whom his patients knew as "Abbey," had been a dentist for more than 40 years and had roots in the Bronx, New York.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former patient told 13NewsNow that Abbey's wife had retired in February, and they were looking to travel.
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He had already been to Nicaragua as part of a trip with Physicians for Peace to teach people about good oral hygiene, according to his website.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He also was an active and proud member of the Jewish community, which included volunteer dental services and projects in Israel as well as Romania and the former Soviet Union.