Pauly A. Likens Jr., 14, a transgender female, was murdered and dismembered in northwest Pennsylvania, state police said.

Pauly Likens, a teenager from Mercer County, went missing on the evening of June 22nd after meeting up with a 29-year-old man whom she met through the dating app, Grindr.

A suspect is facing murder and other charges after the remains of a transgender teen who had been missing in Pennsylvania since late June were found in a lake, according to a criminal complaint.

Family members of 14-year-old Pauly Likens sat in the courtroom as the coroner and state police troopers detailed the investigation.

Pauly Likens, a 14-year-old transgender girl from Sharon, was last seen on June 22. It was just days later that Mercer County officials found dismembered human remains that were identified as Pauly.

A Pennsylvania community is mourning transgender teen Pauly Likens, 14, whose dismembered body was found at the end of Pride month.

Defendant is charged with first-degree murder in killing and dismemberment of 14-year-old Paul A. "Pauly" Likens Jr. in Sharon in June 2024.

The remains of Pauly Likens, 14, were found at the Shenango River Lake in Pennsylvania after being allegedly dismembered by a man she met on dating app Grindr.

DaShawn Watkins, a 30-year-old man, is scheduled to stand trial on July 8 for the death of 14-year-old Pauly Likens Jr. The case has sparked debate about Pauly Likens Jr.'s gender identity, with ...

A grieving father is speaking out after the dismembered remains of his 14-year-old transgender daughter were found in Western Pennsylvania.