Man Convicted Of Murdering His Wife After She Attempted To Divorce Him Now Housed In California Women’s Prison

[Sugar Cookie]

A trans-identified male convicted of brutally murdering his wife has been quietly transferred to a women’s prison in California. Kier Anderson, 57, was 41 years old and a self-described “bisexual cross-dresser” when he was convicted in 2009 of strangling his wife after she attempted to leave the relationship.

On the night of February 27, 2006, Kier murdered his wife Jennifer by strangulation in the family’s Tahoe Park home. He then strung Jennifer up by the neck in their garage in an effort to make it seem as though his wife had committed suicide. This claim would later be unsuccessfully argued in court by his legal defense.

Leading up to her murder, Jennifer had been regularly seeing therapist Sharon Sausto, who would later testify in court proceedings that the woman had been struggling with depression stemming from her husband’s increasingly disturbed sexual demands.

Sausto said that Jennifer had revealed Kier had invited a male lover named Joel Steele to move into their marital home in 2006. At that time, Jennifer and Kier had two very young daughters, aged just 1 and 3 years old. But despite this, Kier wanted a “three-way relationship” and to satisfy his “bisexual wants and needs.”

Though Kier had been the one to invite Joel Steele into the home and encourage them to pursue a polyamorous lifestyle, he reportedly began expressing resentment towards his wife for interacting with the other man.

“It was a three-way relationship, and it wasn’t working out, according to her,” Sausto testified in court. “She said her husband was jealous of her and this other man.”

After Steele moved into their home on December 26, 2005, Jennifer began to develop a romantic interest in him, which made Kier “not very happy.” Jennifer told her mother she had fallen in love with Steele because he “treated her with respect, ” which was “something she had [not] experienced in marriage.”

Kier attempted suicide, prompting Jennifer to contact emergency services.

A suicide note written by Kier read: “all men are bad on some level and… they all hurt women… But at least the feminine aspect can be generous, nurturing and kind… Please cut me down gently and lay me to rest in pink frosted lipstick. I want to look innocent. I’m not ashamed of wanting to be a girl. I am ashamed of being a man. I’m sorry I was such a terrible, cruel man. I hope Jennifer will find a good man. She deserves better than the likes of me. I’m sorry I hurt you, Sweetie.”

He signed the suicide note, “Kier (who hated being a man.)”

By the beginning of February, Jennifer confided to her mother that she was planning to leave Anderson, who she said had been “cruel too often,” in order to pursue a relationship with Steele.

On February 27, the last day Jennifer was seen alive, she had told a friend over lunch that she was planning to move in with Steele, and her friend recalled this was “the happiest [she] had seen [Jennifer] in a long time.”

In 2009, Kier was sentenced to an indeterminate prison sentence of 25-to-life. He appealed the sentence in 2011, but the petition for review was denied. Subsequent attempts to have his sentence reduced or reviewed were similarly dismissed.

When it is unknown when Kier was formally transferred into the female estate, the move is likely to have taken place after California’s SB-132 came into effect in January of 2021. Also known as the Transgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act, the bill formally established the right of inmates to be housed on the basis of gender identity in California.

After the law went into effect, 334 male inmates have requested transfer to a women’s prison, and 46 have been approved for transfer. According to Keep Prisons Single Sex USA, fully one-third of all male inmates who have requested such transfers were registered sex offenders.

However, the SB-132 transfer request figure only refers to males who are housed in a men’s prison and seek to be moved to a women’s prison. Biological males who are already legally recognized as “female” on their identification prior to being sentenced to incarceration are typically automatically sent to a women’s prison and thus do not need to request transfer.

In 2023, Kier appeared on prison news podcast Ear Hustle HQ in a special episode dedicated to transgender inmates whose lives were improved by SB-132. The episode, which does not provide any indication of the crime Kier was imprisoned for, was sponsored by Progressive Insurance.

Speaking to hosts Erlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, Kier states that he was initially sentenced to serve his time in San Quentin, which is widely considered to be one of the “toughest” prisons in the world.

“I did not want to come out as trans because I feared that I would be raped or otherwise mistreated. I did not want to be exploited or used or abused or killed by the other inmates. And I didn’t want to be perceived as weak for being trans either,” he says.

The hosts lament that trans-identified males are being incarcerated at men’s prisons, but praise SB-132 for allowing inmates to be housed in the prison that “aligns with their gender identity.” Kier similarly expresses gratitude towards the government in California for passing the law.

“I was really surprised. I never dreamed that it could happen. But when I heard that not only was it possible but that it was going to happen, I immediately filed my paperwork. I wanted to be the first one on the bus,” he says. “I really didn’t know what to expect. What I was really looking forward to is being among women and having those role models. Not being trapped in male prison culture, which is a hard, cold environment.”

Trans-Identified Male Convicted Of Murdering His Wife After She Attempted To Divorce Him Now Housed In California Women's Prison - Reduxx

A trans-identified male convicted of brutally murdering his wife has been quietly transferred to a women’s prison in California. Kier Anderson, 57, was 41 years old and a self-described “bisexual cross-dresser” when he was convicted in 2009 of strangling his wife after she attempted to leave the...

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[Rebooto]

I think he should be in a male prison. Whoever has to share her prison cell with this violent thing has to fear for her life. In a male prison he can also meet his sexual needs night and day.

 

[Granmaw]

They need a "transgender only" prison.