The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing transgender teen Nikki Kuhnhausen has found the defendant, David Bogdanov, guilty following a two-week trial.
On Aug. 27, the jury found Bogdanov, 27, guilty of second-degree murder and malicious harassment, the latter of which is a hate crime offense.
Bogdanov’s convictions stem from the disappearance of Kuhnhausen, who was 17 at the time, in June 2019. Her remains were found near Larch Mountain in December that year, 10 days before Bogdanov was arrested.
According to court records, Bogdanov met Kuhnhausen in Vancouver on June 5, 2019, and Bogdanov was going to help her get a cell phone. After arriving at a residence in Clark County, Bogdanov discovered Kuhnhausen was transgender, after which Bogdanov strangled her to death. Bogdanov claimed he acted in self-defense after Kuhnhausen attacked him.
Bogdanov is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 9.
