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Si 0 YARD Daily News Carrier! 665 1234 fl I 1 -rr '-asi. teen-ager with pencil-thin eyebrows and striking, large, hazel eyes, said Langley had never wanted to go anywhere alone. The night he was killed, his friends had gone out dancing at the Nile, a Center City after-hours1 club frequented by cross-dressers. Langley didn't want to go because he didn't have any money, Shands said. "She Langley may have been killed because she was a drag queen," said Shands, who also cross-dresses.

He said transvestites were often harassed and called names. It can be a dangerous life, agreed Smith of Unity. To survive and pay for their clothes and the hormone shots required to grow breasts, many of them become prostitutes or develop credit-card scams which they call "crafting," he said. Many young gay men go to a section of Fairmount Park they call "Gay Acres" looking for anonymous sex. Langley's body was found about a mile from there.

AntwineDavis, 22 and a volunteer with Unity, said he frequented the park six years ago when he first realized he was gay. "I thought this is what people like me did," said Davis, who is not a cross-dresser. "I lost my way for awhile Some people lose their way so bad they can't fight their way back. A great majority of the kids who came out with me are dead or dying." "They're always so confused," he said of teen-age transvestites. "They don't have a strong sense of self." CHIEF INSPECTOR.

TEEN Continued from Page 4 "I was scared something like this would happen," he said. Brown said he had told Langley that they should enroll in college together and share an apartment. He told Langley that he could never get a real job living as a transvestite. But he didn't listen. An only child, Langley grew up in Willingboro, a comfortable community in Burlington County.

He graduated from Burlington Township High School and loved to sing gospel music. "He was really happy-go-lucky," said school secretary Carol Noble. "He was a nice boy." After graduation Langley revealed he was gay and shortly after left home. Because Langley would often shield his inner conflicts with a smile, Brown said he never knew why he had left home. But many of Langley's friends said his mother had asked him to leave.

Langley lived with a lover unsuccessfully in Upper Darby for less than a year and then decided to try living as a woman in Philadelphia, Brown said. In early February, Langley moved to an apartment on 22nd Street near Lehigh Avenue with several other transvestites. He had no job and little money. The last job he held was in a Roy Rogers restaurant in Burlington. "He seemed happy, and he said he was free," said a close friend.

"He was doing what he thought he wanted, and it was validated by the people around him." Will Shands, 17, a dark-skinned MURDERS Continued from Page 4 But Erwin believes in her heart the police arrested the right person. "I do believe they have the right person," she said. "There's no doubt in my mind." Sgt. Paul Musi said he was not surprised that Watson's girlfriend had given him an alibi. "He's going to have witnesses, and we're going to have witnesses," he said.

"Based on our investigation, this is the guy who did the murder. It'll be up to a judge or jury now." Police have not recovered a weapon, he said. However, Martin said police had taken several articles of clothing from their house clothing she said he was not wearing the day of the shooting. As for the dice, Erwin said she didn't know how often her sons had played craps. "I didn't know them to play with dice," she said.

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GEORGE FENCL. DEDICATION. FOR 33 YEARS. The Philadelphia police officer whose career exemplifies these qualities will be the recipient of the 10th annual George Fencl Award: a sterling silver medallion and a 1,000 cash prize. Two additional finalists will each receive a plaque and a 250.00 cash prize.

THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE Who would you nominate to receive these awards? Nominations may be submitted by individuals as well as groups, and should include as much detail as possible on why a particular officer deserves the award. Deadline for nominations is Friday, April 14. ing for them to do around here. Everything is shut down." At University City High School, where Williams and Watson were enrolled, there were concerns of retaliation for the shootings. Watson's girlfriend, Martin, said he used to attend University City, but quit earlier this year after being harassed by one of the four victims, whose name she didn't know.

Williams was the only one of the four who attended the school. The school lias had active neighborhood gangs battling over turf. As a result, school officials have added more security officers and more police officers to patrol the area and will conduct metal scans over the coming week. "We're naturally concerned about the whole event," acting principal James Lytle said. "We're not anxious to have any follow-up activity take place." Staff writers Marisol Bello and Jack McGuire contributed to this report.

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