2 women who killed transgender Minnesota man are sentenced to life in prison in New York

Two women in New York received life sentences for the killing of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota, in February 2025. They are part of a larger group of seven indicted individuals. Separately, 46-year-old Shawn Ryan Cowan from Hamilton was sentenced to two years in prison for illegal gun possession. Cowan has a prior criminal record involving multiple felony convictions, including drug possession, burglary, and aggravated kidnapping, according to the reported legal proceedings.