Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch, "Kaylie Harris"Carey Harris cries as casket bearers prepare to place her daughter Kaylie's body in a hearse for the ride from John Glenn International Airport in Columbus to a funeral home in Springfield on May 11, 2021. Kaylie Harris was an Army MP stationed in Anchorage. She alleged that she was raped by a colleague, an Airman, in January shortly after coming out on social media. Harris's family believes the rape was also a hate crime directed at her because she was lesbian. She printed a suicide note on May 2, 2021 and was found with a gunshot wound to her head.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch, "Kaylie Harris"At John Glenn International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, casket bearers await the arrival of an airplane carrying the casket of Kaylie Harris on May 11, 2021. Kaylie Harris was an Army MP stationed in Anchorage. She alleged that she was raped by a colleague, an Airman, in January shortly after coming out on social media. Harris's family believes the rape was also a hate crime directed at her because she was lesbian. She printed a suicide note on May 2, 2021 and was found with a gunshot wound to her head. She is from Springfield.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch, "Kaylie Harris"Carey Harris talks with her daughter Kaylie as casket bearers prepare to place her body in a hearse for the ride from John Glenn International Airport in Columbus to a funeral home in Springfield on May 11, 2021. Kaylie Harris was an Army MP stationed in Anchorage. She alleged that she was raped by a colleague, an Airman, in January shortly after coming out on social media. Harris's family believes the rape was also a hate crime directed at her because she was lesbian. She printed a suicide note on May 2, 2021 and was found with a gunshot wound to her head.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch, "Kaylie Harris"Carey Harris holds an Army photograph of her daughter, Kaylie Harris on May 13, 2021. The daughter was an Army MP stationed in Anchorage. She alleged that she was raped by a colleague, an Airman, in January shortly after coming out on social media. Harris's family believes the rape was also a hate crime directed at her because she was lesbian. She printed a suicide note on May 2, 2021 and was found later that day with a gunshot wound to her head.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch, "Kaylie Harris"The uniforms of Kaylie Harris are hung beside her casket during her funeral service held May 15, 2021 at the First Christian Church in Springfield, Ohio. Harris was an Army MP stationed in Anchorage. She alleged that she was raped by a colleague, an Airman, in January shortly after coming out on social media. Harris's family believes the rape was also a hate crime directed at her because she was lesbian. She printed a suicide note on May 2, 2021 and was found later that day with a gunshot wound to her head.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch, "Kaylie Harris"Carey Harris (center) speaks during her daughter's Kayleigh's funeral. Standing beside her is daughter Lily Harris and son Josh Harris. The funeral service was held Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the First Christian Church in Springfield, Ohio. Harris was an Army MP stationed in Anchorage. She alleged that she was raped by a colleague, an Airman, in January shortly after coming out on social media. Harris's family believes the rape was also a hate crime directed at her because she was lesbian. She printed a suicide note on May 2, 2021 and was found later that day with a gunshot wound to her head.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch, "Kaylie Harris"An honor guard carries the flag and cremated remains of Kayleigh Harris to her service at the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio on Monday, May 17, 2021. Harris was an Army MP stationed in Anchorage. She alleged that she was raped by a colleague, an Airman, in January shortly after coming out on social media. Harris's family believes the rape was also a hate crime directed at her because she was lesbian. She printed a suicide note on May 2, 2021 and was found later that day with a gunshot wound to her head.
Award of Excellence, News Picture Story - Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch, "Kaylie Harris"After the family and guests departed the Kayleigh Harris service at the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio on Monday, May 17, 2021, a lone butterfly rests on her remains. The family had a butterfly release about twenty minutes prior to this lone butterfly resting on her urn. Harris was an Army MP stationed in Anchorage. She alleged that she was raped by a colleague, an Airman, in January shortly after coming out on social media. Harris's family believes the rape was also a hate crime directed at her because she was lesbian. She printed a suicide note on May 2, 2021 and was found later that day with a gunshot wound to her head.
