To Find a Killer
{{Short description|2023 book by Doug Greco}}
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| subject = Murder of Norma and Maria Hurtado, American LGBT movement
| genre = True crime, LGBTQ studies, non-fiction
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| publisher = Gaudium Publishing
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| pub_date = June 6, 2023
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| pages = 136
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| isbn = 9781592112982
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To Find a Killer: The Homophobic Murders of Norma and Maria Hurtado and the LGBT Rights Movement is a 2023 book by Doug Greco.{{Cite web|last=King |first=Michael |title=Point Austin: Hate Crimes Require Sparks Before They Ignite |work=The Austin Chronicle |date=September 8, 2023 |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2023-09-08/point-austin-hate-crimes-require-sparks-before-they-ignite/ |access-date=January 31, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=To Find a Killer |date=June 2023 |work=Princeton Alumni Weekly |url=https://paw.princeton.edu/new-books/find-killer |access-date=January 31, 2024}} In 2011, Norma and Maria Hurtado, a lesbian woman and her mother, were shot and killed by Jose Aviles in a homophobic hate crime.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Jordan |date=May 6, 2011 |title=The Road Against Hate |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2011-05-06/the-road-against-hate/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=The Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Jordan |date=December 13, 2012 |title=Aviles Guilty of Capital Murder |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2012-12-13/aviles-guilty-of-capital-murder/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=The Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}} Greco was a high school teacher to Norma Hurtado in Austin, Texas ten years prior to the killing, and applies his experience as an organizer with groups including Equality California to explore the crime and its context.{{Cite web|title=Episode 170 : To Catch A Killer With Doug Greco |date=August 22, 2023 |website=Acast |publisher=Across the Margin: The Podcast |url=https://shows.acast.com/across-the-margin-the-podcast/episodes/episode-170-to-catch-a-killer-with-doug-greco |access-date=January 31, 2024}}
The book received generally positive reviews from critics,{{Cite web|title=To Find a Killer - Doug Greco |date=June 2, 2023 |website=Deviant Quill |url=https://www.deviantquill.com/post/to-find-a-killer-doud-greco |access-date=January 31, 2024}}{{Cite web|last=Mutuma |first=Frank |title=Book Review of To Find a Killer |date=August 28, 2023 |website=Readers' Favorite |url=https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/to-find-a-killer |access-date=February 1, 2024}} distinguishing it from much of the true crime genre for its detailed history of LGBT movements in the United States.{{Cite web|title=Teresa's review of 'To Find a Killer' |website=SententiaVera.com |publisher=Cultural Hub |date=December 30, 2023 |url=https://sententiavera.com/teresas-review-of-to-find-a-killer/ |access-date=January 31, 2024}}