India, Feb. 16 -- A transgender man, Sam Nordquist, was brutally tortured for over a month before being murdered in upstate New York, according to state police. Five individuals have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in what authorities are calling one of the most "depraved" cases they have ever encountered.

Nordquist, 24, originally from Minnesota, had moved to New York in September 2023. He last had contact with his family in early February, prompting them to report him missing on February 9, reports BBC.

Thursday, police discovered his body abandoned in a field in Benton, approximately 53 miles southeast of Rochester.

Investigators revealed that Nordquist had suffered prolonged physical and psychological abuse at a...