After investigations it was discovered that the murderers were a group of four people: jaron Nabor, Michael Magidson, Jason Cazare and Jose Merel. This crime was not considered a hate crime by the judge, rather it was regarded as a criminal response to a deception. Gwen Araujo allegedly not telling the men that she actually was a man.
In the year 2006 it is about Araújo was depicted in a movie called "A Girl Me: The Gwen Araujo Story", where she was portrayed by actor JD Pardo.
