Cross-dressing man sentenced to life for murder after giving Atlanta woman Karima Gordon illegal butt implant

A cross-dressing man was charged with murder of a woman who he gave an illegal butt implant.

Morris Gaer, who dresses like a woman and calls himself Tracey Lynn Gaer, was charged with depraved-heart murder meaning he had a callous disregard for the life of his victim.

Gaer, 52, is charged with the death of Karima Gordon, who travelled from Atlanta, Georgia to Morris' Jackson, Mississippi home to receive the treatment.

Mississippi attoey general Jim Hood said that Gaer had no training or official license to carry out that type of procedure.

Depraved heart: In keeping with Mississippi law, Gaer was charged with depraved-heart murder meaning that the crime displays a lack of empathy for the victim

Ms Gordon, 37, died several days after the injection took place in late March 2011.

Victim: Karima Gordon travelled from Atlanta to Jackson to receive the illegal treatment

It has yet to be determined whether or not the implant that Gaer used was real or counterfeit silicone and authorities are urging any other patients who were treated by Gaer to come forward.

Gaer appeared in court on Tuesday wearing the court-ordered yellow jumpsuit and had his hair up in a ponytail.

While Gaer said that he had undergone gender reassignment surgery, he was booked into court as a man.

According to the Associated Press, Ms Gordon had previously served in the military but was working as an adult entertainer at the time of her death.

Investigators determined that she got in touch with Gaer, who worked as a floral and interior designer alongside his makeshift cosmetic business, through a person known only as Pebbles.

 

Middleman: Ms Gordon got the name of Gaer through a middleman who has not yet been identified by police aside from the name that Ms Gordon used to contact the person- which was Pebbles

Ms Gordon travelled to New York City to meet with Pebbles. During that meeting, Ms Gordon paid $200 to get a referral for Gaer.

Ms Gordon later travelled to Jackson with a friend to have the injection.

She began feeling ill several hours into the car ride back to Atlanta and when she called Gaer for advice, he told her to take some cough syrup.

Deaths from illegal cosmetic procedures happen sporadically around the country. A New Jersey woman is currently charged with giving a fatal dose of silicone during a penile enhancement.