In 1999, teacher David Warfield was fired for undergoing a gender change, becoming "Dana Rivers," and inappropriately discussing the details of it with his students. His school fired him. In response, the media gave him fawning coverage. The LA Times called him "the teacher who helped low achievers turn it around," the recipient of "countless" awards. He ultimately won a $150,000 settlement over his termination, and then became a prominent trans activist. Dana Rivers was just sentenced to life in prison for brutally murdering two women and their son, stabbing one of them so many times she was left unrecognizable. He then tried to burn their house down. The presiding judge called it "the most depraved crime I ever handled in 33 years."