'Boys Don't Cry' killer loses appeal

The man on death row for the murder that inspired the film Boys Don’t Cry will not get a new trial or a reduced sentence, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled.

The man on death row for the murder that inspired the film Boys Don’t Cry will not get a new trial or a reduced sentence, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled.

John Lotter was convicted of murdering a 21-year-old born as a woman but who lived as a man. He is awaiting execution by electric chair.

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