{"id":2591732,"date":"2026-04-16T19:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/owner-of-antique-store-that-trans-mob-attacked-and-shut-down-over-intolerance-has-been-murdered-leaving-behind-wife-daughter-and-unborn-child\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:38:19","slug":"owner-of-antique-store-that-trans-mob-attacked-and-shut-down-over-intolerance-has-been-murdered-leaving-behind-wife-daughter-and-unborn-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/owner-of-antique-store-that-trans-mob-attacked-and-shut-down-over-intolerance-has-been-murdered-leaving-behind-wife-daughter-and-unborn-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Owner of Antique Store That Trans Mob Attacked and Shut Down Over &#8216;Intolerance&#8217; Has Been Murdered, Leaving Behind Wife, Daughter, and Unborn Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fowner-of-antique-store-that-trans-mob-attacked-and-shut-down-over-intolerance-has-been-murdered-leaving-behind-wife-daughter-and-unborn-child%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2591732&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Chicago, Illinois, 25-year-old Alexander \u201cZander\u201d Kazanowski, co-owner of the Rogers Park vintage shop Boho Barbie Ken, died from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-even-admits-theres-still-no-evidence-capitol-officer-sicknick-was-killed-by-blunt-force-to-the-head-on-january-6th\/\" title=\"CNN Even Admits There\u2019s Still No Evidence Capitol Officer Sicknick Was Killed by Blunt Force to the Head on January 6th\">blunt force trauma<\/a> after a bar altercation, and police are seeking four suspects. The article notes there is no clear link between his death and earlier events at the shop. It also recounts 2023 protests sparked by Kazanowski\u2019s personal social-media posts, which some viewed as transphobic; Block Club Chicago reported memes and captions criticizing transgender people, and Loyola Phoenix covered protests outside the store as supporters distributed flyers about his comments. Protesters argued that free speech has consequences and voiced concerns about bigotry. Kazanowski described himself as a Christian, saying his beliefs shaped his views on gender and his stance on protecting women\u2019s spaces, while stating he would lead his family according to the Bible. The shop eventually closed; he and his fianc\u00e9e reportedly had a daughter and were expecting a second child. A political commentator later circulated footage of an exchange outside the store, illustrating the charged climate in Chicago where social tensions and crime intersect with business.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chicago, Illinois, once again proved itself to be one of the worst cities in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>A father and former business owner died after receiving blunt force trauma from his assailants during an altercation at a bar last month. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/cook-county-crime-stoppers-seek-information-deadly-beating-zander-kazanowski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported that 25-year-old Alexander &ldquo;Zander&rdquo; Kazanowski was discovered unresponsive around 3:30 a.m. on March 25.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Police and Cook County Crime Stoppers are looking for four people in connection with his death &mdash; three men and one woman.<\/p>\n<p>Three years before his death, Kazanowski also made headlines as the co-owner of Boho Barbie Ken, a vintage store in Rogers Park.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear if the deadly beating is related to those events.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); 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&mdash; including one that read, &ldquo;In the Bible, demons refer to themselves as they\/them\/we\/us,&rdquo; an obvious jab at transgenderism.<\/p>\n<p>Another post included a photo captioned, &ldquo;Mommy why am I home schooled? Because I like you as a girl, dear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the leftist gender ideologues made their presence known, protesting outside Boho Barbie Ken.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loyolaphoenix.com\/2023\/05\/protestors-rally-outside-vintage-store-boho-barbie-ken-over-transphobic-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Loyola Phoenix<\/a> reported they passed out flyers of Kazanowski&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The kind of outright bigotry and hypocrisy that I&rsquo;ve seen on the owner&rsquo;s makes me ill. And yes, free speech. But free speech has consequences,&rdquo; one protester said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would like people to know that that is not welcome and this diversity is what makes Rogers Park beautiful,&rdquo; another added.<\/p>\n<p>Both Kazanowski and his fianc&eacute;e are Christians, and he stated his beliefs determine his views on gender. &ldquo;I definitely see men pretending to be women as the definition of ungodly and hedonistic,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m pro-woman, I&rsquo;m not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-musician-tells-huge-crowd-the-truth-about-how-god-made-us\/\" title=\"Renowned musician reveals divine creation to massive audience.\">necessarily anti-trans<\/a> or whatever, but I&rsquo;m pro-women&rsquo;s spaces, and I don&rsquo;t think men should be encroaching upon women&rsquo;s spaces,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Bible speaks a lot about how you should treat women and how you should treat your wife.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;I know that in my heart I&rsquo;m supposed to be the rock and the leader and guide us to truth and just be the one who doesn&rsquo;t get pushed around and doesn&rsquo;t submit to the will of others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After the events of 2023, the shop shut down.<\/p>\n<p>Kazanowski had one daughter, with a second child on the way at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator I Meme Therefore I Am posted footage of one exchange he had outside the store.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two years ago, Alexander &ldquo;Xander&rdquo; Kazanowski opened a small antique shop in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Trans activists doxxed him and protested his business over his &ldquo;wrongthink&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a>. The store eventually closed.<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks ago, while expecting his second child and raising a young&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YPHR1PR0Tx\">pic.twitter.com\/YPHR1PR0Tx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I Meme Therefore I Am &#127482;&#127480; (@ImMeme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/2043553995403231519?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Without the details of his death being known, these two events are unrelated, but are also part of the broader climate that is Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Leftism can run wild with the mob at the gates over posts.<\/p>\n<p>A Christian business owner and father &mdash; once his livelihood was gone &mdash; only found a city that&rsquo;s soft on crime awaiting him where has brutally murdered.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A 25-year-old man, Alexander \u201cZander\u201d Kazanowski, died from blunt-force trauma after a bar altercation. Police and county crime-stoppers are seeking four suspects-three men and one woman-in connection with his death. Kazanowski had previously co-owned Boho Barbie Ken, a vintage shop in Rogers Park, and it\u2019s not clear whether the killing is connected to prior events tied to the store.<\/p>\n<p>The piece notes that neighbors had found some of his personal social-media posts to be intolerant toward transgender people, prompting protests from left-leaning activists outside his shop. Protesters circulated flyers quoting the posts, while Kazanowski-who, with his fianc\u00e9e, identified as Christian-said his religious beliefs shaped his views on gender and that he supported women\u2019s spaces and did not want men encroaching on them. After these controversies in 2023, the shop closed. Kazanowski had one daughter and a second child was on the way at the time of his death. 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