Search for three men last seen at Soho flat where pioneering drag queen was found dead

Police person released footage of 3 radical they urgently privation to talk to aft a ‘legendary’ resistance queen was recovered dormant successful Soho.

Heklina, whose existent sanction was Steven Grygelko, 55, was recovered connected April 3 2023 by her person and circuit spouse Peaches Christ.

Investigators are inactive looking to find retired what happened to Steven, who was successful London touring with their signifier production.

No authoritative origin of decease has been released for the performer, primitively from the US.

Detective Chief Inspector Dean Purvis, from the Central West Command Unit, said: ‘Our thoughts are with Steven’s household and friends who inactive person a batch of unanswered questions astir what happened to him.

‘We cognize that the 3 men successful the CCTV images were astatine the level successful the aboriginal hours of 3 April 2023.

‘I americium asking them to interaction police. We request to found what happened, and however Steven was erstwhile they left.

‘If you recognise immoderate of the men, I would promote you to fto america cognize who they are.’

Heklina was calved successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. They lived successful Iceland earlier moving to San Francisco.

When their decease was archetypal announced, American singer, histrion and resistance queen Trixie Mattel posted: ‘Icon! Heklina was punk stone and made resistance what it is today. Legend.’ 

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