Canandaigua, N.Y. — Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man who was reported missing in February, was tortured repeatedly for over a month before he was killed, according to state police. Five people have been charged with his murder, police spokesperson Lynnea Crane said Friday.

New York State Police have charged five people with murder in the killing of a missing man who authorities said died following repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field.

The remains of Sam Nordquist, 24, a transgender man, were found after he had been reported missing. The district attorney in Ontario County, N.Y., called the circumstances surrounding the death “beyond depraved.

Investigators say they've not yet found evidence that the torture and killing of a transgender man whose body was discarded in an upstate New York field was a hate crime.

Police have released more details in the Sam Nordquist case. Click here for the latest update on Feb. 17. Five people have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of a missing man who New York authorities said was tortured for more than a month.

Five people have been arrested and charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field, authorities said.

The remains of Sam Nordquist, 24, have been discovered in New York, police confirmed Five people have been arrested after a 24-year-old transgender man was found dead in New York after being subjected to over a month of "physical and psychological abuse,

One law enforcement official described the case as “one of the most horrific crimes” she has ever investigated in her 20-year law enforcement career.

WHAM Five people have been arrested and charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field. The remains of the victim, identified as 24-