Best Andrew Kilroy Podcasts (2026)

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167. The London Grindr Gang & The Dark Side of Dating Apps 52:11

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What starts as a casual encounter ends in a shattered sense of safety, when an online date becomes the bait for a chilling crime spree in the heart of London. Two men used Grindr to get into gay men's homes, leaving victims robbed, violated, and forever changed. In a disturbing UK case of 2024–2025, 22-year-old Rahmat Khan Mohammadi and 21-year-old…

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166. Vanished from Disney Cruise- The Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam 42:57

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A crew member vanishes without a trace on a cruise where magic should meet the sea, and the official explanation raised more questions than answers. A video of her last distressed phone call was her last known moment alive, and a family still demands truth from the deep. When 24-year-old Rebecca Coriam, a young British cruise employee working aboar…

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165. Father Ryan Erickson aka "The Killer Priest Murders" 34:38

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A trusted priest with a collar and a gun walked into a funeral home, and two lives were cut down in cold blood, shaking a small Midwestern town to its core. What was Father Ryan Erickson hiding behind his vows and sacred duties? In February 2002, life in Hudson, Wisconsin was upended when funeral home director Dan O’Connell and his young intern Jam…

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164. Oscar Wilde Brilliant Author, Celebrated Playwright, And Convicted Homosexual Part 2 57:00

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A celebrated playwright at the height of fame, Oscar Wilde became fodder for scandal and ruin when he chose love over self-preservation. His brilliant career was extinguished in a courtroom where his queerness became the weapon used to destroy him. In 1895 Victorian England, homosexuality was not just taboo, it was a crime, and Oscar Wilde’s passio…

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163. Oscar Wilde Brilliant Author, Celebrated Playwright, And Convicted Homosexual Part 1 46:23

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He was the most celebrated writer in London, adored on stage with a bright future ahead of him. But he was living a secret life that Victorian society was waiting to punish. Before courtrooms, prison cells, and public disgrace, Oscar Wilde was a literary star at the height of his power. A brilliant author and celebrated playwright, he moved through…

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162. Waldo Grant aka "New York City's Forgotten Gay Serial Killer" 43:15

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A shadow lurked in Manhattan’s gay nightlife. A quiet loner by day, a ruthless predator by night. The city’s forgotten serial killer struck from the closet, leaving tragedy and terror in his wake. In the mid-1970s, Waldo Grant moved to the Upper West Side of New York City, blending into the gay community as a soft-spoken, unassuming loner. But behi…

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161. The RAMROD, Ronald K. Crumpley And West Street Massacre 38:58

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A burst of gunfire on a quiet November night. Two lives lost, more injured and an icon gay bar turned crime scene forever. On November 19, 1980, 38-year-old ex-transit cop Ronald K. Crumpley opened fire on patrons entering RAMROD, a beloved gay leather bar in Greenwich Village. What began as a night out ended in chaos. People ducked behind parked c…

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160. Sakia Gunn Killed At 15 Years Old For Saying She Was A Lesbian 42:01

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It started as a normal trip home. A group of teenage girls coming back from a night in Greenwich Village, laughing, tired, just minding their own business waiting for the bus in downtown Newark. Minutes later, one of them was bleeding on the sidewalk, stabbed for saying one simple truth. “We’re lesbians.” She was just fifteen years old, a child. He…

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159. The Murder of Mary Burge aka "Georgia's Most Scandalous True Crime Case" 48:37

2M ago48:37

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A wealthy housewife found dead. A husband with everything to lose. And a scandalous relationship put on trial. In 1960, 52-year-old Mary Burge was discovered brutally murdered in her upscale Macon home, a crime that stunned the city and exposed fractures beneath its polished Southern image. When investigators dug deeper, suspicion turned not toward…

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158. Steven Grieveson aka "The Sunderland Strangler" 38:25

2M ago38:25

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A quiet town. A string of brutal killings. And a killer who's self hatred would make him take the lives of others. In the early 1990s, fear gripped Sunderland, England, as young men began turning up dead strangled and hidden away in abandoned buildings and then set on fire. The press called him “The Sunderland Strangler.” His victims were all teena…

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157. Hate In The Heart Of London: The Murder Of Jody Dobrowski 45:40

2M ago45:40

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A routine walk home. A man beaten for being himself. And a city forced to confront its quiet complicity. In 2005, 24-year-old Jody Dobrowski was walking home through Clapham Common when he crossed paths with two strangers who decided his sexuality made him a target. The attack was so violent that even seasoned detectives were shaken. But what began…

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156. The Black Nite Brawl of 1961 - Milwaukee's First Gay Uprising 37:33

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A basement bar. A drag queen with fire in her veins. And an attack turned counterattack. Long before Stonewall, one night in Milwaukee changed everything. It was 1961 when the Black Nite, a hidden queer bar downtown, became the site of a violent confrontation that would ignite the city’s first gay uprising. At the center stood Josie Carter, a fearl…

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155. The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm: A Serial Killers House of Horror 56:31

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A cursed farmhouse. Whispers in the walls. And the story of a man whose crimes were so monstrous, they seemed to summon the dead themselves. Deep in the woods of Indiana stands Fox Hollow Farm, once home to businessman Herb Baumeister, a man accused of luring young men from gay bars in the 1990s, only for their remains to be found scattered across …

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154. Adolfo Constanzo and The Sacrifice of Mark Kilroy 51:34

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A cult built on blood. A leader who believed he was a god. And a trail of bodies that blurred the line between faith and horror. In the late 1980s, Mexico’s borderlands became the stage for one of the most disturbing sagas in modern history. Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo was charismatic, ruthless, and deeply entwined in the drug world led a cult known …

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153. Artemus Ogletree -The Most Haunting Mystery in True Crime History. 50:39

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A man checks into a Kansas City hotel under a false name. Days later, he’s found bound, beaten, and barely alive, alone in a locked room. No fingerprints. No weapon. And no one who admits to knowing him. In 1935, a mysterious guest calling himself “Roland T. Owen” arrived at the President Hotel. Staff noted his odd behavior: few possessions, drawn …

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152. Neil Munro "Bunny" Rogers Fashion Icon, World War II Veteran, Queer Legend. 37:35

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A boy in fairy wings. A man in tailored velvet. Enough dead Nazis to warrant a sable coat. And a life lived defiantly against the rules of an empire. Neil Munro “Bunny” Roger was born into wealth and tradition in early 20th-century Britain, but he refused to let either dictate who he was. A couturier, performer, and unapologetically queer figure, B…

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151. "38 Witnesses, No One Called Police"- The Murder of Kitty Genovese & The Bystander Effect 51:15

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A woman’s desperate screams. 38 people witness a woman being attacked on the street. No one intervenes allowing an attack to go on for 40 minutes, ultimately leading to murder. In March 1964, Kitty Genovese was attacked just steps from her New York apartment. Reports claimed thirty-eight witnesses saw or heard parts of the assault, and yet no one i…

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150. Lawrence vs Texas One Of The Most Important Cases In American Queer History 44:38

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A late night knock. A false report. An arrest that should never have happened. And a landmark case that would change the lives for millions of queer Americans. What began as a humiliating raid in a small Houston apartment would ignite a legal battle that reshaped queer life in America. In 1998, John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner were dragged fro…

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149: Kenneth Zeller Murdered By Five Youths Looking For Someone To "Queer Bash" 47:13

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A quiet evening stroll takes a horrifying turn. A beloved teacher and librarian becomes the target of a hate-driven ambush. On June 21, 1985, Toronto school librarian and teacher Kenneth Zeller, a well-liked educator at three schools, was walking to his car after a night with friends when five teenage boys ambushed him in High Park, brutally beatin…

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148: Andrew Cunanan and the Assassination of Gianni Versace- Part 2 42:04

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A bullet on Ocean Drive. A world-renowned designer. And a murderer who left America terrified and searching for answers. By the summer of 1997, Andrew Cunanan’s trail of blood had stretched across the country, but his final act, the assassination of Gianni Versace turned a killing spree into global spectacle. In this episode, we unravel the chaos o…

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147: Andrew Cunanan and the Assassination of Gianni Versace- Part 1 39:47

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A fashion empire shattered. A serial killer hiding in plain sight. In July 1997, the world gasped as Gianni Versace was shot outside his Miami mansion. But what the headlines didn’t tell you was that this was only the final act of Andrew Cunanan’s bloody spree. Before the murder of Versace, Cunanan had already left multiple victims scattered across…

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146: Most Infamous Disappearance in Minnesota History- Joshua Guimond 40:31

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A late-night party. A walk across a frozen lake bridge. And then—nothing. When Josh Guimond vanished without a trace, it tore open buried fears and unanswered questions. Josh was a brilliant junior at Saint John’s University—a proud scholar and someone with a spark of political ambition. On November 9, 2002, after a party on campus, he headed back …

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145.) A "Cure" for Homosexuality- The History & Horror of The Lobotomy 47:51

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A needle through the eye. A brain forever altered. And a promise that it would make you “normal.” In mid-20th century America, the lobotomy was sold as a miracle cure, an answer for everything from depression to “sexual deviancy.” For queer people, that often meant something far more sinister: an attempt to erase who they were. At Atascadero State …

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144.) The Murder of a Queer Latin Artist- Kevin Fret 2:23

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Kevin Fret gender non-conforming, genre‑shifting and outrageous burst onto the urbano world in 2018 with the LGBTQ+ anthem Soy Asi, redefining queer history in Latin trap. At just 24, he was shot eight times while cruising through Santurce on January 10, 2019 his death officially unclaimed, unsolved, and still unexplained. A prosecutor later claime…

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143.) Brandon Teena The Full Story Behind Boys Don't Cry 40:29

6M ago40:29

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They admitted to the assault and threatening his life but police refused to arrest them until it was too late. In rural Nebraska, 21‑year‑old Brandon Teena living as a trans man became a magnet for curiosity, until former friends John Lotter and Marvin “Tom” Nissen discovered his assigned sex at birth. What began with betrayal at a Christmas Eve pa…

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142.) Dennis Nilsen aka "The British Jeffrey Dahmer": Part 2 1:33

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He gathered the lost, the lonely, the grieving—and turned their need for kindness into a nightmare. A trusted figure, a secret obsession, and a trail of bodies flushed down London’s drains. Between 1978 and 1983, Dennis Nilsen—known as the Muswell Hill Murderer—lured dozens of vulnerable young men, many of them gay and homeless, into his North Lond…

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141.) Dennis Nilsen aka "The British Jeffrey Dahmer": Part 1 42:38

6M ago42:38

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A secret desire turned fatal obsession. A charming loner in London, his predatory urges hidden beneath polite conversation. Until the night he drags a young man home and everything unravels. In late 1970s London, Dennis Andrew Nilsen was a reserved Scotsman grappling with his queerness and desire lured at least twelve young men and boys into his fl…

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140.) Venus Xtravaganza: The Life and Murder of a Queer Icon 52:32

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A body hidden beneath a mattress. A confession lost to suicide. And two families refusing to let her be forgotten. Venus Xtravaganza was a rising star in New York’s ballroom scene, immortalized in the landmark documentary Paris Is Burning. But before the film could finish, Venus was found strangled in a Manhattan hotel room in 1988. Her murder went…

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139.) Police Escort At Pride For Nazis: The 2019 Detroit Armed Protest 43:35

7M ago43:35

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A Pride event. Armed neo-Nazis. And a police escort that sparked national outrage. In June 2019, Detroit’s Motor City Pride festival was disrupted by members of the National Socialist Movement—a neo-Nazi group—who marched through the event openly carrying firearms, tearing apart Pride flags, and hurling racist and homophobic slurs. Police officers …

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138.) The Pansy Craze: An Unprecedented Era of Queer Acceptance in the 1920s 48:06

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With the LGBT+ Branch of the 988 Help Line being shut down, if you or someone you know needs help or just someone to talk to, The Trevor Project is available 24/7 year-round. You can reach them by phone at 1 866 488 7386 or through Chat at TheTrevorProject.org/Get-HelpRemember there are people out there who care and want to help you. They dazzled o…

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137.) Murdered for Flying A Pride Flag: The Story of Lauri Carleton 57:10

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She didn’t identify as queer—but she believed in our right to exist. And for that, she was murdered in cold blood. In this episode, we cover the tragic case of Lauri Carleton, a beloved California store owner and ally who was fatally attacked outside her business for displaying a Pride flag. The small mountain town of Cedar Glen was shaken—and the …

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136.) Remember the 49: The Pulse Nightclub Shooting 9 Years Later 56:37

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They came to dance. To celebrate pride. But by sunrise, it would become the deadliest attack on LGBTQ+ people in American history. Forty-nine lives, stolen in a place built for joy. And a nation left to ask—how did this happen? On June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub in Orlando was packed with Pride Month energy, Latin music, and queer love. But just aft…

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135.) They Called It Suicide - It Was Gay Hate: The Sydney Cliff Murders 54:11

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They called it suicide. But the cliffs told a different story. For years, gay men were found dead at the bottom of Sydney’s seaside bluffs—while the police looked the other way. In the 1980s and '90s, Sydney was gripped by a wave of brutal violence against queer men. Bodies turned up at the foot of the cliffs. Cases were closed without investigatio…

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134.) Michelle Confait aka "The Murder Case That Changed British Law" 56:45

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She was young, vulnerable, and in search of safety. But instead, Michelle Confait’s life would end in tragedy—and the fallout would shake Britain’s justice system to its core. In this episode, we travel to 1970s London to uncover the deeply disturbing case of Michelle Confait, a mixed-race, queer-presenting sex worker who was brutally murdered in h…

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133.) Thrown Off A Bridge For Being Gay - The Story Of Charlie Howard 1:11:06

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He was just walking home. Then came the taunts, the chase—and the river. A summer night turned deadly, and a community’s silence became part of the crime. In 1984, Charlie Howard was a young gay man living openly in Bangor, Maine—a bold act of visibility in a time and place that offered little safety. When he was brutally attacked by a group of loc…

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132.) The Odyssey Foundation aka "The Connection Between Dean Corll & John Wayne Gacy" 52:23

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In this episode of Beers with Queers, hosts Jordi and Braddelve into one of the darkest cases in true crime history, exploring the horrific acts of Dean Corll, a prolific serial killer, and his potential connections to the infamous John Wayne Gacy and the Odyssey Foundation, a massive sex abuse ring. The conversation covers the chilling details of …

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131. Dean Corll aka "The Candyman" and The Houston Mass Murders 53:24

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A candy man. A torture board. A shocking number of victims. Between 1970 and 1973, Houston, Texas became the hunting ground for one of the most depraved serial killers in American history. Dean Corll, with the help of teenage accomplices, lured young boys with candy, parties, and promises—only to subject them to unimaginable horror. In this episode…

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130.) The Gypsy Hill Murders & Cathy Woods: A 35 Year Hunt for a Serial Killer 50:32

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Seven women dead. A lesbian wrongly imprisoned. And a justice system that refused to listen. In the 1970s, a series of brutal murders struck California’s Bay Area. But instead of catching the killer, police pinned it on Cathy Woods, a queer woman with schizophrenia—and no physical evidence. She spent 35 years behind bars before DNA told a different…

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129.) Spies, Lies and Lavender Ties- The Cambridge Five aka "The Biggest Spy Scandal in History" 1:04:53

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Five elite students. A secret pact. A betrayal that shook the world. In the heart of Cambridge University during the Cold War, a group of brilliant young men—some queer, some closeted, all conflicted—secretly pledged their loyalty to the Soviet Union. The result? One of the most infamous espionage rings in British history. In this episode, we trace…

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128.) The 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot- Queer Uprisings Before Stonewall Vol. 1 52:20

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A thrown coffee cup. A broken window. A police raid that didn’t go as planned. Years before Stonewall, a group of drag queens and trans women of color fought back in a seedy cafeteria in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. What started as routine harassment became a full-scale riot—and a flashpoint for LGBTQ+ resistance. In this episode, we travel…

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127.) Atlanta's Stonewall: The 2009 Police Raid on the Atlanta Eagle Gay Bar 45:35

9M ago45:35

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SWAT burst through the doors. Patrons were shoved to the floor. And Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ community said: enough. In September 2009, a heavily armed police raid targeted the Atlanta Eagle, one of the city’s longest-standing gay bars. No drugs. No weapons. No arrests. So why the violent show of force? This episode uncovers what really happened that night…

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126.) Randy Kraft aka "California's Most Horrific Gay Serial Killer": Part 2 53:06

10M ago53:06

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The list was coded. The victims were nameless. The horror was just beginning. In Part 2, we pick up with the staggering aftermath of Randy Kraft’s arrest. As investigators unearthed dozens of unsolved murders, they also discovered a haunting ledger—detailing victims by nicknames only Kraft could understand. This episode explores the trial, the damn…

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125.) Randy Kraft aka "California's Most Horrific Gay Serial Killer": Part 1 52:54

10M ago52:54

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He was smart, clean-cut—and quietly killing. Randy Kraft lived a double life. By day, he was a computer consultant. By night, he prowled Southern California highways for young men. Part 1 of this twisted tale dives into the early crimes, the chilling clues left behind, and how Kraft operated under the radar for years while racking up a staggering b…

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124.) Online Love to Sadistic Horror- The 2025 Murder of Sam Nordquist 32:10

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He thought he was meeting the woman of his dreams. Instead, it was a date with terror. In 2025, Sam Nordquist connected with someone online for what seemed like a promising romantic encounter. But what unfolded next was a descent into sadism, cruelty, and a crime so violent it shocked even seasoned investigators. As the case unraveled, it exposed c…

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123.) Harvard's Gay Witch Hunt- The Secret Court of 1920 56:05

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A secret tribunal. Expulsions. Lives destroyed. Harvard once tried to erase queerness—and buried the truth for nearly a century. In 1920, after the tragic suicide of student Cyril Wilcox, Harvard University launched a covert investigation into homosexual conduct among its students. Acting Dean Chester Noyes Greenough assembled a five-man tribunal t…

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122.) Florida's Most Sadistic Killers- Steven Lorenzo & Scott Schweickert 44:20

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Florida’s Most Sadistic Killers – Steven Lorenzo & Scott Schweickert They met men in gay chat rooms. They promised a good time. Instead, they delivered drug-fueled torture and death. Steven Lorenzo and Scott Schweickert are two of the most sadistic killers to ever target Florida’s queer community. Luring victims online, they used GHB to paralyze th…

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121.) How Snapchat Solved a Murder- The 2022 Disappearance of Jimmy "Jae" Lee 45:40

11M ago45:40

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A queer student disappeared without a trace. Then investigators turned to his phone—and found the breadcrumb trail that cracked the case. Jimmy “Jae” Lee was a beloved student and activist whose sudden disappearance left a campus reeling. What started as a missing persons case soon escalated into something far darker. With help from Snapchat’s loca…

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CASE UPDATE- The SOLVED Appalachian Trail Murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans 1:18:34

11M ago1:18:34

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Special Case Update 01 In this episode of Beers with Queers, hosts Jordy and Brad discuss the recent resolution of the tragic murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans, a case that remained unsolved for nearly 30 years. They reflect on the emotional impact of the case, the details surrounding the murders, and the recent breakthrough in DNA eviden…

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120.) A Movie So Disturbing it Got Its Director Murdered- The Case of Pier Pasolini 55:18

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He was a poet, provocateur, and filmmaker unafraid of scandal. Then he was found beaten to death on a remote beach. Pier Paolo Pasolini wasn’t just a legendary artist—he was an outspoken gay man who challenged fascism, religion, and sexual repression. Days before his murder, Pasolini completed Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom—a film so disturbing, ma…

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119.) David Copeland aka "The London Nail Bomber" 45:54

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Three bombs. Three communities. One man driven by hate. In the spring of 1999, London was rocked by a series of deadly bombings. The targets? Immigrant neighborhoods, Black Britons, and finally—the LGBTQ+ community. The man responsible wanted to start a race war. What he unleashed was a wave of grief, rage, and reckoning. This queer true crime podc…