Episodes

  • S. 20 Minisode E - The Murder of 19 Year Old Clay Stephens

    S. 20 Minisode E - The Murder of 19 Year Old Clay Stephens
    Jul 17 2026
    In 2023, 19 year old Clay Stephens who was openly gay, was living with his grandparents in Lawton, Oklahoma. Clay had a secret boyfriend in 24 year old Tawaan Richardson. Tawaan insisted the relationship remain secret because Tawaan also was having a relationship with a woman. Things took a turn for the worse when Clay threatened to out Tawaan to his girlfriend.

    Promo for: Mountain Murders

    Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
    Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

    Resources:
    https://www.kswo.com/2024/01/31/lawton-man-pleads-guilty-2023-murder-19-year-old/
    https://www.kswo.com/2023/04/13/family-homicide-victim-speaks-out/
    https://www.kswo.com/2023/04/14/crime-stoppers-looking-suspect-wanted-murder-other-charges/
    https://www.pghlesbian.com/2023/04/oklahoma-gay-teen-dies-from-gunshot-injury-in-easter-homicide/
    https://www.aol.com/fort-worth-gang-member-sentenced-175431970.html?guccounter=1

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    16 mins
  • S. 20 Minisode D - The Murder of Courtney Bright

    S. 20 Minisode D - The Murder of Courtney Bright
    Jul 10 2026
    In 2010, two young women had been dating for three years and they had so much love for one another. Unfortunately they were living a nomadic lifestyle and a life of addiction. One of the girl's father did not believe his daughter was a lesbian and the more the two young women found trouble, the more the father blamed his daughter's girlfriend.

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    Promo for Love & Murder - Heartbreak to Homicide

    Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
    Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

    Resources:
    https://www.pride.com/news/father-accused-murdering-lesbian-daughters-girlfriend
    https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida_news/man-gets-life-for-killing-daughter-s-girlfriend/article_03a82224-d2fc-11e2-958f-0019bb30f31a.html
    https://www.wtsp.com/article/home/bond-denied-for-dad-accused-of-killing-daughters-girlfriend/67-390695392
    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dothaneagle/name/courtney-bright-obituary?id=7141809

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    18 mins
  • S. 20 Minisode C - The Murder of Mark Velco-Rayburn

    S. 20 Minisode C - The Murder of Mark Velco-Rayburn
    Jul 3 2026
    On May 24th, 2026, something went terrible wrong in Mark Velco-Rayburn's home in Columbus, Ohio. The results were deadly.

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    Promo for: Love Murder Podcast

    Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
    Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

    Resources:
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/stabbing-adopted-son-killed-mark-123034508.html
    https://www.pghlesbian.com/2026/06/the-death-of-a-gay-man-in-columbus/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSS4D1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFFUmRkdXFjVVVHVUtQTmxUc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkgeAByrSQuf-sNWV429LYDRMyIhq32rI5pBqpe9gjMPSYuPAH582aTlABgC_aem_54gvQDFUCciH8SOmeGOg3Q
    https://www.aol.com/articles/boy-accused-fatally-stabbing-father-172721000.html?guccounter=1
    https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/public-safety/police/press-releases/2026/may/homicide-update-2000-block-glen-echo-dr.pdf
    https://www.shaw-davis.com/obituaries/mark-rayburn-velco
    https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/prosecutors-seek-to-try-teen-as-adult-in-fatal-stabbing-of-father-in-clintonville-mark-rayburn-velco-kyle-williams

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    17 mins
  • S. 20 Minisode B: THE MURDERS OF CALVIN STREATER & SAMUEL “FATTY” BLIZZARD

    S. 20 Minisode B: THE MURDERS OF CALVIN STREATER & SAMUEL “FATTY” BLIZZARD
    Jun 26 2026
    Two men who were guests at an apartment in Atlanta, were getting ready for Atlanta's Black Gay Pride Events in 2010. Little did either know they would be mercilessly gunned down before ever attending.

    Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
    Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

    Resources:
    https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/man-convicted-of-killing-black-gay-pride-attendee/85-316008634
    https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2026/s26a0063.html
    https://epgn.com/2010/09/02/9359508-media-trail/
    https://dallasvoice.com/cops-have-person-of-interest-in-atlanta-black-pride-organizer-durand-robinsons-murder/
    https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2010/08/27/gay-nightclub-owners-killing-raises-questions-about-sexual-orientation/
    https://www.wsbtv.com/news/gay-pride-organizer-shot-killed_njtkf/241872080/

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    12 mins
  • S. 20 Minisode A: THE MURDER OF MICHELLE MITCHELL and the Wrongful Conviction of Cathy Woods

    S. 20 Minisode A: THE MURDER OF MICHELLE MITCHELL and the Wrongful Conviction of Cathy Woods
    Jun 19 2026
    In 1976, 19 year old college student Michelle Mitchell was a good daughter, she had just taken her father something for his low blood sugar, but on her way home when her car died near the University of Reno Nevada campus, evil would find her. Over 1,800 miles away in Louisiana a 29 year old woman would tell her mental health doctor, she killed a girl named Michelle in Reno. Then all hell would break loose.

    https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes

    Promo for Pod of Terror

    Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
    Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

    Resources:
    https://www.loevy.com/longest-ever-wrongfully-incarcerated-woman-u-s-history-sues-framed/
    https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/08/11/cathy-woods-35-years-wrongfully-imprisoned-exonerated-dies/8101284002/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115136e003800v115136d--51--b--51--&gca-ft=9&gca-ds=sophi
    https://thisisreno.com/2020/11/michelle-mitchell-murder-gets-fresh-look-on-national-crime-program/
    https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Reno-family-wants--492744141.html
    https://music.youtube.com/podcast/Xw0H5h6fQLk

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    13 mins
  • S. 20 Ep. 4 Everyone Thought He Died in a Fire, Then a Tape Was Found - The Murder of Peter Fasoli

    S. 20 Ep. 4 Everyone Thought He Died in a Fire, Then a Tape Was Found - The Murder of Peter Fasoli
    Jun 12 2026
    This episode is from the U.K. in 2013 then it travels to Rome, Italy. 24 year old Jason Marshall had a rough childhood and spent much of his time fantasizing he was an authority figure. Either law enforcement or an MI5 agent. Posing as an MI5 agent, he gained the trust of an older man he met on a dating app. The results were deadly.

    True Crime Quickie is from Long Island, New York in 2019.

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    Promo for Conspiring to Argue

    Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
    Outro: Damn, Wish I was your lover by Sophie B. Hawkins

    Resources:
    https://www.itv.com/news/london/2017-08-09/bogus-policeman-guilty-of-murdering-man-in-his-own-home-killed-again-while-on-the-run
    https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/634546/s05-e03-jason-marshall
    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/09/jason-marshall-fantasist-found-guilty-murdering-man-peter-fasoli-sex-session
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-40813798
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-41399617
    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1999/06/21/Serial-killer-sentenced-to-life/7759929937600/

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/ryan-lindquist-allegedly-stabbed-boyfriend-evan-grabelsky-to-death-during-date
    https://avp.org/2019/06/01/ncavp-mourns-the-death-of-32-year-old-evan-grabelsky-a-white-cisgender-gay-man-in-long-island-ny/
    https://www.nassauda.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/1306
    https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/long-island-fatal-stabbing-arrest/

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    24 mins
  • S. 20 Ep. 3 The Unsolved Murder of Jason Marous

    S. 20 Ep. 3 The Unsolved Murder of Jason Marous
    Jun 5 2026
    https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes

    Striving to find a welcoming community of LGBTQ+ members, 36 year old Jason Marous would leave his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For 9 years Jason had found his people and a boyfriend. Then one fateful night, Jason was murdered by an unknown killer.

    Our true crime quickie is from Queens, New York in 1976. A love triangle between a wife, a husband and the wife's female lover.

    Promo for: Book of the Dead

    Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
    Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

    Resources:
    https://citytowner.com/jason-marous-murdered-in-fort-lauderdale-florida/
    https://outsfl.com/local/loved-ones-mourn-jason-marous-ask-for-answers-after-murder
    https://outsfl.com/local/mother-mourns-her-son-fights-for-justice
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MxEL2EQ7O4

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117265/herbert_taylor
    https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/591492afadd7b0493459caee
    https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19780906-01.2.75

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    18 mins
  • S. 20 Ep. 2 North Fox Island - Brother Paul's Children's Mission

    S. 20 Ep. 2 North Fox Island - Brother Paul's Children's Mission
    May 22 2026
    Before Epstein's Island was around, there was another island in Lake Michigan ran by a wealthy man named Frank Shelden. He and his associates trafficked young boys for sex on this secluded island.

    Our True Crime Quickie is from Salt Lake City, Utah in 1991. The Murder of Kerry Arbon.

    Promo for Cause of Death: 100 Seconds To Midnight

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    Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
    Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

    Resources:
    https://medium.com/@tttimetales/dark-secrets-of-north-fox-island-7a061a5058a6
    https://michiganadvance.com/2026/02/20/before-epsteins-island-power-and-privilege-shielded-abuse-on-michigans-north-fox-island/
    https://hoodline.com/2026/02/fbi-digs-in-on-detroit-millionaire-s-north-fox-island-of-secrets/
    https://wkfr.com/north-fox-island-history/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRzXINleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWbXRWZmJGa3RnM212SU9tc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgxOmjL6lNTzCd3iu5NHUU4nIvK_TQ4DBggaemnq6cHowk9QhHRj_XvcDTrH_aem_O2Jl83-YL5zCDmn2I13CBA
    https://vault.fbi.gov/francis-shelden/Francis%20Shelden%20Part%2001/view
    https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/oakland-county-child-killer-50-years-later-murders-up-north-pedophile-ring-unanswered-questions?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=69aa19ff635b2e00017b9c90&fbclid=IwY2xjawRzX3FleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWbXRWZmJGa3RnM212SU9tc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnA8_asIhWAxO078cSMLuJ92zktQdKMnBw-vTjVVpH4gx0bs6XJgn1NYoWMd_aem_HxOK1pB0FxlOe1RMt4zbpg
    https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/02/20/everything-we-know-about-the-oakland-county-child-killer-case/

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113292984/kerry_gilbert-arbon
    https://www.deseret.com/1991/9/13/18940914/body-in-canyon-was-that-of-orem-man/
    Google AI was also used in obtaining information about Kerry's case.
    https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-gay-latter-day-saint-was-murdered-in-salt-lake-city-in-1991-why-has-his-case-never-been-solved/

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    28 mins