They were the French Quarter’s favorite couple—until everything fell apart.

In post-Katrina New Orleans, Zach and Addie were seen as symbols of resilience. But behind their charm was chaos. When Addie stopped showing up for work, police found something unimaginable: her remains, hidden in an apartment above a voodoo shop.

This episode unpacks a queer-coded tragedy of trauma, control, and one of the most notorious murders in Louisiana history.

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They’re banning drag. Targeting trans kids. And quietly laying the groundwork to criminalize queerness again.

In this chilling episode, we examine how modern anti-LGBTQ+ legislation—like Tennessee’s drag ban and the radical Project 2025 agenda—echoes historical efforts to erase queer lives. From the criminalization of sodomy to the silencing of queer expression, the threat isn’t hypothetical. It’s here.

This episode connects the dots between history, hate, and what the future could hold if we don’t fight back.

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A mummified corpse. A sadistic millionaire. A dungeon beneath Manhattan.

In 1985, a charred body was found on the side of a Pennsylvania road. The trail led back to Andrew Crispo—a high-society art dealer with disturbing tastes and a connection to the BDSM underworld. Though he was never convicted for the murder itself, what police uncovered behind his gallery doors was darker than anyone expected.

This episode uncovers the case of the “Death Mask Murder”—a story of queer privilege, perversion, and power.

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She was 16. She was trans. And she was hunted.

In 2023, Brianna Ghey was brutally murdered in a UK park—a crime that sent shockwaves through queer and trans communities worldwide. As the investigation unfolded, so did a terrifying look into youth radicalization, online hate, and systemic failure.

This episode is a heartbreaking look at the life—and loss—of a young woman who deserved so much more.

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An heir. A stone. A courtroom that let fear become a weapon.

In 1868, Samuel M. Andrews was charged with the brutal killing of Cornelius Holmes—a man who had named him as a beneficiary in his will. Andrews claimed Holmes tried to assault him and that he lashed out in a fit of “transitory insanity.” The jury believed enough of it to reduce the charge from murder to manslaughter.

This episode dives into the first known legal use of the gay panic defense—a case that set the tone for decades of legalized queerphobia in America’s justice system.

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He flirted. They snapped. And the law said, “That’s understandable.”

For decades, killers who attacked LGBTQ+ victims could use the “gay panic” defense to justify their actions—claiming they were so shocked or repulsed by a queer advance that it triggered temporary insanity. In this episode, we explore how this horrifying legal strategy took root and why it persisted for so long in courtrooms across America.

This is the beginning of one of the most shameful loopholes in legal history—a defense that turned queer existence into a threat.

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A bodybuilder’s dream look. A clone-like subculture. A series of eerily targeted killings.

In late 1970s San Francisco, gay men who embodied the “Castro Clone” aesthetic—mustaches, leather, and muscle—began turning up dead. The murders shocked the community, but mainstream media barely paid attention. Who was hunting these men, and why did their stories disappear so quickly from public memory?

This episode revisits a string of unsolved murders that speak volumes about the way queer lives—and deaths—were once ignored.

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They came for a night out. They never made it home.

In 2022, a string of deaths shocked New York’s queer nightlife scene. Victims were drugged in gay bars, their phones stolen, their bank accounts drained—and some never woke up. The perpetrators operated like a well-oiled machine, leaving a trail of overdoses and heartbreak across Manhattan.

This episode investigates a modern queer crime ring—and the eerie ways history repeats itself.

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He was identified. But silence, shame, and fear kept him free.

In Part 2, we unravel how homophobia and closeted survivors derailed justice in the Doodler case. Despite police narrowing in on a suspect, prominent men feared being outed more than they feared a killer still on the loose.

This episode is a sobering look at how queer history has been distorted by silence—and how a killer was allowed to walk free because victims stayed hidden.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

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