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.

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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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.

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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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.

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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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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He met them in bars. Sketched them on napkins. Then slaughtered them.

In 1970s San Francisco, a serial killer targeted gay men—luring them with charm, drawing them mid-conversation, and murdering them shortly after. The press dubbed him "The Doodler," but despite multiple victims and a surviving witness, the case went cold for decades.

This episode begins our two-part journey into one of the most haunting—and underreported—gay serial killer cases in American history.

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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A dandy in velvet. A surgeon with a temper. A fascination with uteruses.

In the fog of 1880s London, Jack the Ripper stalked and mutilated women—and one of Scotland Yard’s top suspects was a flamboyant American doctor known for his hatred of sex workers and rumored interest in men. Francis Tumblety, a documented historical queer figure, left behind a trail of scandal, secrets, and suspicion.

This episode dives into Victorian repression, Ripper lore, and the long-debated theory that queerness and murder may have shared a suspect.To help us get to understand this Ripper suspect, we actually had the chance to sit down with Author Tony McMahon to discuss his research and the release of his new book, "Jack the Ripper and Abraham Lincoln". Which is available today and I highly recommend you guys check it out because it sent me down so many rabbit holes. Order: "Jack the Ripper and Abraham Lincoln: One Man connects the two greatest crimes of the 19th century." by Tony McMahon- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Ripper-Abraham-Lincoln-greatest/dp/1805143646

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.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A luxury apartment. Two massive dogs. A blood-soaked hallway.

In 2001, Diane Whipple was mauled to death outside her San Francisco home in a case that quickly spiraled into scandal. The dogs’ owners—two women deeply embedded in a prison gang’s power structure—were hiding much more than vicious pets. What followed was a landmark manslaughter trial and questions that still linger over queer privilege, cover-ups, and responsibility.

This episode dissects a brutal, bizarre tragedy—and the elite secrets it exposed.

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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He left the Amish faith—but took something far darker with him.There has only ever been one recorded serial killer who identified as Amish and that was a man named Eli Stutzman.

Eli Stutzman’s path from a closeted Amish youth to a suspected serial killer left a chilling trail across the American Midwest. He’s linked to multiple deaths, including that of his own child, and the clues he left behind only deepen the mystery. Queer identity, religion, and murder collide in this haunting true crime story.

This episode peels back the layers on a killer shaped by repression—and driven by something even darker.

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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Body parts in barns. Heads in jars. And a trail gone ice cold.

From the 1960s through the 1970s, a series of grisly murders swept through rural West Virginia, leaving behind a string of mutilated corpses and little explanation. While largely forgotten by history, some believe the victims may have included queer men living on society’s margins.

This episode explores a lesser-known serial case that’s as eerie as it is elusive—one where silence and stigma may have kept answers buried.

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.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.