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A Gay Walks Into a Bar


In 2000, a man named Ronald Gay had a beef to pick with the LGBTQ Community. His last name was supposed to mean happy, not homosexual. Ronald, being a Vietnam Veteran with PTSD and a number of other mental health issues took his rage to the Backstreet Cafe in Roanoke, Virginia.


Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers

Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS


Resources:

Missing but not forgotten Brian Klecha

https://charleyproject.org/case/brian-edward-klecha

https://roanoke.com/news/crime/suspects-family-looks-for-a-reason-ronald-gays-behavior-worsened-after-the-vietnam-war/article_9450d0d2-ba7c-5f8f-80b9-3e7c8aed357c.html

https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/remembering-the-backstreet-cafe-shooting-20-years-later/

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/just-what-does-it-take-to-make-someone-snap/

https://roanoke.com/news/crime/still-suffering-5-years-after-the-backstreet-cafe-shootings/article_7b3b7d1c-b4c2-58e1-a8b0-6faa73caf53c.html

https://www.npr.org/2016/06/26/483406285/for-a-survivor-of-one-club-shooting-orlando-brings-bitter-memories

https://roanoke.com/news/crime/police-backstreet-cafe-gunman-hunted-gays/article_092a6657-057a-5ea5-901a-b52bed518c5b.html

https://tulsaworld.com/archive/ronald-gay-sentenced-for-gay-bar-fatal-rampage/article_213e2564-b990-5d5b-ba79-5f8e5c58cb69.html