Panic True Queer Crime

This week a mixture of intimate partner violence, madness, and homophobia.

If you'd like to watch any of these stories join me at the Panic Queer True Crime Channel on YouTube.

Jake Marandino

Harley Walker

Annie Meyer

Brian Campbell

Jun Lin

Crystal Parker

Naasire Johnson

Filippo Gangitano

Sylvia Lugo

Howard Efland

If you or anyone you know is the victim of violence please use the link above.

In the U.S., call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

You deserve to live a life free of violence of any kind.

Eight stories of intimate partner abuse, theft, murder, and a historical case that has never been solved.

To watch any of these stories you can find them at:

https://www.youtube.com/@panicqueertruecrime

Gary Ruby

Ronald Shumway

Heather Diebert

Dr. Gary Jenkins

Timothy Smith

The Slasher

Brian Williamson

Casey Taylor

If you or anyone you know is the victim of violence please use the link above.

In the U.S., call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

You deserve to live a life free of violence of any kind.

The story of Jimmy Zappalorti's life and death is the story of the times in which he lived. The love of a family, and community, and the search for self-acceptance and a small amount of joy. Jimmy Zappalorti died twice.

Once while stationed in Danang, Vietnam, and some twenty years later on Staten Island where he grew up when two hate-filled young men decided to take his life.

It has been an honor to tell Jimmy's story and to get to know his story. I think you might have as much affection for him as I do. Please join me and share the story of the life and times of Jimmy Zappalorti.

To watch this story: https://youtu.be/nBHzEYjqoAY

Eight stories of love, friendship, homophobic hate, and murder.

Annamarie Rintila Brian Bergeron Daniel Clancy Harry Major Jorge Diaz Johnston Steven Nelson Allen Leroy Anderson Devon Hoover

In this episode stories of queer folks targeted and murdered for the crime of being gay.

If you'd like to watch any of these episodes join me at the Panic: Queer True Crime Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@panicqueertruecrime

Bernardo Pantaleon

Benjamin Anderson

A'Nee Robertson Gerry Edwards and Chris Bevan David Morley David Iwo Jimmie 'Jay' Lee Lauren "Lela" Leslie Sakai Gunn Yousef Palani Steven Lorenzo Devan Hoover Jesús Ociel Baena and Dorian Daniel Herrera

This is the last of the thirty cases Australian investigators reopened to explore whether or not the victims were the victims of gay hate crimes.

You can find the other cases here or on the Panic YouTube channels.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4r13FF8ExLGbhfSH6i4hw

I have listed the cases that have the least amount of evidence pointing to a hate crime. Out of respect for the victims, I am posting their names here.

Anthony Cawsey

Kenneth Brennan

Peter Bauman

Richard Slater

William Dutfield

The Greek Consul

Less Compelling evidence of a hate crime murder.

This is among eight of the original 30 unsolved cases that former police gay liaison coordinator Sue Thompson and criminologist Stephen Tomsen have set aside as less compelling. With the help of gay community leaders, they conducted a "conservative" review of their 30 cases last year and cut the list to the 22 deaths they believe deserve the most police attention.

John Gordon Hughes

Samantha Raye

Scott Miller

Ali Mokdad

Graham Paynter

If you have information on any of these cases. Contact:

CRIMESTOPPERS 1800 333 000

WWW.CRIMESTOPPERS.COM.AU

This episode continues to collect and share the unsolved, and a few solved murders of gay men who were bashed along the cliffs and beaches of Bondi Beach in Australia between the 1970s and 1990s.

Investigators have begun a serious effort to solve as many of these cases as possible. Part of their dedication is an acknowledgment of the neglect on the part of the police and the large society when it came to violence against the LGBTQ+ community. Sometimes this violence was led by the police themselves.

As the police continue to try and solve these cases I wanted to share their stories here and on the Youtube channel.

If you want to watch any of these shorts you can find them all on the Panic: Queer True Crime channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4r13FF8ExLGbhfSH6i4hw

Cyril Olsen

Kritchikorn Rattanajuathaporn

William Allen

Raymond Keam

Here is a group of shorts from the Panic Queer True Crime channel. If you'd like to watch any of these episodes join me at the Youtube Panic channel.

Australian Gay Bashing Murders

Gilles Mattaini

John Hughes

Stephen Dempsey

William Rooney

Intimate Partner Violence

Anthony Morley

Matthew Leveson

The link to watch any of these episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4r13FF8ExLGbhfSH6i4hw

You can find the episode Bashed here in the Panic podcasts.

I have also wanted to delve into the lives of Jeffrey Trail and David Madson and Andrew Cunanan's relationship with them both. In part, because as tragic as Gianni Versace's murder was, not to mention the murders of Lee Miglin and poor Andrew Reese who was just doing his job, Trail and Madson's murders seem particularly devasting. 

Friends and lovers, secrets and lies. 

People who knew them said Cunanan loved and admired Trail and Madson, and they at some stage loved him, yet he killed them both as some sort of retribution for his life falling apart. 

I hope you will listen and share this episode because these two men are worthy of your consideration. Having spent time reading about them I feel even more affection for them and for their loved ones who were lucky to have these extraordinary young men in their lives. 

Here are a few links to the 48-hour interview with Jeffrey Trail and a link to some of the letters and pictures Cunanan wrote to Madson.

48 Hours Richard Schlesinger's connection with a Cunanan victim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elzxfa2cwdg

Pictures and Letters

https://www.tumblr.com/andrew-cunanan-true-crime-blog

Here is a group of shorts from the Panic Queer True Crime channel. If you'd like to watch any of these episodes join me at the Youtube Panic channel.

Mohammed Altaher

Steven Cozzi

Crispin Dye AC/DC's Former Manager

Heuermann, Gilgo Beach Serial Killer (The only male victim

Jody Dobrowski

Colin Ireland

Intimate partner violence in queer relationships is real.

You deserve to live a life free of violence of any kind.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: Hours: 24/7.

Languages: English, Spanish, and 200+ through interpretation service.

For help call: 800-799-7233