Rainbow Crimes - Beyond the Rainbow

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

In March of 2011, Canadian resident Allan Lanteigne was brutally murdered by a dark figure laying in wait inside of his home. His husband happened to be in Greece at the time so it couldn't possibly be him could it?

Our True Crime Quickie is from Iraqui Kurdistan in 2022.

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Promo for Bite Sized Crime

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan

Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:

https://www.oxygen.com/killer-couples/crime-news/demitry-papasotiriou-lanteigne-murder-husband-insurance

https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2018/09/04/toronto-man-convicted-in-husbands-murder-granted-bail-pending-appeal/

https://www.robsoncrim.com/single-post/hearsay-evidence-in-r-v-papasotiriou-lanteigne

https://www.minicounsel.ca/oca/2023/358

https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/1762220/appeal-dismissal-illustrates-downside-of-trial-by-jury

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/feb/21/kurdish-transgender-woman-shot-by-brother-had-been-hiding-from-family

https://www.openlynews.com/i/?id=bb69a122-c91a-4e41-b17d-063b5f137e5b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Doski_Azad

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In 1990, a 24 year old man set out to work his job as a door to door canvasser for an environmental company. The young man would be found dismembered about 3 miles from where he was working. Was his killer a resident in the area he visited?

Our true crime quickie is from an attack outside a gay bar in Liverpool England on September 20th, 2026

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Promo for And Then They Were Gone

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan

Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:

https://www.wicourts.gov/ca/opinion/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=21642

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-7th-circuit/1178640.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z343KPcxF8k

https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/09/14/killer-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/three-men-were-stabbed-outside-a-gay-bar-police-arent-investigating-it-as-a-hate/

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There has been an increase of violence against the LGBTQ community in Sacramento's gayborhood of Lavender Heights. Two lesbians, two gay men and at least four other attacks on queer people in the past month or so. And during Halloween of last year, one gay man, Alvin Prasad, had his life ended in the same area.

Our true crime quickie is from Southern California in 1980.

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In 1984, Greeley, Colorado, 12 year old Jonelle Matthews had been dropped off to her home after singing in a Christmas Choir Concert. Jonelle would be alone for approx. an hour, when her dad and sister would be be back to join her. However when her father and sister got home, the lights and television were on, but no Jonelle. A bisexual man, Steven Pankey, who was a youth pastor at the church Jonelle's family attended would insert himself in various ways in Jonelle's disappearance.

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Promo for Psychology of the Strange

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan

Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:

https://www.oxygen.com/the-girl-on-the-milk-carton/crime-news/what-to-know-about-jonelle-matthews-killer-steve-pankey

https://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Pankey

https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/i/cbslocal/wp-content/uploads/sites/15909806/2020/10/Steve-Pankey-Indictment.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/jonelle-matthews-murder-steven-pankey-trial/

https://people.com/where-is-jonelle-matthews-killer-steven-pankey-now-11740959

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/10/31/jonelle-matthews-case-pankey-guilty-of-kidnapping-felony-murder/69606715007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z114134a114440c114440u115834e008425v114134&gca-ft=212&gca-ds=sophi

https://www.the-sun.com/news/7423839/who-jonelle-matthews-what-happened-dateline-true-crime/

https://medium.com/@Charlie_OBrien/jonelle-matthews-the-heartbreaking-story-1edc0231b164

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29 year old Canadian, Luka Magnotta was a lot of things...he was an attention whore, longing to be known around the world. He was a porn actor. A model. He was an animal abuser, torturer and an animal killer, he was the murderer of a human life. Luka would blame his mental disorders on all of it.

Our True Crime Quickie is from Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2016

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Promo for Murder Unscripted

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan

Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/luka-magnotta-guilty-of-1st-degree-murder-in-jun-lin-s-slaying-1.2875989

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/9369269/Human-head-found-in-park-suspected-to-be-victim-of-Canadian-porn-actor.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/luka-magnotta-trial-jun-lin-hid-homosexuality-from-his-family-ex-boyfriend-testifies-1.2783185

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/luka-magnotta-trial-witness-describes-evidence-found-at-apartment-1.2781832

https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/06/22/canadian-cannibal-killer-luka-magnotta-set-to-wed-prison-inmate-lover-in-jailhouse-wedding/

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/little-evidence-luka-rocco-magnotta-was-a-gay-porn-star-or-many-of-the-other-things-he-called-himself

https://nypost.com/2017/06/22/cannibal-porn-star-who-ate-boyfriend-to-marry-a-murderer/?utm_campaign=partnerfeed&utm_medium=syndicated&utm_source=flipboard&noamp=mobile

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/luka-magnotta-trial-jun-lin-s-family-still-haunted-by-horrific-death-1.2882560

https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/02/21/racist-gay-man-jailed-for-life-after-killing-neighbour-claiming-he-was-worried-about-homophobia/#:~:text=Racist%20gay%20man%20jailed%20for,was%20worried%20about%20homophobia%20%7C%20PinkNews

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/okla-man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-hate-crime-slaying-of-lebanese-neighbor/

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In 1998, a twenty year old lesbian took over as the leader of a Crip gang in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She was pretty ruthless. Join me as I tell about the crimes that got her caught.

Our true crime quickie is from Florida last year in 2025.

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Promo for Stop! Who Does That? Podcast

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan

Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:

https://www.wral.com/archive/150594/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nc-supreme-court/1339821.html

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nc-court-of-appeals/2132470.html

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nc-court-of-appeals/1256354.html

https://www.wral.com/archive/128472/

https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2004/01/30/decision-upsets-victims-families/30539147007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z117644e006400v117644d--84--b--84--&gca-ft=212&gca-ds=sophi

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/community/man-partially-paralyzed-murray-hill-shooting/77-1294f410-a636-4d4b-9323-8f1ddd1095b2

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In 2014, a self righteous Pakistani 28 year old man, took it upon himself to cleanse his city of gay men. "By killing these men, I wanted to warn them to stay away from this evil of homosexuality."

Our True Crime Quickie is from Cleveland, Ohio in 2014. The Murder of Jayla English.

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Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan

Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/597870/pakitani-serial-killer-wanted-to-teach-gays-a-lesson

https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/being-gay-pakistan-where-anti-gay-serial-killers-are-applauded

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pakistani-serial-killer-wanted-to-teach-gays-a-lesson-559169

https://www.dawn.com/news/1104315

https://www.massappealnews.com/2025/02/20/lesbian-kills-ex-girlfriends-lover-out-of-jealousy/

https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/eighth-district-court-of-appeals/2021/110281.html

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2020/09/woman-charged-in-fatal-shooting-during-argument-in-cleveland.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejoRIu65hOs&t=523s

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1059087549790002

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