Rainbow Crimes - Beyond the Rainbow

From the age of three Robert Kosilek knew he was different, he knew he was born into the wrong body. As an adult he struggled with his gender identity and even married a woman named Cheryl McCaul with whom he had a child with. One day she came home early and caught him in her clothing, that's when things took an abrupt deadly turn.

True Crime Quickie from Brazil.

Missing but not forgotten: Sean Michael Spaulding

Promo for: Pod of Terror

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Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://charleyproject.org/case/shaun-michael-spaulding
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/11/missing-gay-man-spotted-dc-hotel-no-further-leads
http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/423/423mass449.html

https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/supreme-court-rejects-convicted-mansfield-killer-kosilek-s-appeal-for-sex-change-surgery/article_8c268206-f273-11e4-ae64-870a652268da.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/michelle-kosilek-transgender-convicted-killer-lawsuit-massachusetts-prisons-commissioner/
https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kosilek-robert.htm
https://www.npr.org/2014/01/23/265356667/after-20-years-transgender-inmate-is-a-step-closer-to-surgery
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2014-03-03/michelle-kosilek-you-dont-lose-your-right-to-humanity-when-you-go-to-prison

https://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/2024/01/31/caso-ana-caroline-policia-prende-suspeito-de-envolvimento-na-morte-da-jovem-no-maranhao.ghtml
https://action.allout.org/en/m/c5441954/?akid=97773.6385986.jug1Ln&rd=1&t=6


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Richard Sotka Jr. was a habitual abuser of the women in his life. 58 year old Rhonda had no idea of this fact and had been dating Richard. Richard, who was freshly out of jail on a bond, made his way to Rhonda's home January 28th, 2023. Rhonda was entertaining a female work friend and possibly lover Paula O'Connor on that evening. S*it hit the fan when Richard (Dick) showed up.

True Crime Quickie from Alabama in 2012.

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Promo for: ODFM

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://www.them.us/story/st-louis-police-bar-pm-car-crash-arrest-video

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/02/rhonda-cegelski-paula-oconnor-idd-as-victims-of-green-bay-murders/69868020007/
https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/complaint-suspect-says-humiliation-was-motive-behind-green-bay-double-homicide/
https://www.ehextra.com/news/rhonda-cegelski-remembered-as-loving-mom-friend-hairdresser/article_f922a44c-b224-11ed-87bb-63d9fd5999b0.html
https://www.fox6now.com/news/green-bay-fatal-stabbings-sotka-prison

https://www.al.com/montgomery/2012/12/murder_suspect_told_detectives.html
https://www.al.com/montgomery/2013/08/north_carolina_man_who_killed.html

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Attack on another trans or gender non conforming teen at their high school. 17 year old Cobalt was peeped on when they were using their school's boys bathroom and then jumped by three boys.Main story is a revisit to a true crime quickie done several seasons ago, more information was found as well as some current news about the case.. 26 year old Anthony Milano was a gay artist living in Pennsylvania. One fateful night in 1987, he met two younger men at a bar. One of the two men hated gays and made himself known for his angst. The two men kidnapped Anthony and took him to a remote wooded area.Our true crime quickie comes to us from Michigan in 2019. A lesbian couple lived and worked together. They began having relationship problems and one of the partners started cheating on the other.

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Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Promo for" Mystery Frequency" Audiodrama - Darkcast Network Show

Resources:

https://www.them.us/story/cobalt-sovereign-minnesota-trans-teen-assault

https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/2016/03/14/chester-pleads-guilty-to-1987/17818154007/
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/chester-frank.htm
https://epgn.com/2016/03/01/killer-of-gay-man-to-be-released-from-death-row/
https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/opinion/columns/2016/03/15/mullane-30-years-after-tony/17815238007/
https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2016/03/15/man-gets-life-in-prison/2835952007/
https://epgn.com/2024/06/04/oral-arguments-scheduled-in-anthony-milano-murder-case/

https://www.corrections1.com/investigations/articles/death-of-2-mich-cos-ruled-murder-suicide-4ZZLwtX96sBxa6gb/
https://torontosun.com/news/world/jail-guard-deaths-tied-to-lesbian-love-triangle-murder-suicide
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/12/10/love-triangle-preceded-murder-suicide-corrections-officers-manistee/4387658002/


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Our story unfolds 26 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri where a 24 year old Timothy Stephenson met 26 year old Randy Oliphant at the Dixie Belle Gay Bar. The story ends in Northern California, where secrets are revealed, and karma takes over.


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“Darkcast Network – out of the shadows come the best of indie podcasts, I’m (insert your name here) and you are listening to Beyond the Rainbow – True Crimes of the LGBTQ plus”If you don’t have fancy recording equipment, that’s okay, your phone should work. Once you have your bit recorded, please email to me at [email protected]

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Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://sfist.com/2024/03/29/gay-dad-from-danville-turned-in-by-his-husband-for-1998/#:~:text=The%20two%20met%20in%20April%202021%2C%20as%20CNN,and%20asked%20if%20Ginejko%20was%20wearing%20a%20wire.
https://people.com/he-killed-man-who-pleaded-for-life-26-years-ago-caught-after-husband-secretly-helped-police-8612901#:~:text=A%20California%20man%20has%20pleaded%20guilty%20to%20the,murder%20of%20Randal%20Oliphant%2C%20online%20court%20records%20show.
https://genwhypod.com/blogs/the-generation-why-podcast-blog/solved-man-sentenced-for-murder-of-kansas-city-resident-he-took-home-from-a-bar-in-1998
https://genwhypod.com/blogs/the-generation-why-podcast-blog/solved-man-sentenced-for-murder-of-kansas-city-resident-he-took-home-from-a-bar-in-1998
https://voicemap.me/tour/kansas-city/kc-rainbow-tour-a-drive-from-umkc-to-the-kansas-city-museum/sites/former-dixie-belle-location
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article261396307.html

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In 1995 Brooklyn, a lesbian couple were attacked in their own home in a very nice neighborhood. One was raped, one was murdered. The assailant fled. Police with their biases believed the surviving lesbian of the couple was lying and she was the reason her partner was dead.

True Crime Quickie from Atlanta, Georgia. An off duty police officer takes a ride with a Lyft driver, and the end result is deadly.

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Promo for Creepy Confidential

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Thank you to Starry in Texas for opening soundbite!

Resources:
https://www.oxygen.com/new-york-homicide/crime-news/sylvia-lugo-murder-park-slope
https://www.oxygen.com/new-york-homicide/crime-news/alex-villanueva-murders-sylvia-lugo-park-slope-case-explained
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2012/05/09/cold-blood-tackles-brutal-lesbian-murder-park-slope
https://www.oxygen.com/new-york-homicide/season-1/episode-5/videos/police-talk-controversial-sylvia-lugo-case
https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/monsters-among-us-alex-villanueva-pled-guilty-to-murder-attempted-murder-and-rape-charges-sentenced-to-50-year-to-life-in-prison/
https://streeteasy.com/blog/celebrities-in-brooklyn-20-stars-who-live-cobble-hill-park-slope/#ib-toc-anchor-1
https://www.celebritiesbuzz.com.gh/where-is-amanda-leach-now-sylvia-lugo-wife-or-girlfriend-was-she-arrested/
https://patch.com/new-york/parkslope/string-park-slope-assaults-may-not-have-been-same-man-cops
https://patch.com/new-york/parkslope/park-slope-rapist-also-tried-assault-17-year-old-cops-sayhttps://www.nydailynews.com/1996/07/20/drifter-is-charged-with-slayings-rape/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/former-atlanta-police-officer-charged-with-murder/ar-BB1mtuwd
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-atlanta-officer-accused-of-shooting-killing-lyft-driver-over-kidnapping-claim-reports/ar-BB1mJrWahttps://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/atlanta-officer-accused-killing-lyft-driver-allegedly-said-victim-was-rcna152751

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18 year old Jacob Williamson of South Carolina had a troubled existence. He knew he ddin't feel comfortable in the female body he was assigned to at birth. Jacob always felt like a boy not a girl. Towards the end of his teen years, he began transitioning into the male he always knew he was. His birth family, not really ever understanding gender dysphoria somewhat shunned Jacob. So Jacob went to live with a family friend. Finally, Jacob was in an environment where he felt safe and loved. He got himself a job and started a romantic relationship online with a 25 year old man just across the border in North Carolina. True Crime Quickie is from Texas, the murder of Inez Santa Cruz.

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“Darkcast Network – out of the shadows come the best of indie podcasts, I’m (insert your name here) and you are listening to Beyond the Rainbow – True Crimes of the LGBTQ plus”If you don’t have fancy recording equipment, that’s okay, your phone should work. Once you have your bit recorded, please email to me at [email protected]

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Promo by Paranormal Peeps

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://www.wbtv.com/2023/08/03/2nd-suspect-now-charged-with-murder-after-sc-teen-found-dead-union-co/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/very-evil-trans-teen-from-sc-was-lured-from-home-murdered-on-first-date/ar-AA1eht16
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/new-charges-jacob-williamson-murder-union-county-nc/275-318ee835-0237-44ec-9310-48052e8dba9f
https://www.advocate.com/crime/trans-teen-jacob-williamson-killed

https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/inez-santa-cruz-killed-by-former-lover-friend-rosa-medina
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/crime/woman-arrested-nearly-8-years-after-conspiring-to-lure-her-partner-to-rural-texas-and-killing-her/273-13892cc8-e97a-4dd2-9f71-a158679b5412
https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/second-suspect-arrested-in-2012-murder-of-local-woman-in-texas/article_d0f2f176-bb36-11ea-bb3f-6b7b2757be9e.html

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Last episode we looked at young men who were classified as drowning victims in Pennsylvania, this episode we explore other victims also found deceased in waterways in several different states. Is this the work of a domestic terrorist cell or were these 680 plus young men all with attributes that are very similiar to each other just careless drunks who accidentally fell in to bodies of water and drowned due to their inxtoxication?  

Promo for Paranormal Peeps Podcast aka Cold Spot Paranormal Research Team

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

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Resources:
https://www.gdinvestigations.com/patrick-mcniell

https://lacrossetribune.com/special-section/news/drownings/homan-teammate-sentenced-to-48-hours-in-jail-1-year-probation/article_6fd42f90-beb3-53da-bbff-fc9d4c08cee0.html
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a25938260/smiley-face-killers-tv-series-true-story/
https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wfs2.1510
https://www.oxygen.com/smiley-face-killers-the-hunt-for-justice/crime-time/brian-welzien-possibly-drugged#:~:text=Welzien%20was%20missing%20for%2077%20days%20before%20his,and%20Welzien%27s%20death%20was%20ruled%20an%20undetermined%20drowning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ywQ-FrRH4A
https://usatodayhss.com/2019/brookfield-central-luke-homan-legacy-loved-game-teammates
https://wittygal.tripod.com/nathan.html
https://lacrossetribune.com/newsupdate/family-tests-on-man-who-escaped-river-show-only-alcohol/article_5b520f29-d72e-50ea-92be-627a5082ddee.html
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/03/29/brian-shaffer-disappearance-photo-shows-how-osu-student-may-look-now/6995317002/
https://www.oxygen.com/smiley-face-killers-the-hunt-for-justice/crime-time/forensic-pathologist-believes-alleged-smiley
https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2012/06/mother_of_muskegon_countys_tod.html


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Since 1997 over 300 young, educated, athletic men who've been out with friends at bars have disappeared only to be found days, weeks and even months later deceased in bodies of water. Three retired NYC detectives believe these are NOT accidental drownings as the law enforcement in each of these cases determined but rather many of these are homicides. Homicides implemented by a cell of killers located in different cities across the U.S. Sexual Identity is not relative to these cases, although some of the victims were gay. What is relative are that their stories are told. Welcome to a new season...Season 15! This is part one of the Smiley Face Killers...

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Promo for True Crime Connections

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources
https://www.oxygen.com/smiley-face-killers-the-hunt-for-justice/crime-time/district-attorney-investigate-dakota-james
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMl-FghTXs
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/who-is-paul-kochu-and-why-do-some-think-hes-a-victim-of-the-smiley-face-killers
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/who-is-paul-kochu-and-why-do-some-think-hes-a-victim-of-the-smiley-face-killers
https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/hunting-down-privileged-men-the-smiley-face-killings-b3514ae35bc9https://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/12/08/shane-montgomery-victim-smiley-face-killers/
https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/01/dakota-james/
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/death-of-https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/serial-killer-or-accidental-drowning-dakota-james-mystery/
https://www.oxygen.com/smiley-face-killers-the-hunt-for-justice/crime-time/hollywood-medium-tyler-henry-reads-potential
https://www.oxygen.com/smiley-face-killers-the-hunt-for-justice/crime-time/smiley-face-killers-map-alleged-victims
https://www.wtae.com/article/body-of-missing-southside-nurse-paul-kochu-found/7470767
shane-montgomery-ruled-likely-an-accident#:~:text=Shane%E2%80%99s%20body%20was%20found%20after%20a%20month%20and,month%20and%20a%20half%2C%20was%20likely%20an%20accident.
https://triblive.com/local/body-of-beechview-man-found-in-ohio-river/#:~:text=The%20body%20of%20a%20Beechview%20man%20missing%20since,and%20determine%20a%20cause%20and%20manner%20of%20death.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/body-of-thomas-hughes-ohio-river/
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/body-man-missing-months-found-ohio-river/57J4I4Y6SFHJ5AJI3M5OA5TTAI/
https://www.crimemagazine.com/bones-river-smiley-face-serial-killings#google_vignette


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14 year old Breck Bednar of the U.K. started to get into a dark place towards the end of his 13th year of life. He preferred to remain in his room playing video games and online chatting than spending time with his family, friends and everything else he enjoyed before meeting 18 year old Lewis Daynes online. Lewis was a master manipulator and put seeds into Breck's head about how his life should be. Breck was at a very impressionable age and to him, Lewis was his idol. However Lewis was grooming Breck to be part of his sexually sadistic fantasies, and one day in early 2014 the two would meet. 

True Crime Quickie is a 2016 unsolved case of Laura Cuni in Miami, Florida.

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Promo for Cause of Death: 100 seconds to Midnight

Intro: Black Moons by the 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/breck-bednar
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/12/lewis-daynes-stabbed-breck-bednar-essex-sentenced-chelmsford-crown-court
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-30786021
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-30730807
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/25/breck-bednar-14-murder-lewis-daynes
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/breck-bednar-murder-teenage-video-gamer-admits-killing-british-schoolboy-after-meeting-arranged-online-9882590.html
https://www.breckfoundation.org/ourstory
https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/6/3/breck-bednar
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-35364026
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-30273692


https://projectcoldcase.org/2023/04/24/laura-cuni/
https://wsvn.com/news/local/family-of-woman-found-dead-at-storage-facility-makes-plea-to-the-public/
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/09/03/family-asks-for-help-with-solving-miami-dade-murder-mystery/
https://wsvn.com/news/local/woman-found-dead-inside-south-miami-dade-storage-facility/
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/unsolved-mystery-woman-held-hostage-killed-inside-public-storage-office/172780/




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