Rainbow Crimes - Beyond the Rainbow

In 2023, 19 year old Clay Stephens who was openly gay, was living with his grandparents in Lawton, Oklahoma. Clay had a secret boyfriend in 24 year old Tawaan Richardson. Tawaan insisted the relationship remain secret because Tawaan also was having a relationship with a woman. Things took a turn for the worse when Clay threatened to out Tawaan to his girlfriend.

Promo for: Mountain Murders

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:
https://www.kswo.com/2024/01/31/lawton-man-pleads-guilty-2023-murder-19-year-old/
https://www.kswo.com/2023/04/13/family-homicide-victim-speaks-out/
https://www.kswo.com/2023/04/14/crime-stoppers-looking-suspect-wanted-murder-other-charges/
https://www.pghlesbian.com/2023/04/oklahoma-gay-teen-dies-from-gunshot-injury-in-easter-homicide/
https://www.aol.com/fort-worth-gang-member-sentenced-175431970.html?guccounter=1

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In 2010, two young women had been dating for three years and they had so much love for one another. Unfortunately they were living a nomadic lifestyle and a life of addiction. One of the girl's father did not believe his daughter was a lesbian and the more the two young women found trouble, the more the father blamed his daughter's girlfriend.

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Promo for Love & Murder - Heartbreak to Homicide

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:
https://www.pride.com/news/father-accused-murdering-lesbian-daughters-girlfriend
https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida_news/man-gets-life-for-killing-daughter-s-girlfriend/article_03a82224-d2fc-11e2-958f-0019bb30f31a.html
https://www.wtsp.com/article/home/bond-denied-for-dad-accused-of-killing-daughters-girlfriend/67-390695392
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dothaneagle/name/courtney-bright-obituary?id=7141809

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On May 24th, 2026, something went terrible wrong in Mark Velco-Rayburn's home in Columbus, Ohio. The results were deadly.

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Promo for: Love Murder Podcast

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/stabbing-adopted-son-killed-mark-123034508.html
https://www.pghlesbian.com/2026/06/the-death-of-a-gay-man-in-columbus/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSS4D1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFFUmRkdXFjVVVHVUtQTmxUc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkgeAByrSQuf-sNWV429LYDRMyIhq32rI5pBqpe9gjMPSYuPAH582aTlABgC_aem_54gvQDFUCciH8SOmeGOg3Q
https://www.aol.com/articles/boy-accused-fatally-stabbing-father-172721000.html?guccounter=1
https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/public-safety/police/press-releases/2026/may/homicide-update-2000-block-glen-echo-dr.pdf
https://www.shaw-davis.com/obituaries/mark-rayburn-velco
https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/prosecutors-seek-to-try-teen-as-adult-in-fatal-stabbing-of-father-in-clintonville-mark-rayburn-velco-kyle-williams

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Two men who were guests at an apartment in Atlanta, were getting ready for Atlanta's Black Gay Pride Events in 2010. Little did either know they would be mercilessly gunned down before ever attending.

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/man-convicted-of-killing-black-gay-pride-attendee/85-316008634
https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2026/s26a0063.html
https://epgn.com/2010/09/02/9359508-media-trail/
https://dallasvoice.com/cops-have-person-of-interest-in-atlanta-black-pride-organizer-durand-robinsons-murder/
https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2010/08/27/gay-nightclub-owners-killing-raises-questions-about-sexual-orientation/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/gay-pride-organizer-shot-killed_njtkf/241872080/

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In 1976, 19 year old college student Michelle Mitchell was a good daughter, she had just taken her father something for his low blood sugar, but on her way home when her car died near the University of Reno Nevada campus, evil would find her. Over 1,800 miles away in Louisiana a 29 year old woman would tell her mental health doctor, she killed a girl named Michelle in Reno. Then all hell would break loose.

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Promo for Pod of Terror

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:
https://www.loevy.com/longest-ever-wrongfully-incarcerated-woman-u-s-history-sues-framed/
https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/08/11/cathy-woods-35-years-wrongfully-imprisoned-exonerated-dies/8101284002/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115136e003800v115136d--51--b--51--&gca-ft=9&gca-ds=sophi
https://thisisreno.com/2020/11/michelle-mitchell-murder-gets-fresh-look-on-national-crime-program/
https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Reno-family-wants--492744141.html
https://music.youtube.com/podcast/Xw0H5h6fQLk

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This episode is from the U.K. in 2013 then it travels to Rome, Italy. 24 year old Jason Marshall had a rough childhood and spent much of his time fantasizing he was an authority figure. Either law enforcement or an MI5 agent. Posing as an MI5 agent, he gained the trust of an older man he met on a dating app. The results were deadly.

True Crime Quickie is from Long Island, New York in 2019.

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Promo for Conspiring to Argue

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Damn, Wish I was your lover by Sophie B. Hawkins

Resources:
https://www.itv.com/news/london/2017-08-09/bogus-policeman-guilty-of-murdering-man-in-his-own-home-killed-again-while-on-the-run
https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/634546/s05-e03-jason-marshall
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/09/jason-marshall-fantasist-found-guilty-murdering-man-peter-fasoli-sex-session
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-40813798
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-41399617
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1999/06/21/Serial-killer-sentenced-to-life/7759929937600/

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/ryan-lindquist-allegedly-stabbed-boyfriend-evan-grabelsky-to-death-during-date
https://avp.org/2019/06/01/ncavp-mourns-the-death-of-32-year-old-evan-grabelsky-a-white-cisgender-gay-man-in-long-island-ny/
https://www.nassauda.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/1306
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/long-island-fatal-stabbing-arrest/

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Striving to find a welcoming community of LGBTQ+ members, 36 year old Jason Marous would leave his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For 9 years Jason had found his people and a boyfriend. Then one fateful night, Jason was murdered by an unknown killer.

Our true crime quickie is from Queens, New York in 1976. A love triangle between a wife, a husband and the wife's female lover.

Promo for: Book of the Dead

Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources: 
https://citytowner.com/jason-marous-murdered-in-fort-lauderdale-florida/
https://outsfl.com/local/loved-ones-mourn-jason-marous-ask-for-answers-after-murder
https://outsfl.com/local/mother-mourns-her-son-fights-for-justice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MxEL2EQ7O4

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117265/herbert_taylor
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/591492afadd7b0493459caee
https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19780906-01.2.75

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Before Epstein's Island was around, there was another island in Lake Michigan ran by a wealthy man named Frank Shelden. He and his associates trafficked young boys for sex on this secluded island.

Our True Crime Quickie is from Salt Lake City, Utah in 1991. The Murder of Kerry Arbon.

Promo for Cause of Death: 100 Seconds To Midnight

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Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:
https://medium.com/@tttimetales/dark-secrets-of-north-fox-island-7a061a5058a6
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/02/20/before-epsteins-island-power-and-privilege-shielded-abuse-on-michigans-north-fox-island/
https://hoodline.com/2026/02/fbi-digs-in-on-detroit-millionaire-s-north-fox-island-of-secrets/
https://wkfr.com/north-fox-island-history/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRzXINleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWbXRWZmJGa3RnM212SU9tc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgxOmjL6lNTzCd3iu5NHUU4nIvK_TQ4DBggaemnq6cHowk9QhHRj_XvcDTrH_aem_O2Jl83-YL5zCDmn2I13CBA
https://vault.fbi.gov/francis-shelden/Francis%20Shelden%20Part%2001/view
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/oakland-county-child-killer-50-years-later-murders-up-north-pedophile-ring-unanswered-questions?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=69aa19ff635b2e00017b9c90&fbclid=IwY2xjawRzX3FleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWbXRWZmJGa3RnM212SU9tc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnA8_asIhWAxO078cSMLuJ92zktQdKMnBw-vTjVVpH4gx0bs6XJgn1NYoWMd_aem_HxOK1pB0FxlOe1RMt4zbpg
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/02/20/everything-we-know-about-the-oakland-county-child-killer-case/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113292984/kerry_gilbert-arbon
https://www.deseret.com/1991/9/13/18940914/body-in-canyon-was-that-of-orem-man/
Google AI was also used in obtaining information about Kerry's case.
https://www.utahinvestigative.org/a-gay-latter-day-saint-was-murdered-in-salt-lake-city-in-1991-why-has-his-case-never-been-solved/

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18 year old Eric Hansen had a rough childhood in Wisconsin. His parents divorced when he was young, he had run away several times, and he was an outcast in high school. The last time he ran away, he told his mom he was going to Indiana. But he actually went to live with a 50 year old gay man in Milwaukee.

Our True Crime Quickie is from 2014 in British Columbia.

If you have information about Eric Hansen, please contact Clark Williams at [email protected]   or 408-829-0375

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Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda

Resources:
https://www.kenoshacountywi.gov/1529/Cold-Case-Eric-Hansen
https://www.milwaukeemag.com/clark-williams-eric-hansen/
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/kenoshanews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/81/c810f0ee-c388-5e44-8a1c-a2b0e2d6ff51/5f3d6ce84a19c.pdf.pdf
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/kenoshanews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/74/c746373e-7ac6-59be-b06d-13f648bdcf54/5f3d6ce8a2048.pdf.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26481298/eric_r-hansen

https://edmontonsun.com/2014/03/10/nothing-suggests-hate-crime-in-death-of-edmonton-drag-queen
https://globalnews.ca/news/1879887/police-continue-search-for-suspect-one-year-after-edmonton-mans-murder/
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/man-wanted-for-edmonton-drag-queen-killing-arrested-in-b-c-after-rocks-hurled-at-cars
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/man-arrested-throwing-rocks-in-b-c-last-week-now-charged-with-edmonton-killing
https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2020/02/25/calls-about-rock-throwing-on-golden-ears-bridge-leads-to-arrest/

https://www.facebook.com/MissingPeopleInAmerica/posts/lovely-brooks-known-to-her-loved-ones-as-angie-was-last-seen-on-january-10-2023-/1073574621464829/
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/family-still-searching-answers-january-disappearance-richmond-virginia-rcna83653

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On February 27th, 56 year old Cheryl Miranda would take a road trip to Alabama from Florida. She was hoping to find a new state to live in to escape the ups and downs of a bad relationship with a woman named Tonya Miller. But ex girlfriend Tonya asked Cheryl if her and her 20 year old son Jabaris could get a ride to Atlanta, Georgia on Cheryl's trip to Alabama. Cheryl agreed only to be on a trip from hell.

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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://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2018/s17a1578.html
https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2008/02/23/mother-son-get-life-sentences-for-post-breakup-murder/25807333007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116215e002400v116215d--62--b--62--&gca-ft=123&gca-ds=sophi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mbud8rLV8U
https://www.inquisitr.com/cheryl-miranda-tonya-miller-fatal-attraction-georgia-murder-of-lesbian-found-dead-in-burned-out-truck-subject-of-tv-one-domestic-violence-documentary/

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