Rainbow Crimes - Beyond the Rainbow

In 1990, Two men, 38 year old Denny Young and 49 year old Jerry Parker were embracing at a popular "Gay Hook Up" spot in St. Charles Missouri. In the shadows two teenaged boys were lurking. Seeing their marks to rob, the young punks made their move.

True Crime Quickie is from England. The Murder of 8 year old Ayesha Chowdhury.

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

Resources:

http://www.stlouislgbthistory.com/timeline/1990s/1990-murder.html
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mo-supreme-court/1298235.html
https://www.netflix.com/watch/80202437?trackId=268410292&tctx=0%2C0%2Cb97ae3ac-4d88-4a21-baff-b2d3141a9acb-450422532%2Cb97ae3ac-4d88-4a21-baff-b2d3141a9acb-450422532%7C2%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C80202283%2CVideo%3A80202437%2CdetailsPageEpisodePlayButton
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/shafer-robert-andrew.htm
https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-killer-robert-shafer-now/
https://fox2now.com/news/netflix-true-crime-show-revisits-1990-st-charles-county-murders/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-31133927
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34912821
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/06/mother-tortured-killed-daughter-ayesha-ali-jailed-for-13-years




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18 year old Tiffany Valiente had such a bright future ahead of her. She had a full ride scholarship to Mercy College in New York, thanks to her talents on the Volleyball Court. But on July 12th, 2015, she disappeared from her home only to be found miles away clad only in her sports bra and underwear. She had been grotesquely mutilated by a New Jersey train.

True Crime Quickie from Portland, Oregon in 2013. The Murder of 24 year old Precious Jackson.

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


Resources:

https://people.com/what-happened-to-tiffany-valiante-8690877#:~:text=In%202015%2C%20Tiffany%20had%20just,an%20argument%20with%20her%20parents.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citing-trove-recovered-texts-other-144500274.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAExV7Ggu3Pq3xkhMDZr0EluPb6QwkHxcPMjCKQ5IDEhRYm5Cax5xq7lIMOLG_e87Lc4WJbw8Kbbb-WxE13Mf3ywpTuYayuCFGW_V8O30A-GTK3yvTPuf-IAKJIbMuG8Vr0bsilfo6NzBHmWpREx_dovYxYFMoE_v_TL0vbf-flWN&guccounter=2

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+did+the+convenience+store+workers+say+about+Tiffany+Valiante&sca_esv=e39c5fa6bbfa4ff6&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS1147US1147&sxsrf=AE3TifNx8TWCb6C8repaki9b8v3As6hQ_Q%3A1757885615668&udm=50&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIeqDdErwP5rACeJAty2zADJjYuUnSkczEhozYdaq1wZrEWeBTRRMkGx8PE2F9zI9kP0W9slwfD0e_E2SCYpxxEsC_BrWJwexl-O9EWcJokLfolidtcXxvW99MwkbO-wb4MAKMfrgJXRv1udcTEvX7muF0uB0QmZ1f0PFcGGpV6k0vi_XqFw&aep=1&ntc=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjL3bWdmtmPAxWzLEQIHYPtMOkQ2J8OegQIDRAE&biw=1366&bih=633&dpr=1&mtid=tjTHaL6NFdTCkPIPvdrOkQU&mstk=AUtExfDJobRWaLA9uvadkh0JoVhob4qlMgufbfzalUKka0TpGwNBwCil6mtqJySt1P8FeTlgS59V02sCR9rEnW_T1lQfSjm2R7SKtZEx9d2cbe6lFaI2zRGGnu6-a_7aq-qRtMsyTLBIv3u0KkNm94YRgINiQk5JYel8p7DoiotqqQ4hZn0po5G2kRKxwTc00SZQ_y_Y2rae5hdirx3rxr1Uxua4kHwa_xThnkuonkgzejyURNROj5i3yFvc91nxuw4JieYBwWX9OaCz3KuHBT2Pk9wPxlloJGj3baZVsxx5MhgrbOTloSq_F1n92gbq8zrRcDhRGMqrZpqiUQ&csuir=1

https://brettmilam.com/2022/10/22/unsolved-mysteries-mystery-at-mile-marker-45/

https://outinjersey.net/south-jersey-gay-teens-2015-death-may-have-been-a-hate-crime/

https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/collection_98229907-6c5e-476f-8f74-478d16195d7a.html


https://usgunviolence.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/killed-precious-antanaye-jackson-portland-or/

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2015/11/rage_over_new_lesbian_lover_ne.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2013/11/southeast_portland_woman_fatal.html





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Amir Issa was an Egyptian/Italian rapper who was also gay. He lived in Los Angeles with his father Shehada and his mother Rabithah. Shehada was not a good man, he had involvement in drug trafficking and had been incarcerated for it. Shehada also hated his son for Amir's sexual identity. 

True Crime Quickie is from Las Vegas, Nevada in 2023. The rampage of Rosemary Meza.

Some sunshine with coming out stories...

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

Resources:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/03/father-charged-killing-son-gay-hate-crime-amir-issa
https://abc7chicago.com/post/california-father-charged-with-killing-son-for-being-gay/1273684/
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/los-angeles-family-members-praise-slain-mother-brother
https://www.google.com/search?q=tell+details+of+the+murder+of+rabithah+and+amir+issa&sca_esv=b2098d312b489eac&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS1147US1147&sxsrf=AE3TifOKA9KZOCrzF_-UI8aEw4T2m5AANQ%3A1757216596079&udm=50&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIeuYzzFkfneXafNx6OMdA4MQRJc_t_TQjwHYrzlkIauOKKs0YI23S9EeDMNq-iJuNE9kbk_tqcCBI4NkmSFsStjsRXP1Xs0hqcA8NrOIiNJKwjGLFWru1jr_OtncT3qc7s2sIkptL5fddmgm0rryFypvi7c4_TB9BquBpaSsdhJm_WiwfDA&aep=1&ntc=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2y4L43cWPAxUyLkQIHfg9A4AQ2J8OegQIDxAD&biw=1366&bih=633&dpr=1&mtid=V_-8aNKOLd_KkPIP_PrNCQ&mstk=AUtExfBN1gJOq4W0XBvRZyMoQNMtPF9BlLZWKZ0lKV5lXBwV_po6vIq6HX9EK6scrdBMiHuAHT_ADxMWDOByQg2_y7gpdBzob6dp0wZG5Teq9wZ_MVT-qOVdsu76Cgen89vrimbijVGIdSAQozSiAp_Uz0e1EAU4LlwDjwZNO50gbI4TICeWu6vkrtUTpvx9tBxgzLNKoCSpPmer33YP85uRGizWhrqYQ3TNF9RmFatbPim-bafgun4DI6G0MvX6ZeRBd-vNKOpzXLbYKAhmmqy-TCJ3WH4_BgXYJKG0qyVc5tQG9l0X0IDoaELhnf8TfK9aW42sTcaeExpLng&csuir=1
https://abc7.com/post/north-hills-man-found-guilty-in-murders-of-wife-and-son/2465609/
https://www.psucollegian.com/culture_lifestyle/italian-rapper-amir-issa-shares-multicultural-story-through-panel-discussion-and-rap/article_0ed8e6fa-7fef-11ee-aa9a-c39f77a2298c.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqV2NaZqXWM
https://news3lv.com/news/local/suspect-arrested-in-connection-to-double-homicide-in-north-las-vegas
https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/north-las-vegas-police-accusing-37-year-old-of-two-open-murders-after-identifying-her-car-in-crash
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/woman-accused-of-double-strangulation-with-shoelace-appears-in-court-2910710/

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In both 2011 and 2018, seven years apart, two woman romantically linked to Joyce Pelzer would die in Conyers Georgia. 

True Crime Quickie is from San Antonio, Texas in June 2025. The Murder of actor Jonathan Joss.

Promo for: The Final Trace

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

Resources:
https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/joyce-pelzer-killed-two-girlfriends-shanwdell-mcleod-rosalyn-lewis
https://www.dekalbda.org/news_detail_T6_R253.php
https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/woman-serving-life-joyce-marie-lewis-pelzer-stabbing-wife-rosalyn-death-sentenced-killing-former-girlfriend-shawndell-mcleod-decatur-dekalb-county-district-attorney
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=4538dfga
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1222637386311788
https://people.com/woman-stabbed-wife-death-convicted-killing-ex-girlfriend-remains-missing-8412092
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/shawndell-mcleod-2011-murder-ex-girlfriend-convicted/85-4487be69-a33c-4360-9365-c8a247d0aafe
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hx_9jlYAw6c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpat6iQGbH0



https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/man-who-shot-and-killed-actor-jonathan-joss-claims-self-defense/3871673/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jonathan-joss-killing-police-records-neighbor-dispute-rcna210670
https://apnews.com/article/king-of-hill-actor-fatally-shot-joss-68cdcbcdefd0515d5315755201245fca
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/jonathan-joss-san-antonio-police-neighbors-20361255.php
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jonathan-joss-killed-investigation-sexual-orientation-what-to-know/

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Part Two of Patrick Kearney.  True Crime Quickie is from Dallas, TX in 2021 (Alan White).

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

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Resources:
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/patrick-kearney-trash-bag-killer
https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kearney-patrick.htm
https://derangedlacrimes.com/?tag=david-hill
https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/patrick_kearney/5.html
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10167519016735184&id=14137110183&m_entstream_source=permalink&_rdr
https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Kearney,%20Patrick%20_2012_.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/1978/02/19/archives/man-guilty-in-trash-bag-deaths-is-charged-in-21st-murder-count.html
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick_Kearney
https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/tag/patrick-kearney/



https://dallasvoice.com/alan-whites-body-found/#:~:text=The%20Dallas%20County%20Medical%20Examiner,body%20was%20found%20last%20week.
https://dallasvoice.com/white-case-isnt-cold/#:~:text=White's%20body%20was%20finally%20found,confirming%20that%20White%20was%20murdered.
https://people.com/crime/kpmg-executive-found-dead-dallas-after-going-missing-in-october/

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Patrick Kearney was a gay serial killer operating in the Los Angeles area in the late 60's and 70's. He seemed fueled to kill each time after he and his boyfriend had a terrible fight. Part one of a two parter.

Promo for Murder and Mimosas

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

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Resources:
https://www.thejohnnydoeproject.com/trashbag-slayer-talks-police-claim/
https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Kearney,%20Patrick%20_2012_.pdf
https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kearney-patrick.htm
https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/patrick_kearney/5.html
https://www.crimewatchers.net/threads/ca-sk-patrick-kearney-victims-and-unidentified-trash-bag-murders-case.2429/
https://derangedlacrimes.com/?p=8414
https://derangedlacrimes.com/?p=8437
https://www.thejohnnydoeproject.com/skeletal-remains-unearthed/
https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kearney-patrick.htm
https://www.thejohnnydoeproject.com/project/patrick-wayne-kearney/#:~:text=Kearney%20claimed%20to%20have%20killed%20his%20first%20victim%2C,man%20named%20David%20Hill%2C%20who%20became%20his%20lover.
https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Kearney,%20Patrick%20_2012_.pdf
https://www.factualamerica.com/serial-cuts/trash-bag-butcher-patrick-kearneys-california-killing-spree
https://allthatsinteresting.com/patrick-kearney
https://www.factualamerica.com/serial-cuts/patrick-kearneys-trash-bag-epilogue-death-row-to-life-sentence
https://crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/patrick_kearney/8.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/michael-craig-mcghee
https://www.thejohnnydoeproject.com/john-woods-23/



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28 year old Bernina Mata was a bi-sexual woman who lived with a man named Russell. Her and Russell would sometimes hook up for sex. On June 27th, 1998, Russell dropped Bernina off at a tavern. Bernina met a man named John there and brought him home for a nightcap. Bernina and John became intimate and Russell rushed in to put a stop to it. While Russell held John back, Bernina stabbed John and killed him. The prosecutor and jury were biased with the prosecution calling Bernina a man hating, hard core lesbian.

True crime quickie is from Houston, Texas in 2024,  The Murder of Vanity Williams.

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Promo for: Box in the Basement

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

Resources:
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/il-supreme-court/1273448.html
https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/court-of-appeals-second-appellate-district/2004/2030446.html#:~:text=On%20January%2011%2C%202003%2C%20former,without%20the%20possibility%20of%20parole.
https://www.freebryce.org/
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/illinois-death-row-inmates-granted-commutation-by-governor-george-ryan-on-january-12-2003
https://www.ruthannrobson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lesbians_death-penalty-hard-core-case-.pdf

https://www.advocate.com/crime/vanity-williams-trans-woman-killed
https://www.hrc.org/news/vanity-williams-black-transgender-woman-who-created-and-made-a-safe-space-for-everyone-killed-in-houston-texas
https://cw39.com/crime/arrest-made-after-woman-is-murdered-in-downtown-houston-central-business-district-apartment-lobby/

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/germanys-parliament-banned-the-pride-flag-it-backfired-spectacularly/?utm_campaign=good-news-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_edition=202508020100&utm_source=newsletter

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A quick update to the case I covered a few months ago when I collaborated on Suitcase Murders with Pat of Pod of Terror.

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

Resources:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/an-adult-performer-gruesomely-murdered-two-gay-men-in-their-home-hes-going-away-for-life/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2313nz09zo

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26 year old trans man Aaron Lynch was sometimes prone to mental health breakdowns. He was having one while alone in his family's home on July 7th, 2022. 911 was called and police arrived without a mental health professional. Aaron did not possess a gun or knife but police gunned him down anyway.

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

Resources:
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2024/06/family-of-man-shot-killed-by-fairfax-co-police-files-20-million-wrongful-death-suit/
https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-honors-aaron-lynch-26-year-old-transgender-man-killed-in-virginia
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/no-charges-filed-officer-shoots-kills-man-responding-mental-health-crisis-fairfax-county/65-293fa8c3-040d-468d-939c-35f7765fff90
https://www.them.us/story/jasper-aaron-lynch-west-virginia-police-shooting
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/local/virginia-police-release-video-of-jasper-lynch-shooting/2022/08/04/68049662-a854-46dd-9d69-6e2f0393d782_video.html

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44 year old Gary Raynal's murder in Kansas City, Kansas remains unsolved as does Ken Brennan's, a history teacher in Australia.

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

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Resources: 
https://crimeimmemorial.com/2023/03/23/gary-raynal/#:~:text=Although%20authorities%20are%20reluctant%20to,case%20once%20and%20for%20all.
https://www.google.com/search?q=gary+raynal+murder+police+report+2001&sca_esv=cd63d47fa156149d&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS1147US1147&sxsrf=AE3TifPM978la4BPQuPk3WL4DPd6kmRXPA%3A1752611247254&udm=50&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIeqDdErwP5rACeJAty2zADJjYuUnSkczEhozYdaq1wZrEWeBTRRMkGx8PE2F9zI9kP0W9slwfD0e_E2SCYpxxEsC_BrWJwexl-O9EWcJokLfolidtcXxvW99MwkbO-wb4MAKMfrgJXRv1udcTEvX7muF0uB0QmZ1f0PFcGGpV6k0vi_XqFw&aep=1&ntc=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4vcnW2b-OAxWjLUQIHbMKIQYQ2J8OegQIExAC&biw=1366&bih=633&dpr=1&mtid=trl2aNHdPJCnkPIP26vYmQQ&mstk=AUtExfC70kGhab4a96zUENE1bSPchoKtvgIlTEEhv-A70Cft5muIglZiYVLhl5H-DFnJxrE90qwb5EE1hiOwM5GCRRo5nDTmQ-f0zR7jWQFGsXZK05XKez1VwvU1HU61KYDktTy0lcV5LhESW8Y2i86tHwlQ93a320e0taOPfMm22EKAGqnHc-qWBtnRlY8yPRcKSEtvo3iZTD0BR01m2x4PqDcCINN29FjXiMdGJq-R6BYOzQLUn1iQWlH7VWOb9jzfhxCsEJJyPwZISkjPbn7A7EQVB4lVKGJfeNXilbl5oRHsuZq8OHfdE4rW6EWemzbJOJTRdYGf3CvvPE1TxJMEHXM6PWXUHGrqew&csuir=1

https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/can_you_help_us/rewards/100000_reward/1995_murder_of_kenneth_brennan#:~:text=In%201996%2C%20a%20Coronial%20Inquest,responsible%20for%20Mr%20Brennan's%20murder.
https://lgbtiq.specialcommission.nsw.gov.au/assets/lgbtiq/hearings/20221205/exhibits-combined/Exhibit-6/Exhibit-6-Tab-047-SCOI.74906.pdf
https://lgbtiq.specialcommission.nsw.gov.au/assets/lgbtiq/hearings/20230622/exhibits/Exhibit-37/Exhibit-37-Tab-125-SCOI.44996.pdf
https://lgbtiq.specialcommission.nsw.gov.au/assets/lgbtiq/hearings/20230622/written-submissions/Statement-of-Jan-Ferguson-Brennan-Family.pdf

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