This episode covers short true crime stories that are fairly recent, some without any resolution yet. Including the case of trans man Sam Nordquist who was tortured and murdered this month.

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Resources:
https://crimesolverscentral.com/case/3712
https://charleyproject.org/case/jade-nicole-gordon

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/2025/02/missing-transgender-man-was-tortured-for-over-a-month-and-killed-in-finger-lakes.html
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-transgender-man-torture-74cc7632d43ec97f2985218f240c938c
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c391grm0g3no
https://www.startribune.com/family-hopes-that-oakdale-transgender-man-killed-in-new-york-is-remembered-for-who-he-was-not-how-he-died/601223495
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/2-additional-suspects-arrested-murder-minnesota-transgender-man-new-york/89-cf70a06e-2af5-4aaa-9cee-7f3054c2d381
https://www.whec.com/top-news/what-we-know-about-sam-nordquists-accused-killers/

https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-teen-death-neglect
https://disability-memorial.org/morgan-moore
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/mother-faces-30-years-prison-depraved-heart-murder-17-year-old-daughter-montgomery-county-maryland/65-d66fdb93-8d8f-4591-821e-46d75942f7cb
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/parents-accused-of-murdering-disabled-child-struggled-with-mental-illness-and-practiced-dark-religion-grandmother-says-dominique-cynthia-moore/65-59ec8c7c-e0ef-4d0e-97f2-02bdafcbc531

https://www.out.com/crime/2020/7/22/gay-firefighter-killed-after-flirting-straight-couple
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/memphis-firefighter-shot-and-killed/522-5c8513a9-0449-4a42-9a5f-991cfe05faf2
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/fox13-investigates-park-where-local-firefighter-was-killed/article_0f3cd4fb-e457-5f4d-be21-cca5ccc0b501.html


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/search-underway-for-lead-suspect-in-fire-captains-murder-san-diego-sheriffs-say/ar-AA1ztoAf
https://thecoastnews.com/new-details-emerge-about-suspect-in-slaying-of-cal-fire-captain/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/cal-fire-captain-was-2nd-spouse-killed-by-southern-california-woman-officials-say/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/lesbian-fire-chief-found-stabbed-to-death-police-think-they-know-her-killer/



https://theshiftnews.substack.com/p/elisa-rae-shupe-life-and-legacy
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/01/va-patient-died-by-suicide-at-top-of-hospitals-garage-in-syracuse.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisa_Rae_Shupe


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