Latest Queer crime Podcast Episodes
Final episode 1 - Rotherham: Kenneth Crowe
Queer Crime - July 08, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsFinal episode number 1 *** I am closing Queer Crime but I will keep the episodes published so we do not lose these tragic stories. As a thank you for your support over the past two years, I’m publishing two Patreon episodes and one new episode. Good luck with everything and remember … be kind t...
Final episode 3 - Kansas: Robert Berdella
Queer Crime - July 08, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings*** I am closing Queer Crime but I will keep the episodes published so we do not lose these tragic stories. As a thank you for your support over the past two years, I’m publishing two Patreon episodes and one new episode. Good luck with everything and remember … be kind to each other. *** The o...
Final episode 2 - West Midlands: Nathan Maynard-Ellis
Queer Crime - July 08, 2022 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings*** I am closing Queer Crime but I will keep the episodes published so we do not lose these tragic stories. As a thank you for your support over the past two years, I’m publishing two Patreon episodes and one new episode. Good luck with everything and remember … be kind to each other. *** I hav...
Oakland: The Number 57 Bus
Queer Crime - September 04, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThis is the story of when two people’s worlds collided on the number 57 bus in Oakland, California. Patreon: patreon.com/queercrime Twitter: @crime_queer Instagram: QueerCrime Website: queercrime.com Source: ‘The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives’...
London: Michael Lupo
Queer Crime - August 21, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn the 1980s, in amongst the upsetting and tragic deaths of gay men who were being struck down with a mystery and seemingly incurable illness, another tragedy was unfolding in London for the gay community. A tragedy that was partly caused by the mystery illness which was killing gay men. Patre...
Portsmouth: Allan Grimson
Queer Crime - August 07, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsOn 12 January 2000, the way the British military treated serving LGBT+ people changed forever. Prior to that date, anyone who was LGBT+ was banned from serving in the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the British Army. Before the ban was lifted, serving members of the forces lived in fear of ...
Olongapo: Jennifer Laude
Queer Crime - July 24, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThe gay panic defence or trans panic defence is absolutely abhorrent. It is a legal strategy that asks a court to consider that a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity is to blame for a defendant’s violent reaction … and this violent reaction can include murder. Twitter: @crime_queer ...
Orange County: Danny Lockin
Queer Crime - July 10, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsEveryone knows the 1969 romantic comedy musical called ‘Hello Dolly!’ which features uber-gay icon Barbra Streisand. This joyous, high-camp movie with its catchy tunes and long-lasting legacy of frivolity and fun … also has a horrible queer crime story attached to it which has been almost entire...
Queer Crime update
Queer Crime - June 23, 2021 10:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHi all ... just a brief update from me about my next episode. Thanks, Patrick. x Support the show
Queer Crime update
Queer Crime - June 23, 2021 10:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHi all ... just a brief update from me about my next episode. Thanks, Patrick. x Support the show
Sydney: Bondi Beach Murders
Queer Crime - June 12, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsYou might think that a string of murders of gay men in Sydney in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, which may have had almost 90 victims, would have received international news coverage. You might think that this would warrant international condemnation … but it didn’t. In fact, so little attention was pa...
Albufeira: Diogo Goncalves
Queer Crime - May 29, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAt the start of 2020, the world was facing something truly unique, horrific, frightening and unexpected. The news coverage was relentless and almost entirely focussed on Covid-19. There was no time or interest in covering anything else. Crimes that would have ordinarily made it onto national or ...
New Orleans: Fernando Rios
Queer Crime - May 15, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings*** The language in this episode may be triggering from some listeners. The derogatory homophobic words that appeared in my research are the words that I have used as I feel these highlight the bigoted views at the time of this crime. No offence is intended by using these words. *** In Septembe...
Germany: The Pink Triangles
Queer Crime - May 01, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings*** The language in this episode may be triggering for some listeners. The derogatory homophobic and transphobic words that appeared in my research are the words that I have used as I feel these highlight the bigoted views of people at the time of this crime. No offence is intended by using thes...
Nebraska: Little Boy Blue
Queer Crime - April 17, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsOn Christmas Eve 1985, Chuck Kleveland, a resident of a small village called Chester in Nebraska decided to get his hair cut for the Christmas holidays. He left work and made a quick detour by his house to pick up his shotgun in case he spotted any pheasant. As he travelled along a small dirt ...
California: The Scorecard Killer
Queer Crime - April 03, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAt 1:10am on 14 May 1983, two Highway Patrol Officers observed a car driving erratically on Interstate 5 in Orange County, California. They suspected the driver was drunk and they signalled for him to stop. The driver pulled over and opened the car door, outrageously emptying the contents of h...
New York: Marsha P Johnson
Queer Crime - March 20, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings*** The language in this episode may be triggering for some listeners. The derogatory and transphobic words that appeared in my research are the words that I have used as I feel these highlight the bigoted views of people at the time of this crime. No offence is intended by using these words. **...
New York: Kitty Genovese
Queer Crime - March 13, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsImagine being stabbed by a stranger just metres away from your home? Imagine screaming out in pain and terror within earshot of dozens of people who heard your cries for help ... but no-one did anything? Imagine the lack of help that you received during your attack created something which b...
London: The Last Gay Hangings
Queer Crime - March 06, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn 1533, King Henry VIII introduced an Act of Parliament called the Buggery Act. It was England's first sodomy law and it would have lasting repercussions for gay men all over the world. This is the story of the last two men to be hanged in England under the Buggery Act. Twitter: @crime_queer ...
Santiago: Daniel Zamudio
Queer Crime - February 27, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn March 2012, the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, urged parliament to speed up the adoption of the law on hate crimes, which had been on the shelf for over seven years. In July 2012, it was signed by the President and came into force. The law is known in Chile as the Zamudio law, in honou...
Hanover: The Werewolf of Hanover
Queer Crime - February 20, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn May 1924, two children were playing near the Leine River in Hanover when they discovered a human skull. Two weeks later, another human skull was found not far from the location of the first skull. Another two weeks passed and two more male skulls were found. All four skulls were determined...
Washington State: The Hart Tribe
Queer Crime - February 13, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJennifer and Sarah Hart were loving wives who were completely devoted to each other. They had adopted six beautiful children who they were extremely proud of and who they loved deeply … and the world knew it. While Sarah didn’t have much of a social media presence, Jennifer more than made up for...
Brisbane: Lesbian Vampire Killer
Queer Crime - February 06, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn the late 1980s, Tracey Wigginton had become the leader of a self-styled witches coven comprising four members. At first, their activities were innocent and innocuous but it didn’t take long for their coven to take a more sinister turn. Tracey revealed one night that she was harbouring a deep ...
Nebraska: Brandon Teena
Queer Crime - January 30, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings*** The language in this episode may be triggering for some listeners. The derogatory and transphobic words that appeared in my research are the words that I have used as I feel these highlight the bigoted views of people at the time of this crime. No offence is intended by using these words. **...
California: Heaven's Gate
Queer Crime - January 23, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn 1996, an organisation called Heaven’s Gate rented a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, California. In October of the same year, they learned that the Hale-Bopp comet was approaching Earth. By the end of March 1997, all 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were dead. This is the story of a cult, a ...
Sydney: Morgan Huxley
Queer Crime - January 16, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsNeutral Bay is a harbour-side suburb of Sydney, Australia; about 3 kms from Sydney’s central business district. It’s a beautiful, self-contained suburb on the shoreline which offers breath-taking views of the harbour and many shops, restaurants and cafes. It’s a popular spot for young profession...
London: The Gay Slayer
Queer Crime - January 09, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAfter a court ruling in England in the late 1980s, the attitude of the police towards the LGBT+ community meant that anyone who was interested in bondage or BDSM had to retreat underground with their kink. It didn’t matter if it was consensual. The court ruling indicated that witnesses to, or pa...
Rome: Naughty Nuns
Queer Crime - January 03, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn the 1850s, Rome was noted for being silent and tranquil. It had a certain air of saintliness and stillness. At the time, the population of Rome was 180,000 people and around 7,500 of those people were nuns and priests. Everyone is aware that being a priest or a nun within the Catholic chur...
Porto: Gisberta Salce
Queer Crime - December 27, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings*** The language in this episode may be triggering for some listeners. The derogatory and transphobic words that appeared in my research are the words that I have used as I feel these highlight the bigoted views of people at the time of this crime. No offence is intended by using these words. **...
London: Michael Boothe
Queer Crime - December 20, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsSometimes it takes an outrageous act of brutality, driven by hate, to bring about the change that is very much needed and long overdue. Homosexuality in England was decriminalised in 1967. Despite this, homophobia in the 1980s was out of control. During the AIDS crisis, homophobia was inflamed ...
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