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...

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...

Missing but not forgotten Andy Tench of North Carolina Herbert Baumeister one of the most prolific serial killers of gay men in the 80's & 90's. Herb hailed from Indiana. He was married to a woman and had three kids but got his rocks off having sex with men and then killing them. In October 2023 and in January 2024 two of his victims that were John Does got their names back and were identified. Promo for ODFM podcast Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by...

In past two years, 4 gay men have been murdered in the Phoenix, Arizona area. 41 year old Ben Anderson, 20 year old Osvaldo Hernandez Castillo, 30 year old Bernie Pantaleon and 49 year old Jake Kelly. It's possible 3 are connected and for sure two are. Osvaldo and Bernie were gunned down by a member of The Northside 15th Avenue Street Gang. Missing lgbtq plus person is Royce Riley Carter of New York. He went missing in Dallas, TX. True Crime Quickie is the murder of Jake Kelly. Promo for...

Missing LGBTQ plus person Jon Riley from Canada. 23 year old David Iwo, a transient living in the U.K. f****d with cats. He did so as a preliminary to killing gay men. David was a serial killer in the making but he was captured after the murder of his first victim. True Crime Quickie out of Virginia, the murder of Jose Menendez. Promo by Creepy Tapas Intro: Black Moons by 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon True Crime &...

Missing but not forgotten LGBTQ person is Aaron Cody Fortner. 31 year old Kevin Clewer was on a night out with his friend John. The two men were bar hopping in the Boystown gayborhood of Chicago in March of 2004. Kevin would leave John at one of the bars as he left with a young man who called himself Fernando. Kevin's body would be found in his apartment by his father the following evening. The case has gone cold and has some eerie similarities to the case of Phillip DiMartino, who I covered...

Back in 2001, Jayess, Mississippi a 58 acre compound housed Reverend David Earl King, his wife, his 32 year old adopted son, his 10-11 children, and some of his congregation. The acreage had a large house for the Kings, mobile homes for non relatives, a church with a basement that was used as a school, farm animals, trees and brush. The school was prime hunting ground for the Reverend, his adult adopted son and another man to prey on young boys sexually. While this is not a typical LGTBTQ...

Hey guys, time has slipped away from me this week so I'm still in the process of researching and writing my next case. In the meantime, please take a listen to some of the hosts from Darkcast Network discuss ethics in true crime podcasting. See ya next week with a new Beyond the Rainbow Episode!

All hell would break loose February 2017 as Samara's home became a literal war zone in Florida. Lisa's ex husband would arrive wearing a bullet proof vest and bearing arms. The women too had guns and the three adults would exchange fire until all were dead.  Missing but not forgotten update of Beau Mann.   True Crime Quickie from Yuma, Arizona in 2021. The murder of Derek Runnion. Promo for Brew Crimes Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by...

February 2024, two beautiful gay men would take their last breaths in Australia. This is yet another case about unrequitted love or perhaps just obsession. Missing but not forgotten LGBTQ person is Melissa Crabtree from Taos, New Mexico True Crime Quickie from Dover, England in 2027. Promo for Hands Off My...

16 year old Nex Benedict was a gender non conforming sophomore at their high school in Oklahoma. This month they went to use the bathroom and were attacked by three upper classmen girls resulting in Nex having head trauma. The following day Nex died. This chid did not have to die, but thanks to some irresponsible adults that is exactly what happened. Oklahoma has been notorious for their anti LGBTQ laws, especially anti trans. Add an anti LGBTQ ultra conservative troll from Tik Tok to the...

Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon First, a big thank you to Julia of The Consult: Real FBI Profilers Podcast! Julia brought my attention to the main case of Phillip DiMartino. Our Missing But Not Forgotten LGBTQ person is Tyler Goodrich from Lincoln, Nebraska who disappeared November 3rd after leaving his house for a run. 36 year old Phillip Di Martino was savagely murdered in 2010 in his own apartment in San Francisco. In spite quite a bit of evidence, his killer has...

This episode is dedicated to my Nilla Bean who passed January 26th, 2024. Please skip ahead to around 13:30 to get to the case. Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon Jorge Diaz-Johnston was an LGBTQ advocate in Florida, but his kindness resulted in his demise. True Crime Quickie: 16 year old Mikayla Miller's death had some shady circumstances around it. Intro: Black Moons by 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS Promo for: Cause of Death: 100 seconds to...

Join C.J. for the discussion of two hate groups...one is TERF and the other is Women II Women ran by Amie Ichikawa. CALL TO ACTION: Please email or call, below is a sample letter. Dear Mr. Broomfield, I am concerned that Amie Ichikawa and Woman II Woman is being allowed back into CCWF after previously having been denied. She supports the author of Serial killers in heaven and victims in hell and the light side of serial killers. Victims have been damaged and harmed by her careless...

Professor of Art, Rie Hachiyanagi at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts was obsessed with her colleague and friend Lauret Savoy, Professor of Geology. The night before Christmas Eve 2019, Rie dropped by Lauret's home to talk to her about a recent break up she was going through. Instead Rie attacked Lauret and tortured her for four hours. Rie felt Lauret should have known she was always in love with her. True crime quickie from Australia...the murder of Adam Marriott. Promo by Murder and...

This is a collaboration episode with Courtney of The Book of the Dead Podcast. This episode we cover the death of 20 year old Kaylene Oehling in Etna, Pennsylvania. I, C.J., was contacted by her dad to cover his daughter's case and asked Courtney to help. There's a good chance we know who the killer is, but law enforcement has not made any moves to arrest him yet. And while he remains on their suspect list, their hesitation might be that the suspect is a police informant. Promo by Mythical...

During the same time Serial Killer Randy Kraft was active in the United States, a "family" of serial kidnappers, rapists and murderers were operating in the Adelaide, Australia area. Using some of Randy's tactics, these people led by Bevan Spencer Von Einem took a number of young men,raped, tortured them and eventually murdered at least 5 teenage boys and young men. Promo by Missing Magnolias Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by...

Join host C.J. for the final installment of this three parter on gay serial killer Randy Kraft. Promo for Horrifying History Intro: Black Moons by 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by...

This is by far the worst serial killer I've ever covered. 64 potential victims, he was convicted of raping and murdering 16. This part 2 of a 3 part episode on Randy Kraft. Promo by: Cause of Death: 100 Seconds To Midnight Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers Outro: Subltle Betrayal by...

This is by far the worst serial killer I've ever covered. 64 potential victims, he was convicted of raping and murdering 16. This is a 3 part episode on Randy Kraft. Promo by: Hands off My Podcast Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers Outro: Subltle Betrayal by...

This minisode covers two cases from Knoxville, Tennessee. The first was 36 year old Joseph Cambers (pictured) who on his 36th birthday hooked up with the wrong guy. The second case was an attack on two men leaving one of them dead. Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon Promo for Paranormal Peeps Podcast (coldspotparanormal on Twitter & Instagram) Intro: Black Moons by 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by...

First of all, if you are named Richard Davis or know someone who is...I'm sorry. But there are a lot of killers with this name. I even went to school with a Richard Davis. But the Richard Davis in this minisode is Richard Dean Davis and together with his girlfriend/accomplice Dena Riley, they terrorized the Missouri area raping and killing women. Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon Promo for Burnt Marshmallows Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by...

19 year old Blaze Bernstein was murdered by a former classmate who showed some interest in him. The guy's name, Samuel Woodward. Blaze thought Sam was genuinely attracted to him and agreed to meet with Sam. Little did Blaze know, Sam was a member of Atomwaffen Division, a neo nazi white supremacy group with violent ties to many crimes. Our True Crime Quickie is from Malaysia. 18 year old T. Nhaveen was beaten to death because he was "perceived" as gay. Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast...

16 year old Adrienne was miserable living with her adoptive mother in Texas, she had an out though, she moved to Illinois with her adoptive father and stepmother. Finally Adrienne found some close friends while getting her GED. Or so Adrienne thought they were friends... Jealousy has a way of destroying lives... True crime quickie is from Bristol Township, Pennsylvania in 1987. Artist Anthony Milano was murdered by two men. Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon Intro:...

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