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Rainbow Crimes - Beyond the Rainbow
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Beyond the Rainbow Podcast a.k.a. Rainbow Crimes is a show about crimes committed by and against the LGBTQ plus community. Join host C.J. for an array of true crime stories from all over the world, especially lesser known cases. Remember, it's not a crime to be gay...unless you're a murderer...
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S. 20 Ep. 5 Their Kindness Ended Them in a Mass Grave - Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz
1w ago00:23:59Tap to summarizeA married couple from Chicago, Illinois moved in 2025 to Mexico City, Mexico. Their goal was to be with Zafar's ailing mother. Needed their home in Mexico City altered, they reached out to a construction company not realizing it was a scam.Our True Crime Quickie is from San Francisco, California in 2023.Promo for Murder in the PNWBecome a Patron for just $3 a month to get ad free, early release episodes and an extra episode at the end of each month as we take our unicorns out for a ride!https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimesIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources:https://people.com/chicago-couple-found-slain-mexico-suspicious-encounters-month-before-vanishing-exclusive-12013550https://people.com/two-missing-americans-id-d-among-four-bodies-found-outside-mexico-city-12008029https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/who-were-zafar-padamsee-mawani-and-guillermo-jafett-hidalgo-ortiz-the-chicago-couple-whose-dream-of-a-new-life-in-mexico-ended-in-tragedy/articleshow/132045594.cmshttps://www.advocate.com/news/gay-couple-mexico-mass-gravehttps://holrmagazine.com/what-happened-to-zafar-mawani-and-guillermo-hidalgo-ortiz/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/01/gay-us-couple-among-four-people-found-dead-in-mexico-mass-grave/https://people.com/family-speaks-out-after-missing-chicago-man-his-partner-found-in-mass-grave-mexico-12009164https://transgenderdistrictsf.com/abouthttps://people.com/san-francisco-sex-worker-guilty-killing-client-wanted-refund-11709597https://www.ebar.com/story/153590https://sfstandard.com/2023/12/08/san-francisco-crissy-field-killing-transgender-sex-worker/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Minisode G The Life and Tragic Murder of Juniper Blessing
2w ago00:18:59Tap to summarizeAt just 19 years old, Juniper Blessing had her world pretty well figured out. She was comfortable with who she was and she had many talents. But her world was shattered by a stranger on May 10th, 2026.https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimesPatreon for Rainbowcrimes is just one tier now at $3 a month! Join to have ad free, early release episodes with an extra episode at the end of every month!Promo for: Our True Crime PodcastIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources:https://thewatchdogonline.com/local-man-charged-in-murder-of-uw-student-39772https://komonews.com/news/local/suspect-in-killing-of-uw-student-may-have-been-prowling-campus-ravenna-neighborhood-stabbing-attack-murder-laundry-room-juniper-blessing-leahy-witness-surveillance-footage-coverage-safety-school-academics-lgbtq-trans-seattlehttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/new-details-in-juniper-blessing-he-stabbed-her-over-40-times-after-prowling-the-residence/https://www.dailyuw.com/article/editorial-remembering-juniper-blessing-the-neighbor-we-never-met-20260604https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-arrested-connection-murder-university-washington-student-rcna344813https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/06/30/juniper-blessing-trans-student-murder-suspect-trial/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S. 20 Minisode F: Star Crossed French Lovers - Geraldine & Katia.mp3
3w ago00:18:49Tap to summarizeJoin Patreon for an extra episode each month and ad free episodes at only $3 a month!https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimesIn 2004 France, French Actress Geraldine Giraud would meet a lesbian Pop Jazz Singer named Katia Lherbier at Geraldine's Aunt Marie Christine's home. The two would start dating, which did not please Marie Christine. Marie Christine also wanted to be in a relationship with Katia.Promo for Family PlotIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/12/france.alexduvalsmithhttps://www.bienpublic.com/actualite/2009/11/30/affaire-treiber-un-nouveau-temoignagehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20100221-accused-murderer-commits-suicide-prisonhttps://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/tragedy-envelops-french-actor-giraud-49669/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jw6tPWO6gIBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S. 20 Minisode E - The Murder of 19 Year Old Clay Stephens
Jul 1700:17:14Tap to summarizeIn 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 MurdersIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources: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=1Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S. 20 Minisode D - The Murder of Courtney Bright
Jul 1000:19:49Tap to summarizeIn 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.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimesPromo for Love & Murder - Heartbreak to HomicideIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources:https://www.pride.com/news/father-accused-murdering-lesbian-daughters-girlfriendhttps://www.wtxl.com/news/florida_news/man-gets-life-for-killing-daughter-s-girlfriend/article_03a82224-d2fc-11e2-958f-0019bb30f31a.htmlhttps://www.wtsp.com/article/home/bond-denied-for-dad-accused-of-killing-daughters-girlfriend/67-390695392https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dothaneagle/name/courtney-bright-obituary?id=7141809Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S. 20 Minisode C - The Murder of Mark Velco-Rayburn
Jul 300:18:19Tap to summarizeOn May 24th, 2026, something went terrible wrong in Mark Velco-Rayburn's home in Columbus, Ohio. The results were deadly.https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimesPromo for: Love Murder PodcastIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources:https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/stabbing-adopted-son-killed-mark-123034508.htmlhttps://www.pghlesbian.com/2026/06/the-death-of-a-gay-man-in-columbus/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSS4D1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFFUmRkdXFjVVVHVUtQTmxUc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkgeAByrSQuf-sNWV429LYDRMyIhq32rI5pBqpe9gjMPSYuPAH582aTlABgC_aem_54gvQDFUCciH8SOmeGOg3Qhttps://www.aol.com/articles/boy-accused-fatally-stabbing-father-172721000.html?guccounter=1https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/public-safety/police/press-releases/2026/may/homicide-update-2000-block-glen-echo-dr.pdfhttps://www.shaw-davis.com/obituaries/mark-rayburn-velcohttps://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/prosecutors-seek-to-try-teen-as-adult-in-fatal-stabbing-of-father-in-clintonville-mark-rayburn-velco-kyle-williamsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S. 20 Minisode B: THE MURDERS OF CALVIN STREATER & SAMUEL “FATTY” BLIZZARD
Jun 2600:13:47Tap to summarizeTwo 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 FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources:https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/man-convicted-of-killing-black-gay-pride-attendee/85-316008634https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2026/s26a0063.htmlhttps://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/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S. 20 Minisode A: THE MURDER OF MICHELLE MITCHELL and the Wrongful Conviction of Cathy Woods
Jun 1900:14:55Tap to summarizeIn 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.https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimesPromo for Pod of TerrorIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources: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=sophihttps://thisisreno.com/2020/11/michelle-mitchell-murder-gets-fresh-look-on-national-crime-program/https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Reno-family-wants--492744141.htmlhttps://music.youtube.com/podcast/Xw0H5h6fQLkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S. 20 Ep. 4 Everyone Thought He Died in a Fire, Then a Tape Was Found - The Murder of Peter Fasoli
Jun 1200:25:39Tap to summarizeThis 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.https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Beginning next month, there will only be one tier, a $3 tier!Promo for Conspiring to ArgueIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Damn, Wish I was your lover by Sophie B. HawkinsResources:https://www.itv.com/news/london/2017-08-09/bogus-policeman-guilty-of-murdering-man-in-his-own-home-killed-again-while-on-the-runhttps://tubitv.com/tv-shows/634546/s05-e03-jason-marshallhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/09/jason-marshall-fantasist-found-guilty-murdering-man-peter-fasoli-sex-sessionhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-40813798https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-41399617https://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-datehttps://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/1306https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/long-island-fatal-stabbing-arrest/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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S. 20 Ep. 3 The Unsolved Murder of Jason Marous
Jun 500:20:00Tap to summarizehttps://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimesStriving 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 DeadIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources: https://citytowner.com/jason-marous-murdered-in-fort-lauderdale-florida/https://outsfl.com/local/loved-ones-mourn-jason-marous-ask-for-answers-after-murderhttps://outsfl.com/local/mother-mourns-her-son-fights-for-justicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MxEL2EQ7O4https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117265/herbert_taylorhttps://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/591492afadd7b0493459caeehttps://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19780906-01.2.75Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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