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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...
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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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7 AUG 2026 · A 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 PNW
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Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://people.com/chicago-couple-found-slain-mexico-suspicious-encounters-month-before-vanishing-exclusive-12013550
https://people.com/two-missing-americans-id-d-among-four-bodies-found-outside-mexico-city-12008029
https://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.cms
https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-couple-mexico-mass-grave
https://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-12009164
https://transgenderdistrictsf.com/about
https://people.com/san-francisco-sex-worker-guilty-killing-client-wanted-refund-11709597
https://www.ebar.com/story/153590
https://sfstandard.com/2023/12/08/san-francisco-crissy-field-killing-transgender-sex-worker/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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31 JUL 2026 · At 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.
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Promo for: Our True Crime Podcast
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://thewatchdogonline.com/local-man-charged-in-murder-of-uw-student-39772
https://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-seattle
https://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-20260604
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-arrested-connection-murder-university-washington-student-rcna344813
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/06/30/juniper-blessing-trans-student-murder-suspect-trial/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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24 JUL 2026 · Join Patreon for an extra episode each month and ad free episodes at only $3 a month!
https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes
In 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 Plot
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/12/france.alexduvalsmith
https://www.bienpublic.com/actualite/2009/11/30/affaire-treiber-un-nouveau-temoignage
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20100221-accused-murderer-commits-suicide-prison
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/tragedy-envelops-french-actor-giraud-49669/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jw6tPWO6gI Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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17 JUL 2026 · In 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 Murders
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
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=1 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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10 JUL 2026 · In 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.
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Promo for Love & Murder - Heartbreak to Homicide
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.pride.com/news/father-accused-murdering-lesbian-daughters-girlfriend
https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida_news/man-gets-life-for-killing-daughter-s-girlfriend/article_03a82224-d2fc-11e2-958f-0019bb30f31a.html
https://www.wtsp.com/article/home/bond-denied-for-dad-accused-of-killing-daughters-girlfriend/67-390695392
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dothaneagle/name/courtney-bright-obituary?id=7141809 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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3 JUL 2026 · On May 24th, 2026, something went terrible wrong in Mark Velco-Rayburn's home in Columbus, Ohio. The results were deadly.
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Promo for: Love Murder Podcast
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/stabbing-adopted-son-killed-mark-123034508.html
https://www.pghlesbian.com/2026/06/the-death-of-a-gay-man-in-columbus/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSS4D1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFFUmRkdXFjVVVHVUtQTmxUc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkgeAByrSQuf-sNWV429LYDRMyIhq32rI5pBqpe9gjMPSYuPAH582aTlABgC_aem_54gvQDFUCciH8SOmeGOg3Q
https://www.aol.com/articles/boy-accused-fatally-stabbing-father-172721000.html?guccounter=1
https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/public-safety/police/press-releases/2026/may/homicide-update-2000-block-glen-echo-dr.pdf
https://www.shaw-davis.com/obituaries/mark-rayburn-velco
https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/prosecutors-seek-to-try-teen-as-adult-in-fatal-stabbing-of-father-in-clintonville-mark-rayburn-velco-kyle-williams Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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26 JUN 2026 · Two 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 Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/man-convicted-of-killing-black-gay-pride-attendee/85-316008634
https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2026/s26a0063.html
https://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/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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19 JUN 2026 · In 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.
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Promo for Pod of Terror
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
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=sophi
https://thisisreno.com/2020/11/michelle-mitchell-murder-gets-fresh-look-on-national-crime-program/
https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Reno-family-wants--492744141.html
https://music.youtube.com/podcast/Xw0H5h6fQLk Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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12 JUN 2026 · This 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 Argue
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Damn, Wish I was your lover by Sophie B. Hawkins
Resources:
https://www.itv.com/news/london/2017-08-09/bogus-policeman-guilty-of-murdering-man-in-his-own-home-killed-again-while-on-the-run
https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/634546/s05-e03-jason-marshall
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/09/jason-marshall-fantasist-found-guilty-murdering-man-peter-fasoli-sex-session
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-40813798
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-41399617
https://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-date
https://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/1306
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/long-island-fatal-stabbing-arrest/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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5 JUN 2026 · https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes
Striving 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 Dead
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://citytowner.com/jason-marous-murdered-in-fort-lauderdale-florida/
https://outsfl.com/local/loved-ones-mourn-jason-marous-ask-for-answers-after-murder
https://outsfl.com/local/mother-mourns-her-son-fights-for-justice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MxEL2EQ7O4
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117265/herbert_taylor
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/591492afadd7b0493459caee
https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19780906-01.2.75 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rainbow-crimes-beyond-the-rainbow--4398945/support.
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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...
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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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