Beers with Queers: A True Crime Podcast

He was the most celebrated writer in London, adored on stage with a bright future ahead of him. But he was living a secret life that Victorian society was waiting to punish.

Before courtrooms, prison cells, and public disgrace, Oscar Wilde was a literary star at the height of his power. A brilliant author and celebrated playwright, he moved through London society with wit, charm, and dangerous visibility. But beneath the applause was a rigid moral world built on repression, surveillance, and fear of difference. In this episode of our LGBTQ+ true crime podcast, we explore Wilde’s rise, the social rules of Victorian England, and the unspoken risks of queer life in an era where reputation was everything. This is not yet the scandal, but the pressure building beneath it, and the society that made his fall inevitable.

Blending queer history with true crime from a queer perspective, this episode sets the stage for one of the most consequential persecutions of a gay figure in history, and why Wilde’s story still resonates today.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers examines chilling crimes, queer history, and twisted justice through a sharp and thoughtful lens.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we step inside the world Oscar Wilde ruled, just before everything collapsed.

A shadow lurked in Manhattan’s gay nightlife. A quiet loner by day, a ruthless predator by night. The city’s forgotten serial killer struck from the closet, leaving tragedy and terror in his wake.

In the mid-1970s, Waldo Grant moved to the Upper West Side of New York City, blending into the gay community as a soft-spoken, unassuming loner. But behind closed doors, he harbored a horrifying compulsion. Between 1973 and 1976, he killed at least four young men. Each encounter ending in brutal violence: beatings, stabbing, even dismemberment, sometimes dumping bodies in trash bins or tossing them from rooftops. Decades later, his name remains little-known, a grim footnote in queer history, buried under the weight of stigma and silence. This is an episode about queer identity, violence, and how society’s marginalization helped a monster stay free.

This episode of Beers With Queers is a raw deep dive into LGBTQ+ true crime as we trace the story of a serial killer hunting gay men in 1970s New York. We reconstruct Waldo Grant’s chilling crimes: the first victim bludgeoned and thrown from a rooftop, another discovered in a trash can, a third beaten to death in an East Harlem apartment, and a 16-year-old boy dismembered and abandoned in Central Park. Through these crimes and Grant’s eventual confession, we examine a dark chapter of queer history: a time when fear, shame, and police neglect made LGBTQ+ communities uniquely vulnerable.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light — all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A burst of gunfire on a quiet November night. Two lives lost, more injured and an icon gay bar turned crime scene forever.

On November 19, 1980, 38-year-old ex-transit cop Ronald K. Crumpley opened fire on patrons entering RAMROD, a beloved gay leather bar in Greenwich Village. What began as a night out ended in chaos. People ducked behind parked cars, others ran but two men, Vernon Kroening and Jörg Wenz, were killed, and many more wounded. In this episode of our LGBTQ+ true crime podcast we trace the horror of that massacre, the homophobia and mental illness behind it, and the ripple effect it had in a community already living in the shadows. We explore how a single act of hatred cracked open the illusion of safety for queer New Yorkers and why that reckoning still echoes today.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

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It started as a normal trip home. A group of teenage girls coming back from a night in Greenwich Village, laughing, tired, just minding their own business waiting for the bus in downtown Newark. Minutes later, one of them was bleeding on the sidewalk, stabbed for saying one simple truth. “We’re lesbians.” She was just fifteen years old, a child. Her tragic death would expose the risks that queer people, including children face daily while navigating public spaces. But it also revealed the strength of a community that refused to let her disappear into silence.

This episode of our LGBTQ+ true crime podcast unpacks the intersection of racism, homophobia, and the dangerous cost of visibility.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of queer history.

A wealthy housewife found dead. A husband with everything to lose. And a scandalous relationship put on trial.

In 1960, 52-year-old Mary Burge was discovered brutally murdered in her upscale Macon home, a crime that stunned the city and exposed fractures beneath its polished Southern image. When investigators dug deeper, suspicion turned not toward an intruder but toward her husband, Chester Burge, a powerful local businessman with a reputation as a ruthless slumlord. But Chester seemed to have an airtight alibi. The case only grew more explosive when allegations surfaced about Chester’s relationship with his male chauffeur, thrusting queer identity into a courtroom and a jury that struggled to separate truth from prejudice, the trial became one of Georgia’s most infamous murder mysteries. In this episode, we revisit a story where class, sexuality, and Southern respectability collided in ways the public never saw coming, pulling this LGBTQ+ true crime back into the light.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A quiet town. A string of brutal killings. And a killer who's self hatred would make him take the lives of others.

In the early 1990s, fear gripped Sunderland, England, as young men began turning up dead strangled and hidden away in abandoned buildings and then set on fire. The press called him “The Sunderland Strangler.” His victims were all teenage boys. What no one could see was the dark self-hatred driving the man behind the murders. A closeted predator who turned his rage inward and took it out on others.

This episode of Beers With Queers: A True Crime Podcast digs into the chilling story of Steven Grieveson, exploring how internalized homophobia, secrecy, and shame collided in one of the UK’s most disturbing LGBTQ+ murder cases. It’s a story of identity and violence.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.
Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history

A routine walk home. A man beaten for being himself. And a city forced to confront its quiet complicity.

In 2005, 24-year-old Jody Dobrowski was walking home through Clapham Common when he crossed paths with two strangers who decided his sexuality made him a target. The attack was so violent that even seasoned detectives were shaken. But what began as another hate-fueled assault soon sparked a national reckoning and a moment that would expose the limits of tolerance in modern Britain and change the way the country talked about queer safety forever.

In this episode of Beers With Queers: A True Crime Podcast, we trace the life and legacy of Jody Dobrowski, a young man whose death helped shape the conversation around homophobia, violence, and justice in the UK’s LGBTQ+ community. This is not just a gay murder case. It’s a story of systemic failure, activism, and resilience that still echoes today in queer history.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A basement bar. A drag queen with fire in her veins. And an attack turned counterattack.

Long before Stonewall, one night in Milwaukee changed everything. It was 1961 when the Black Nite, a hidden queer bar downtown, became the site of a violent confrontation that would ignite the city’s first gay uprising. At the center stood Josie Carter, a fearless Black trans woman and performer who refused to back down when outsiders stormed the club. What followed was chaos, resistance, and a moment of defiance that history almost forgot.

In this episode, we dive into the night Milwaukee’s queer community fought back, decades before the world was ready to listen. This is a story of courage, identity, and survival in the face of hate.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A cursed farmhouse. Whispers in the walls. And the story of a man whose crimes were so monstrous, they seemed to summon the dead themselves.

Deep in the woods of Indiana stands Fox Hollow Farm, once home to businessman Herb Baumeister, a man accused of luring young men from gay bars in the 1990s, only for their remains to be found scattered across his estate. But long after his death, something darker still lingers there. In this chilling Halloween special, recorded inside the haunted Seven Stages Theatre during the Five Points Halloween Festival in Georgia, we dive into the terrifying legend of Fox Hollow, where queer history, true crime, and the supernatural collide.

From ghostly encounters to the echoes of a killer’s past, to an investigation by Ghost Adventures this episode blurs the line between the living and the lost, uncovering one of the most haunting chapters in LGBTQ+ true crime history.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A cult built on blood. A leader who believed he was a god. And a trail of bodies that blurred the line between faith and horror.

In the late 1980s, Mexico’s borderlands became the stage for one of the most disturbing sagas in modern history. Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo was charismatic, ruthless, and deeply entwined in the drug world led a cult known as the Narcosatánicos. Their rituals promised protection and power, but what they demanded in return was unthinkable. From Mexico City’s elite to Matamoros cartel enforcers, followers worshiped him like a saint and feared him like the devil.

This episode dives deep into the intersection of faith, fear, and corruption in a story that still shocks the world. We unravel how a self-proclaimed high priest turned Palo Mayombe rituals into a reign of terror, one that would end with an American college student’s disappearance and a discovery that would horrify two nations.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A man checks into a Kansas City hotel under a false name. Days later, he’s found bound, beaten, and barely alive, alone in a locked room. No fingerprints. No weapon. And no one who admits to knowing him.

In 1935, a mysterious guest calling himself “Roland T. Owen” arrived at the President Hotel. Staff noted his odd behavior: few possessions, drawn shades, and whispered phone calls to unseen figures. When he was discovered near death in Room 1046, the truth became even stranger. Who was he? Why did he lie about his name? And how did a case filled with blood, secrecy, and coded messages connect to the hidden world of queer life in Depression-era America? Nearly a century later, the death of Artemus Ogletree remains one of the most haunting unsolved LGBTQ+ mysteries in true crime history.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A boy in fairy wings. A man in tailored velvet. Enough dead Nazis to warrant a sable coat. And a life lived defiantly against the rules of an empire.

Neil Munro “Bunny” Roger was born into wealth and tradition in early 20th-century Britain, but he refused to let either dictate who he was. A couturier, performer, and unapologetically queer figure, Bunny’s life is a story of spectacle and survival, where fashion became both shield and sword. His defiance against rigid gender norms turned him into a legend, though history nearly buried his name. In this episode, we step into the hidden world of queer history and uncover how Bunny Roger’s art, scandal, and visibility reshaped what it meant to live openly—long before it was safe to do so.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A woman’s desperate screams. 38 people witness a woman being attacked on the street. No one intervenes allowing an attack to go on for 40 minutes, ultimately leading to murder.

In March 1964, Kitty Genovese was attacked just steps from her New York apartment. Reports claimed thirty-eight witnesses saw or heard parts of the assault, and yet no one intervened. Kitty was more than a headline, she was a 28-year-old bartender, daughter, sister, and a lesbian quietly building a life with the woman she loved. But her death became one of the most infamous tragedies in queer history, not only for the brutality of the crime, but for what it revealed about society’s indifference. In this episode, we examine the myths, the truths, and how the case shaped both the criminal justice system and the narrative of LGBTQ+ lives in danger.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A late night knock. A false report. An arrest that should never have happened. And a landmark case that would change the lives for millions of queer Americans.

What began as a humiliating raid in a small Houston apartment would ignite a legal battle that reshaped queer life in America. In 1998, John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner were dragged from Lawrence’s home and charged under a Texas law that criminalized their very existence. They were not activists. They were not politicians. They were ordinary men caught in an extraordinary injustice that exposed how fragile freedom could be when queerness was treated as a crime.

This case, Lawrence v. Texas, became a turning point in LGBTQ+ history. It struck at the heart of sodomy laws still on the books in more than a dozen states. In this episode, we trace the humiliating arrest, the years of legal battles, and the cultural shockwaves that followed. The story reveals how one case helped dismantle centuries of stigma and changed the landscape for queer rights in the United States. This is queer history, true crime, and justice colliding in one of the most important cases in American law.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A quiet evening stroll takes a horrifying turn. A beloved teacher and librarian becomes the target of a hate-driven ambush.

On June 21, 1985, Toronto school librarian and teacher Kenneth Zeller, a well-liked educator at three schools, was walking to his car after a night with friends when five teenage boys ambushed him in High Park, brutally beating him to death in a homophobic hate crime.

This episode unpacks the senseless violence of that midsummer night, the chilling group dynamics, and the cultural climate that labeled queer spaces as danger zones.

As we explore the aftermath, from legal responses to the community’s rallying to remember him as more than a victim. We delve into queer history, systemic intolerance, and the scars these injustices leave behind.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, raise a glass, and join us as we honor Kenneth Zeller’s memory and confront the shadows of LGBTQ+ history.

A bullet on Ocean Drive. A world-renowned designer. And a murderer who left America terrified and searching for answers.

By the summer of 1997, Andrew Cunanan’s trail of blood had stretched across the country, but his final act, the assassination of Gianni Versace turned a killing spree into global spectacle. In this episode, we unravel the chaos of the manhunt, the media circus that followed, and the queer identity threads so often erased in the retelling. Why did law enforcement fail to stop him? And how did homophobia shape both the investigation and the legacy of one of the most infamous LGBTQ+ true crime cases in history?

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A fashion empire shattered. A serial killer hiding in plain sight.

In July 1997, the world gasped as Gianni Versace was shot outside his Miami mansion. But what the headlines didn’t tell you was that this was only the final act of Andrew Cunanan’s bloody spree. Before the murder of Versace, Cunanan had already left multiple victims scattered across the country—each death more brutal than the last. In Part 1, we retrace his path from privilege to desperation, peeling back the layers of a killer who moved seamlessly through queer spaces while hiding a darkness no one saw coming. This isn’t just a fashion tragedy—it’s one of the most haunting LGBTQ+ true crime stories in modern history.

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A late-night party. A walk across a frozen lake bridge. And then—nothing. When Josh Guimond vanished without a trace, it tore open buried fears and unanswered questions.

Josh was a brilliant junior at Saint John’s University—a proud scholar and someone with a spark of political ambition. On November 9, 2002, after a party on campus, he headed back across a bridge over Stumpf Lake and simply disappeared. Despite exhaustive searches, digital evidence emerging years later, and renewed attention from Unsolved Mysteries and the Simply Vanished podcast, answers remain elusive. In this true crime with a queer perspective episode, host Jordi and Brad explore the intersection of identity, secrecy, and how a young man’s hidden online life may hold the key to an unsolved LGBTQ+ mystery.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers toasts to queer stories, chilling puzzles, and untold injustices—one cold one at a time. Press play, crack open a beer, and help us shine a light on the coldest corners of queer history.

A needle through the eye. A brain forever altered. And a promise that it would make you “normal.”

In mid-20th century America, the lobotomy was sold as a miracle cure, an answer for everything from depression to “sexual deviancy.” For queer people, that often meant something far more sinister: an attempt to erase who they were. At Atascadero State Hospital, chillingly nicknamed “the Dachau for gay people”, men labeled as homosexuals were subjected to invasive, irreversible procedures in the name of medicine. This episode peels back the curtain on how psychiatric institutions became instruments of control, the lasting harm these “treatments” inflicted, and the voices of those who survived to tell the truth.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

Kevin Fret gender non-conforming, genre‑shifting and outrageous burst onto the urbano world in 2018 with the LGBTQ+ anthem Soy Asi, redefining queer history in Latin trap. At just 24, he was shot eight times while cruising through Santurce on January 10, 2019 his death officially unclaimed, unsolved, and still unexplained.

A prosecutor later claimed a top official ordered the investigation shut down just months in, exposing institutional erasure and the brutal cost of being openly gay in macho music scenes.

In this episode of Beers With Queers, your go‑to LGBTQ+ true crime podcast, we dig into the tangled web of threats, extortion rumors, and systemic real‑world violence true crime with a queer perspective that forces us to confront injustice.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

They admitted to the assault and threatening his life but police refused to arrest them until it was too late.

In rural Nebraska, 21‑year‑old Brandon Teena living as a trans man became a magnet for curiosity, until former friends John Lotter and Marvin “Tom” Nissen discovered his assigned sex at birth. What began with betrayal at a Christmas Eve party escalated into a brutal rape and murder in Humboldt. Despite credible evidence and a courageous report to law enforcement, sheriff Charles Laux dismissed the assault and warned the perpetrators placing Brandon’s safety in jeopardy. This episode explores transphobic violence institutional failure and how Brandon’s story shaped queer history and LGBTQ+ true crime awareness.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light all through a distinctly queer lens and always with a cold one in hand.

Press play pour yourself something strong and join us as we unearth one of the most haunting queer injustices of the 20th century.

He gathered the lost, the lonely, the grieving—and turned their need for kindness into a nightmare. A trusted figure, a secret obsession, and a trail of bodies flushed down London’s drains.

Between 1978 and 1983, Dennis Nilsen—known as the Muswell Hill Murderer—lured dozens of vulnerable young men, many of them gay and homeless, into his North London flats. What began as offers of shelter, company, even a date, devolved into strangulation, necrophilia, and gruesome rituals of dissection and disposal.

In Part 2, we follow the chilling unraveling of Nilsen’s double life: the domestic facade, the mounting odor beneath floorboards, and his tril. As we peel back layers of homophobia, isolation, and queerness twisted into violence, we confront how society failed its queer and queer-adjacent victims in this unsolved LGBTQ+ mystery.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A secret desire turned fatal obsession. A charming loner in London, his predatory urges hidden beneath polite conversation. Until the night he drags a young man home and everything unravels.

In late 1970s London, Dennis Andrew Nilsen was a reserved Scotsman grappling with his queerness and desire lured at least twelve young men and boys into his flat under offers of companionship, shelter, or a drink. This queer‑tinged true crime podcast episode delves into a chilling gay murder case fused with necrophilia, exposing how Nilsen's internalized homophobia and complex queer identity fueled one of Britain’s most disturbing unsolved LGBTQ+ mysteries. We trace the cultural shadows of homophobia, police indifference, and the lonely desperation that spiraled into ritualized killing. Each twist reminding us why revisiting queer history still holds urgent truth today.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A body hidden beneath a mattress. A confession lost to suicide. And two families refusing to let her be forgotten.

Venus Xtravaganza was a rising star in New York’s ballroom scene, immortalized in the landmark documentary Paris Is Burning. But before the film could finish, Venus was found strangled in a Manhattan hotel room in 1988. Her murder went unsolved, her legacy nearly erased. Now, decades later, I'm Your Venus, a powerful new LGBTQ+ true crime documentary follows her biological brothers and her chosen family from the House of Xtravaganza as they reopen the cold case, uncover shocking new evidence, and fight to reclaim her name and story.

In this episode Jordi and Brad dives deep into Venus’s life, her death, and her enduring legacy, and even covers some information that isn't talked about in either of the documentaries covering her life. So press play, pour yourself a drink, and toast to uncovering queer stories too powerful to forget.

A Pride event. Armed neo-Nazis. And a police escort that sparked national outrage.

In June 2019, Detroit’s Motor City Pride festival was disrupted by members of the National Socialist Movement—a neo-Nazi group—who marched through the event openly carrying firearms, tearing apart Pride flags, and hurling racist and homophobic slurs. Police officers formed a protective barrier around the group, escorting them through the crowd while pushing back counter-protesters. The disturbing images of Black officers shielding white supremacists in a majority-Black city ignited fierce backlash and raised urgent questions about who law enforcement truly protects.

This episode of Beers With Queers dives into the events of that day, unpacking the deep tensions between the LGBTQ+ community and law enforcement. We examine how the police response mirrored broader patterns of systemic bias, and why the legacy of the Stonewall uprising still resonates. From the rise of armed hate groups at Pride events to the ongoing struggle for queer safety and visibility, we explore a chilling chapter in LGBTQ+ true crime history.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

She didn’t identify as queer—but she believed in our right to exist. And for that, she was murdered in cold blood.

In this episode, we cover the tragic case of Lauri Carleton, a beloved California store owner and ally who was fatally attacked outside her business for displaying a Pride flag. The small mountain town of Cedar Glen was shaken—and the LGBTQ+ community, once again, forced to reckon with the deadly cost of visibility. As investigators search for answers, we examine the culture of hate that continues to turn symbols of love into targets. This is a story not only of loss, but of quiet courage—and the price paid for standing with us.

If you're drawn to LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episodes that explore queer history, allyship, and the ongoing fight against hate, this one deserves your full attention. It’s true crime with a queer perspective—and a warning that silence, too, can be dangerous.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.
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They came to dance. To celebrate pride. But by sunrise, it would become the deadliest attack on LGBTQ+ people in American history.

Forty-nine lives, stolen in a place built for joy. And a nation left to ask—how did this happen?

On June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub in Orlando was packed with Pride Month energy, Latin music, and queer love. But just after last call, a shooter opened fire inside the club—turning a sanctuary into a battleground. In this episode, we trace the minute-by-minute timeline of the tragedy, spotlight the lives that were lost, and explore how this hate-fueled attack became a turning point in LGBTQ+ visibility, grief, and resilience. From the chaos inside to the political aftermath, we investigate the questions still left unanswered—and why the Pulse shooting remains a defining chapter in queer history.

This is LGBTQ+ true crime podcast storytelling at its most personal, its most devastating, and its most urgent—an episode that refuses to let the memory of Pulse fade into silence.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

They called it suicide. But the cliffs told a different story.

For years, gay men were found dead at the bottom of Sydney’s seaside bluffs—while the police looked the other way.

In the 1980s and '90s, Sydney was gripped by a wave of brutal violence against queer men. Bodies turned up at the foot of the cliffs. Cases were closed without investigation. And gangs of young men bragged about hunting in packs—while law enforcement refused to act. In this episode, we dig into the Sydney cliff murders, the culture of hate that fueled them, and the survivors still fighting for justice. This isn’t just a story about murder—it’s about what happens when an entire system decides queer lives don’t matter.

If you're into LGBTQ+ true crime podcasts, queer history, or chilling unsolved LGBTQ+ mysteries, this one's for you.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

She was young, vulnerable, and in search of safety. But instead, Michelle Confait’s life would end in tragedy—and the fallout would shake Britain’s justice system to its core.

In this episode, we travel to 1970s London to uncover the deeply disturbing case of Michelle Confait, a mixed-race, queer-presenting sex worker who was brutally murdered in her own home. The police arrested three teenage boys with learning disabilities—and claimed they had confessed. But as the truth unraveled, it exposed a harrowing chain of misconduct: coerced confessions, missing evidence, and institutional neglect of queer lives. This case didn’t just spark outrage—it led to a full-scale legal reform that still echoes today.

A forgotten chapter of queer history, a controversial investigation, and a crime that changed the law—this is true crime with a queer perspective at its most urgent.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

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He was just walking home. Then came the taunts, the chase—and the river.

A summer night turned deadly, and a community’s silence became part of the crime.

In 1984, Charlie Howard was a young gay man living openly in Bangor, Maine—a bold act of visibility in a time and place that offered little safety. When he was brutally attacked by a group of local teenagers, the town was left shaken. But what followed raised even deeper questions: How do you confront hate when it hides behind youth? And what happens when justice feels more like a lesson plan than accountability?

This episode explores a pivotal gay murder case that continues to echo through queer history, shedding light on the dangers of visibility, the failures of the system, and the power of remembrance.

For fans of LGBTQ+ true crime podcast stories, this case blends queer history, emotional reckoning, and true crime with a queer perspective—bringing to life an unsolved LGBTQ+ mystery that demands to be heard.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

In this episode of Beers with Queers, hosts Jordi and Braddelve into one of the darkest cases in true crime history, exploring the horrific acts of Dean Corll, a prolific serial killer, and his potential connections to the infamous John Wayne Gacy and the Odyssey Foundation, a massive sex abuse ring. The conversation covers the chilling details of Corll's crimes, the operations of the Odyssey Foundation, and the implications of these connections, leaving listeners with haunting questions about the extent of these networks and the cover-ups involved.

A candy man. A torture board. A shocking number of victims.

Between 1970 and 1973, Houston, Texas became the hunting ground for one of the most depraved serial killers in American history. Dean Corll, with the help of teenage accomplices, lured young boys with candy, parties, and promises—only to subject them to unimaginable horror. In this episode, we examine the sickening crimes, the manipulation, and the shocking end to the Candyman’s reign of terror.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode investigates queerness, abuse, and complicity in one of history’s most terrifying murder sprees.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

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Seven women dead. A lesbian wrongly imprisoned. And a justice system that refused to listen.

In the 1970s, a series of brutal murders struck California’s Bay Area. But instead of catching the killer, police pinned it on Cathy Woods, a queer woman with schizophrenia—and no physical evidence. She spent 35 years behind bars before DNA told a different story. In this episode, we unravel the horrifying crimes, the wrongful conviction, and the decades-long hunt for the truth.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode sheds light on systemic bias, failed justice, and a fight for redemption that lasted longer than a lifetime.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.

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Five elite students. A secret pact. A betrayal that shook the world.

In the heart of Cambridge University during the Cold War, a group of brilliant young men—some queer, some closeted, all conflicted—secretly pledged their loyalty to the Soviet Union. The result? One of the most infamous espionage rings in British history. In this episode, we trace the double lives, dangerous secrets, and lavender ties of the Cambridge Five.

This queer history podcast episode explores how class, sexuality, and secrecy collided in a scandal that revealed more than just treason—it exposed a society built on denial.

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A thrown coffee cup. A broken window. A police raid that didn’t go as planned.

Years before Stonewall, a group of drag queens and trans women of color fought back in a seedy cafeteria in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. What started as routine harassment became a full-scale riot—and a flashpoint for LGBTQ+ resistance. In this episode, we travel back to 1966 to explore the lead-up, chaos, and long-overdue legacy of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode uncovers one of the earliest organized queer uprisings in American history and reclaims the stories of the trans and drag trailblazers history tried to forget.

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SWAT burst through the doors. Patrons were shoved to the floor. And Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ community said: enough.

In September 2009, a heavily armed police raid targeted the Atlanta Eagle, one of the city’s longest-standing gay bars. No drugs. No weapons. No arrests. So why the violent show of force? This episode uncovers what really happened that night, the civil rights lawsuit that followed, and how a community transformed outrage into organized resistance.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode examines queer resilience in the face of police violence—and the night Atlanta had its own Stonewall.

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The list was coded. The victims were nameless. The horror was just beginning.

In Part 2, we pick up with the staggering aftermath of Randy Kraft’s arrest. As investigators unearthed dozens of unsolved murders, they also discovered a haunting ledger—detailing victims by nicknames only Kraft could understand. This episode explores the trial, the damning evidence, and how this calculated killer kept the world fooled for so long.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast continues its deep dive into one of the most disturbing gay murder cases in U.S. history.

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He was smart, clean-cut—and quietly killing.

Randy Kraft lived a double life. By day, he was a computer consultant. By night, he prowled Southern California highways for young men. Part 1 of this twisted tale dives into the early crimes, the chilling clues left behind, and how Kraft operated under the radar for years while racking up a staggering body count.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode takes a deep look at one of America’s deadliest gay serial killers—and the warning signs authorities missed.

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He thought he was meeting the woman of his dreams. Instead, it was a date with terror.

In 2025, Sam Nordquist connected with someone online for what seemed like a promising romantic encounter. But what unfolded next was a descent into sadism, cruelty, and a crime so violent it shocked even seasoned investigators. As the case unraveled, it exposed chilling questions about trust, technology, and the hidden dangers lurking behind digital charm.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode explores a modern gay murder case that began with flirtation—and ended in horror.

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A secret tribunal. Expulsions. Lives destroyed.

Harvard once tried to erase queerness—and buried the truth for nearly a century.

In 1920, after the tragic suicide of student Cyril Wilcox, Harvard University launched a covert investigation into homosexual conduct among its students. Acting Dean Chester Noyes Greenough assembled a five-man tribunal that would come to be known only as the "Secret Court." Over two weeks, more than 30 people were summoned and interrogated. Eight students, a recent graduate, and an assistant professor were expelled or severed from the university. Their identities were hidden. Their stories, suppressed. This episode dives into one of the darkest, most repressive chapters in Ivy League history.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode exposes a little-known but deeply consequential cover-up in queer history, examining how institutional secrecy and homophobia shaped the fate of those caught in its crosshairs.

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Florida’s Most Sadistic Killers – Steven Lorenzo & Scott Schweickert

They met men in gay chat rooms. They promised a good time. Instead, they delivered drug-fueled torture and death.

Steven Lorenzo and Scott Schweickert are two of the most sadistic killers to ever target Florida’s queer community. Luring victims online, they used GHB to paralyze their prey—before carrying out unspeakable horrors behind closed doors. Their crimes left a trail of devastated families and shattered trust in queer nightlife spaces.

In this LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode, we expose a chilling duo whose acts of violence were both targeted and terrifying.

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A queer student disappeared without a trace. Then investigators turned to his phone—and found the breadcrumb trail that cracked the case.

Jimmy “Jae” Lee was a beloved student and activist whose sudden disappearance left a campus reeling. What started as a missing persons case soon escalated into something far darker. With help from Snapchat’s location data, investigators began to piece together Jae’s final hours. But what they uncovered shocked even seasoned detectives.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast dives into a modern mystery where tech, queerness, and violence collide—with haunting consequences.

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Special Case Update 01

In this episode of Beers with Queers, hosts Jordy and Brad discuss the recent resolution of the tragic murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans, a case that remained unsolved for nearly 30 years. They reflect on the emotional impact of the case, the details surrounding the murders, and the recent breakthrough in DNA evidence that led to the identification of the killer, Walter Leo Jackson Sr. Despite the closure for the families, questions remain about the investigation and the nature of the crimes.

Beers With Queers: A True Crime Podcast 🍻🌈🔪

Welcome to Beers With Queers, the true crime podcast where we invite you to crack open a cold one (unless you are driving) and dive into the darkest, most twisted cases and involving the LGBTQ+ community and always with a queer perspective. Hosted by Jordi and Brad, we cover everything from notorious serial killers to unsolved mysteries, cults, and bizarre crimes, all while you sit back sipping your favorite brews.

Join us for in-depth storytelling, chilling details, queer history and really gay commentary. So whether you're here for the crimes, the beers, or the queers, you're in the right place. So, grab a drink, get cozy, and let’s talk true crime!

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Takeaways

• The case of Julie and Lollie has been a significant emotional journey for the hosts.

• The murders occurred in 1996, and the couple was found in a horrific state.

• Darryl Ross was the only suspect initially, but charges were dropped due to lack of evidence.

• The FBI maintained that the case was not cold and continued to investigate.

• New DNA technology played a crucial role in solving the case after 28 years.

• Walter Leo Jackson Sr. was identified as the killer but died in prison in 2018.

• The case raised questions about whether it was a hate crime or a random act of violence.

• The hosts express their personal connection to the case as queer hikers.

• There are still unanswered questions regarding the investigation and potential accomplices.

• The hosts encourage listeners to stay vigilant and safe while enjoying the outdoors.

Keywords

True Crime, LGBTQ, Appalachian Trail, Murders, Justice, FBI, Cold Case, DNA Evidence, Julie Williams, Lollie Winans

He was a poet, provocateur, and filmmaker unafraid of scandal. Then he was found beaten to death on a remote beach.

Pier Paolo Pasolini wasn’t just a legendary artist—he was an outspoken gay man who challenged fascism, religion, and sexual repression. Days before his murder, Pasolini completed Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom—a film so disturbing, many believed it sealed his fate. Was his death a random act of violence—or an execution disguised as one?

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode examines the shocking murder of Pasolini and the enduring mystery surrounding his final, controversial work. It’s a chilling intersection of queer history, political conspiracy, and silenced truth.

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Three bombs. Three communities. One man driven by hate.

In the spring of 1999, London was rocked by a series of deadly bombings. The targets? Immigrant neighborhoods, Black Britons, and finally—the LGBTQ+ community. The man responsible wanted to start a race war. What he unleashed was a wave of grief, rage, and reckoning.

This queer true crime podcast episode delves into the ideology, investigation, and aftermath of a domestic terrorist attack that targeted queer lives in one of the world’s most diverse cities.

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He was out, proud—and hiding a monstrous secret.

Tony Atkins was known in his community as a flamboyant, openly gay man. But behind the bravado was a dark and deadly pattern: the murder of multiple women. What made this case so rare—and so disturbing—wasn’t just who he was, but who he chose to kill.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode explores a case that challenges expectations, blurs lines, and forces us to reckon with uncomfortable truths in queer history.

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The bodies may be silent—but the people fighting for them are not.

In part two of our interview with the Trans Doe Task Force, we go deeper into the challenges of identifying trans and gender-nonconforming victims, from cold case neglect to biased forensic systems. What’s being done, what’s still missing, and why remembering these victims matters now more than ever.

This queer true crime podcast episode continues our dive into the quiet epidemic of unidentified LGBTQ+ murder victims—and those working to give them back their names.

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Unidentified bodies. Forgotten victims. And a community refusing to let them stay nameless.

Across the country, countless LGBTQ+ individuals—especially trans people—have died without identification, their stories buried alongside them. But a grassroots group is fighting to change that. In this episode, we sit down with the Trans Doe Task Force, the pioneering team working to reunite names with faces and restore dignity to the queer dead.

This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode shines a light on systemic failure, forensic breakthroughs, and the human stories behind unsolved LGBTQ+ mysteries.

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A trailblazing queen. A ballroom legend. And a body discovered years after her death.

When police entered the home of Paris Is Burning star Dorian Corey in 1993, they weren’t expecting a preserved corpse wrapped in vinyl hidden deep in her closet. What they found turned into one of the strangest unsolved mysteries in queer crime history. Who was the man? Why was he there? And what does it say about the secret worlds queer people have been forced to survive in?

This case is equal parts camp, tragedy, and queer mystery—told with respect and curiosity.

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