Panic: Queer True Crime
Panic: Queer True Crime, a podcast, and youtube channel featuring stories about the life and death of queer folks. To watch any of the true-crime episodes, join me at Panic on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4r13FF8ExLGbhfSH6i4hw A little bit about Panic. I created this true-crime channel to focus on the life and death of queer folk. I called the channel Panic because, for much more of the recorded history of LGBTQ+ people, there’s always been a panic. The primary focus of the channel is an investigation of homophobia through hate crimes murders and intimate partner violence which is underreported in the queer community. Panic is both a podcast and a YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@panicqueertruecrime Sometimes being queer can be murder. Join me! Check out the first two seasons of the podcast for a little something different.
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The Montagu Case: A Peer of the Realm Caught in a Gay Sex Scandal
06/23/2025
The Montagu Case: A Peer of the Realm Caught in a Gay Sex Scandal
In the spring of 1953, four men, including a British lord and two RAF officers, would become the focus of a national homosexual sex scandal—one that would destroy reputations, shock the country, and ultimately help change the law. From the moment I read about this scandal many years ago I was fascinated. As an American, I have to confess, I cannot fully understand the British class situation. It seems that Lord Montagu's penchant for surrounding himself with "commoners" seemed to alarm those in his social strata to such a degree that open season was declared on him and any of the lower orders around him. Montagu and Peter Wildeblood were from similar backgrounds, but when Wildeblood and his RAF boyfriend spent the weekend at Montague's estate, the event presented the perfect opportunity to come down hard on Montagu. The result was something of a show trial with a preordained conclusion. That level of invasion of privacy led to a change in the law.
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Murder and Hatred in the UK and Across The USA
05/29/2025
Murder and Hatred in the UK and Across The USA
Several of these stories and their victims are part of the anti-queer wave of legislation put in place by the UK conservative government seeking to outlaw homosexuality. As the anti-queer rhetoric rose, so did the violence against the LGBTQ+ community. The de Gruchy case was the first time the mainstream press began to use the term “queer-bashing” to describe the murderous level of hate crimes. Before this, the tone was unmistakably mock and/or cruel, but the standard would not hold. In 1969, Michael de Gruchy was attacked and beaten to death by a teen gang trolling a gay cruising spot in Wimbledon, England. In 1972, Leonard Bestwick was stabbed and left to die after an attempted robbery by two young men who “Set out to roll a queer.” The murder of Mr. Bestwick highlights the capriciousness of hate. Bestwick and his friend were just out, as many others were having a drink, and for this, he was brutally murdered. If his friend had gone into the bathroom first, he might have met the same terrible fate. On the evening of September 18, 1989, 40, Christoph Schliack, a German immigrant living in the UK for more than 20 years, was murdered in his Shepherd’s Bush, London flat. Kenneth Williams, the 20-something who killed him, managed to flee the city of London for Ireland. Mr. Schliack had attended Leeds University, studying Chinese. He was also a lawyer, but did not practice at the bar for unclear reasons. On August 30, 1987, Richard Lynn Earnest went to his estranged wife's home, where he removed his wife's and her lover's shoes from the car, replacing them with his carpentry tools. Before driving off, he left two notes, one for his son and the other for his wife. A day later, Richard Earnest would be dead. Mr. Earnest left behind a son and a family who loved him. On Monday, June 9, 2008, 37, Jeremy Waggoner, a Royal Oak, Michigan hairdresser, was last seen leaving a Detroit, Michigan bar getting into his SUV with a man identified as Rich. When he didn't return home, his partner of seven years called the police, reporting Waggoner missing. On Monday, March 31, 2025, 31, Kaitoria “Kai” Bankz and 27, Kelmen Merrell King made arrangements to hook up in Autaugaville, Alabama, around 11:40 pm. When they did meet, King and an accomplice attempted to carjack Bankz and her brother, resulting in the death of Bankz. Watch any of these stories of any of the cases covered on the podcast, check out and subscribe to the YouTube channel at:
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A Wave of Uk Queer Bashing : The Murders of Michael Boothe and William Dalziel
05/16/2025
A Wave of Uk Queer Bashing : The Murders of Michael Boothe and William Dalziel
One of the reasons I wanted to cover the murders of actor, Michael Boone, and hotel porter William Dalziel is that, like me, some of you will be surprised at when they happened. As it turns out, the crackdown on gay men using indecency laws meant gay men were arrested, and the signal to the homophobes was that it was hunting season. In 1990, the lives of lesbians and gays, not to mention trans and gender nonconforming people, were under assault. Section 28, a cynical bit of anti-gay legislation hung a shadow over the well-being of queer folks. In researching these cases, one of the sad realities is that there are men and women whose lives were brutally ended, and no one will ever know who killed them. By listening and sharing these stories, you are joining me and a growing group of people who know a little bit more than you did before, and you're sharing these stories, and for that, I am grateful.
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The Chicken and The Bull: One of the Largest Extortion Schemes of Gay Men You've Never Heard Of
04/29/2025
The Chicken and The Bull: One of the Largest Extortion Schemes of Gay Men You've Never Heard Of
When I started telling these stories, I understood the organized efforts to shame homosexuality out of existence. What I didn't expect was the level of criminality that would grow out of the demonizing of LGBTQ+ people. In the 1960s, Chicago police officer John J. Pyne began to organize a group of criminals and con men in an extortion ring that would go on to scam more than 1,000 men out of a million dollars across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The FBI called the Chicken and the Bull extortion scheme the largest scheme of its kind up to that time. It is, in fact, the largest organized extortion of gay men ever. It is also another example of the depths and cold brutality of homophobia unchecked. Here's the link to the fantastic article William McGown wrote for Slate. The article has become one of the few references to this scandal. To watch this episode: William McGowan's 2012 article in Slate:
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A Spree Killer, A Drifter, A Lover, Stranger Danger, A Murderous Wife, An Update, and a Cold Case
03/31/2025
A Spree Killer, A Drifter, A Lover, Stranger Danger, A Murderous Wife, An Update, and a Cold Case
In my ongoing exploration of the history of homophobia in life and the law, I've been researching the trends, and I do mean trends, of attacks fueled by the targeting of mostly gay men. From the late 1950s through the 1970s in the United States, "Rolling a Queer" became such an epidemic that both Democrats and Republicans came together to introduce legislation that would create some minor protections for gays and lesbians. It failed, of course, and the attacks continued at pace. This crime wave helps to explain why the "Homosexual Panic Defense" began to be used in the 1960s in courtrooms across the country. A young man defending himself from the advances of a predatory homosexual is much more defendable than a defendant targeting gay men for fun and profit. I have many more of these stories from the 1950s through the 1970s to share. Please subscribe. In this week's episode: Sam Nordquist left home to visit his online girlfriend. When his mother and other family members couldn't get ahold of him, they begged authorities to help him, but sadly, help came too late. In September 2024, Zsolt Zsolyomi disabled his leg monitor and disappeared onto the north Florida Island of Miami Beach and Little Havana using an alias to court, rob, batter, and then murder two older men with disabilities. Would the police stop him before he could kill again? In 1973, the Long Beach murder of a World War II veteran and beloved school teacher, Hollis Voas, exposed the escalating cycle of rolling a queer that spiked during the 1960s and 1970s in the U.S. Law enforcement quickly tracked down the suspects Don James Myers and Kenneth Evans, after discovering the victim tied to his blood-soaked bedroom. Thirty-nine pieces of evidence, a stolen Cadillac, and a childhood friend would lead police to the perpetrators a few hours after the murder. I saw this 1973 news item so quietly tucked away in a newspaper that I knew I had to share his story. Thanks to one of Mr. Voas' relatives for sharing a picture of him for the YouTube coverage. The 1953 murder of bartender Walter Thalen by a drifter who wandered into the bar where Thalen worked at the end of a night of drinking would have a devasting impact far and wide. In March of 2025, Buffalo, New York, Allentown was rocked by the double murder of two beloved men. Mickey Harmon and Jordan Celotto contributed to their community in art and activism, and they were snatched away senselessly and violently. 49, California Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi and 53, Yolanda Olejniczak-Marodi, began dating in 2018, marrying in 2022. By February 2025, Marodi was ready to end what friends called a controlling and isolating marriage, but she would never get the chance. This wasn't the first time Yolanda Olejniczak-Marodi was involved in a murder. Reports of intimate partner violence among lesbians are the most underreported. If you or anyone you know needs help, use the resources below. Finally, an update on cases we've covered on the channel and a cold case. I hope you stay with me as I continue to share more of these hidden stories of lives lived and snuffed out. They deserve our loving attention. If you'd like to watch any of these episodes, you watch them all at: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 Online live chat: thehotline.org If you or someone you know is in danger, call 9-1-1 immediately. Thanks to Mystic Magazine for the global resource guide, one of the first to be compiled. Please subscribe to the podcast and YouTube Channel.
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Fires, Sudden Violence, White Supremacies, Murder in a Dog Park, Running Away to Murder
02/14/2025
Fires, Sudden Violence, White Supremacies, Murder in a Dog Park, Running Away to Murder
In this episode, five cases of homophobic rage, mental illness, alcohol abuse, and murder. Dream City Fire: One of the worst fires in modern London that you've probably never heard of. A combination of alcohol and anger sparked a series of events that ended in the death of 11 men in an unlicensed and uninspected second and third-floor cinema. Ashia Davis: On June 01, 2023, Carlos Scotland and Ashia Davis met at the Woodward Inn in Highland Park, Michigan. By the end of the evening, Ashia Davis would be dead, and the search for her killer would lead to a young killer whose motives remain unclear. Jake Kelly: On August 27, 2023, 49-year-old Jake Kelly was brutally beaten in his Phoenix, Arizona home. Instead of calling for medical assistance, his roommates, Shannon Higgins (37) and Corey Young (44), moved him into a bathtub, delaying any hope of help. This tragic case raises questions about justice, accountability, and the events leading to Jake’s untimely death. Gerald Declan Radford: An update to the 2024 Florida case of the murder of John Walter Lay. After a six-day trial and a quick verdict 66, Gerald Declan Radford, under the banner of the stand-your-ground law, left John Walter Lay's family in pieces. Kevin Baker: On March 8, 1977, having left his New Jersey home looking for adventure, 18-year-old Kevin Baker would find himself in a Las Cruces, New Mexico courtroom accused of murdering 47 Charles Thompson, a South Dakota truck driver on his way to a new life. Baker's trial would be filled with questions of sanity and, of course, homosexual panic.
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A Question of Honor?
01/21/2025
A Question of Honor?
In the television show The Sopranos, the character of "Big P*ssy" was based on a New York or New Jersey mobster targeted because of his sexual antics, but in Italy, there was a similar situation involving a highly respected hitman who stepped out of line by loving and wanting to make a life with the man he loved. Anthony “Bubbles” Torres was a character, a creation. He tended to amuse and sometimes irritate people. On the night he was killed, witnesses saw the beginnings of a confrontation and Torres's murder. Years later, police struggle to solve the case. In my research into the history of indecent proposals and indecent advances and the role of the homosexual panic used in court to explain murder, I've learned something new. In the later 1960s and all of the 1970s, there was a rash of robberies targeting gay men. It became so excessive that both Democratic and Republican politicians sought to cool the temperature when it came to some of the laws and rhetoric around homosexuality. Those efforts were shot down, of course, but the awareness on the part of defense lawyers that their clients might just be seen as a thief attempting to exploit a gay man made the homosexual panic defense even more urgently needed. The cases based on people meeting up on apps are an ever-evolving story. Is it any more dangerous than meeting someone at a bar at 3 am? When imagining an open relationship, neither Scott nor his husband couldn't possibly imagine how it would end. Filippo Gangitano - Gay in the mob Anthony “Bubbles” Torres -Murdered on a San Francisco street Harold St. John - AWOL, Kidnapping, and Homosexual panic Bobby Scott - Murdered on a Date
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"Rolling a Queer" and Other Homophobic Games
12/31/2024
"Rolling a Queer" and Other Homophobic Games
While researching a story for the next episode I found a 1960 article examinign the growth of homophobic attacks on mostly gey men for financial gain. Rolling a Queer crimes grow to such a degree that lawmakers across the country sought to minimize legal prohibitons agaisnt LGBTQ folks as a partial remedy. Most of these efforts failed contributing to the mid-sixties appearance of homosexual panic as a legal defense. The fisrt two stories in this episode involve murders that resulted from attempts to rob a gay man. Charles James Mourey Chelie Todd Steve Marose story is one of murder but of the lingering effects of the governments pink scare that started in the 1950s when President Eisenhower signed on over ridding the governnment and the military of lesbians and gay men. Marose was thrown out of the military in the 1990s after spending eight months in a military priison for the crime of being gay. Fulfilling a promise, President Biden issued a pardon for many of these men and women but the process is anything but easy and Marose remains without his pension and without having his name cleared. If you know anyone in the same position pass along these links that might set them on the path to having their rights restored. The Murder of Patricia Malone Patricia Malone was a lesbian women working the London streets as a sex worker when she met and was killed by a police officier. The officier came in for a beating in the press but so did Ms. Malone whom they dobbed, "Pasty Butch Malone." Her treatment in the press and the twist to the story give you a glimpse into the times in which her murder took place. The Murders of Page Cegelski and Paula O'Connor The two women were discovered in a Green Bay, Wisconsin duplex. The killer would confess to the murders with an evolving story. Peter Sotka's long history of intimate partner violence and his contradictory statements make his confession suspect. There is no record of either woman's state of undress and there is no evidence from family and friends that the women who were best friends were having an intimate relationship. Using a version of gay panic as the setting for a double murder is worth noting. Resources: Resources chrome- Legal Services and Information
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Molotov Cocktails of Hate and Murder
12/08/2024
Molotov Cocktails of Hate and Murder
Molotov Cocktail of Hate Pamela Cobbas, Mercedes Roxana Figueroa, Andrea Amarante, Sofía Castro Riglos Intimate Partner Violence The Murder of Chen Chen Fei The Murder of Quanesha Shantel The Murder of William Nicholas Abraham Disappearance The Murder of Levi Davis? Ex Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries Charged: Human Trafficking and Assault The Shocking Murder Of Eduardo Xol Ex-Partners, a Mysterious Friend, and Two Bodies Found in Suitcases on Bristol's Clifton Bridge Kasim Omar: Escaped to America Seeking Safety, Only to Face a Horrific Tragedy The Murder of Paul Taylor The Murder of Howard Bresendine Mental Health Resources SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline LGBTQ & Gay-Friendly Rehabs: Statistics, Risk Factors & Treatment (888) 402-1504 https://www.addicted.org/ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. Thanks to MysticMag for the global resource guide. One of the first to be compiled. https://www.mysticmag.com/psychic-reading/domestic-violence-resource-guide/
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Newton Arvin: A Sign of the Times
11/10/2024
Newton Arvin: A Sign of the Times
In 1960, Smith College's Professor Newton Arvin and two of his colleagues were swept up in a scandal concocted in large part as a way of shaming being queer out of existence. Efforts to control the flow of what is erotica or smut is an ongoing crusade in the United States and in many places in the world. When those crusades are weaponized against targeted groups of people they can be lethal. Some of you listening to this episode might think a professor at a private college is a fairly privileged person, and you're not wrong, but his homosexuality stripped away much of that privilege. The other reason I'm sharing this story is that Newton Arvin and his two colleagues are stand-ins for the hundreds, perhaps thousands of mostly gay men who were arrested, jailed, and had their lives ruined for the offense of being gay. The potential loss of one's freedom and profession is both unbelievable from today's vantage point and entirely possible to imagine happening again. Please subscribe the the podcast. Thanks
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Jealousy, Hate Crimes, Transgender Murders, and Intimate Partner Violence
09/23/2024
Jealousy, Hate Crimes, Transgender Murders, and Intimate Partner Violence
This collection of cases includes the murder of three trans women of color, the most at-risk group in the LGBTQ+ community. Two cases of intimate partner violence, please see this description for help. The murder of a 19-year-old murder in prison because he was gay and black. A gay man was murdered in his home by a jealous boyfriend and the victim's friend, and two gay men were murdered by a group of friends led by a homophobic leader. Intimate Partner Help: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: thehotline.org If you or someone you know is in danger, call 9-1-1 immediately. Thanks to MysticMag for the global resource guide. One of the first to be compiled. https://www.mysticmag.com/psychic-reading/domestic-violence-resource-guide/ Episode Description Benjamin Renwick Dylan Gurley Micah Laureano Leo Nunes Tzatzi Sanchez Savannah Williams Starr Brown Tommy Lee Trimble and John Lloyd Griffin Vanity Williams
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Catfished, Missing, and Late Night Attacks
08/24/2024
Catfished, Missing, and Late Night Attacks
Peter Coshan Lisa Stone Curtis Marsh Gaurav Gopalan Matthew Mickens-Murrey Ukea Davis and Stephanie Thomas Vanity Williams Several of the cases in this episode involve unsolved cases. In the next episode, I will delve into the reasons why this might be the case. Two of these cases involve the murder of black trans women, the highest rate of murder in the LGBTQ+ community. The last two cases happened at the same time in the same city To watch any of these stories you can find them on the Queer True Crime YouTube Channel: For Help National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. The International Domestic Violence Resource Guide (2024) is the largest resource worldwide. If you suspect elder abuse, call 1-833-401-0832 and enter your 5-digit zip code to be connected to the Adult Protective Services in your county, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Please subscribe to the channel.
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Intimate Partner Violence, Strangers, Lovers, and a Helping Hand
08/06/2024
Intimate Partner Violence, Strangers, Lovers, and a Helping Hand
Anna Flores Pauly Likens Alex Rodda Liara Tsai Bruce Becker Curtis Marsh Kevin Clewer Charles Gibson Brad Nelson Winters Here is a collection of murders some of them due to intimate partner violence and some hate crimes. The thing they have in common is the loss and heartache of family and friends. While might surprise some that young men, mostly, still struggling with their sexual identity resort to murder when threatened, ongoing scholarship suggests that the causes might be complicated, a mixture of internalized homophobia and other pathologies that fuel murder. Intimate partner violence in the queer community remains underreported. Please use the resources below if you or someone you know needs help. Finally, the murder of Kevin Clewer remains unsolved though it seems authorities have a suspect. The murders of Clewer, Charles Gibson, and Brad Winters were thought to be part of a serial killer’s ramp-up thank goodness they were not. Murders of queer people continue to be under-reported so I thank you for your loving attention to these cases. To watch any of these stories you can find them on the Queer True Crime YouTube Channel: For Help National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. The International Domestic Violence Resource Guide (2024) is the largest resource worldwide. If you suspect elder abuse, call 1-833-401-0832 and enter your 5-digit zip code to be connected to the Adult Protective Services in your county, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Please subscribe to the channel.
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Mark "Valera" van Krevel: Avenger
07/14/2024
Mark "Valera" van Krevel: Avenger
In 1998, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia became the location of two of the most violent murders Australia has ever seen. In 1998, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia became the location of two of the most violent murders Australia has ever seen. 19-year-old, Mark Valera's pent-up rage led him down the path of murder, leaving destruction in his wake and sparking an equal fury that ultimately led to the killing of his own father. The murders committed by Mark "Valera" van Krevel further revealed a disturbing wave of child molestation in New South Wales, implicating some of the community's most respected figures including one of Valera's victims. At the time, Australia, like many places worldwide, was experiencing a surge of violence against the LGBTQ+ community, involving the police on some occasions. Equally damaging is the capricious conflation of pedophiles, hebephiles, and homosexuals. Wollongong's former Mayor Frank Arkell, who was not gay, was shortly before his murder with 29 charges of child molestation. Valera's vigilantism removed the possibility of justice for the 29 victims and possible vindication of the alleged victims from a previous case. Valera's first victim, David O'Hearn, was a quiet man beloved by his family and friends. The extreme violence surrounding these events has unfortunately overshadowed O'Hearn's life and death. This retelling serves to honor his memory.
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Confusion, Chaos, and Murderous Intent
07/11/2024
Confusion, Chaos, and Murderous Intent
Six stories of possible greed, intimate partner violence, murderous internalized homophobia, and your garden variety homophobia. To watch any of these stories you can find them on the Queer True Crime YouTube Channel: Or click on any of the titles. For Help National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. The International Domestic Violence Resource Guide (2024) is the largest resource worldwide.
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Murder and Madness
06/16/2024
Murder and Madness
In this episode four stories of murder, homophobia, and mental health in crisis. Isaac Herrera Jordan Taylor Terrance Brown Reginald Folks To watch any of these stories you can find them on the Queer True Crime YouTube Channel: For Help National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. The International Domestic Violence Resource Guide (2024) is the largest resource worldwide.
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Be Proud
06/01/2024
Be Proud
Happy Pride and welcome to season four of Panic. This is the second season of Panic and the fourth for the podcast as a whole. In the second season, I want to continue to explore the themes of the podcast and YouTube channel, and how homophobia in all of its permutations plays itself out in the lives of queer folks and the people who love them. I'll continue to explore intimate partner violence while providing resources for help and healing. I want to explore more stories of murdered trans people. I only learned when I started to cover some of these cases that many states across the United States have no formal process for addressing gender identity often referring to a murder victim by their dead name which is then disseminated to the media and family. How do those inequalities affect an investigation? Thanks and hugs to those of you who continue to listen and those of you who are new. Happy Pride. Panic
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A Dublin Bashing, The Death of a Teen, Five Murders in Five Months in Boston
06/01/2024
A Dublin Bashing, The Death of a Teen, Five Murders in Five Months in Boston
Gary Gleeson Alex Rodda Raymond Kindred John McGrail Leonard Riendeau Charles Kimball John Fuoroli Brandi Mells, Shanta Myers, Jeremiah, and Shaniese Myers To watch any of these stories you can find them on the Queer True Crime YouTube Channel: For Help National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. The International Domestic Violence Resource Guide (2024) is the largest resource worldwide. If you suspect elder abuse, call 1-833-401-0832 and enter your 5-digit zip code to be connected to the Adult Protective Services in your county, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Please subscribe to the channel.
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Intimate Partners, Stranger Danger, and The Betrayal of a Friend
05/13/2024
Intimate Partners, Stranger Danger, and The Betrayal of a Friend
George Webber In this episode, A closeted man's search to fulfill his fetish leads him to hire a 16-year-old from a Craigslist ad. Charlie Howard Two gay men are attacked by a group of teens ending in murder. Carlos Collins A former police officer's inability to let go ends in murder. James Sheehan Suffering from stage 4 cancer, an elderly man leans on a friend whose only interest is his money. Darrin Thorpe His death has been called a drug overdose but his husband suspects it might be a murder. Carzella Little A late-night argument between girlfriends ends in murder. To watch any of these stories you can find them on the Queer True Crime YouTube Channel: For Help National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. The International Domestic Violence Resource Guide (2024) is the largest resource worldwide. If you suspect elder abuse, call 1-833-401-0832 and when prompted enter your 5-digit zip code to be connected to the Adult Protective Services in your county, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Please subscribe to the channel.
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The Murder of Professor Howard Appledorf
05/06/2024
The Murder of Professor Howard Appledorf
On September 7, 1982, the Gainesville, Florida Labor Day Weekend was disrupted when University of Florida's Professor Howard Appledorf's neighbors spotted his condo had been broken into. Inside police found a highly staged scene and the professor asphyxiated on his sofa, as the three young suspects fled they left behind a frenzy of fears about cults and witchcraft. The tale that would unravel would be far sadder, exposing the life of a victim lived in the closet and three young perpetrators abandoned to the streets where they became both prey and predator. If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it on the Panic YouTube Channel.
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Partners, Lovers, and Strangers
04/21/2024
Partners, Lovers, and Strangers
Podcast Notes: Akira Ross Allan Lanteigne/Demitry Papasotiriou Summit Kumar Raymond Scotter Shawndell McCloud Dr. Louis Chen, Eric Cooper, and Cooper Chen Warning this case involves the death of a child. Starts at 3:20. To watch any of these episodes you can find them at: This episode has a case of homophobic murder by a stranger, the murderous obsession of a former lover, the corruption and greed of love gone wrong, a son killing a father to save the honor of the family, and more, a robbery and a murder, and a doctor and family annihilator. For lots of historical and personal reasons intimate partner violence continues to be under-reported in the queer community but resources are available. First are resources for the United States. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. The International Domestic Violence Resource Guide (2024) is the largest resource from around the world. https://www.cvpsd.org/post/domestic-violence-resources-in-the-north-america
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Being Queer Doesn't Kill, Homophobia Does 05
04/08/2024
Being Queer Doesn't Kill, Homophobia Does 05
Here are seven cases of stalking, and homophobia in the United States and Sweden, a case of a stepfather's homophobic rage, and an unresolved case of a body in a fish tank. These shorts are taken from the Panic YouTube channel. If you’d like to see any of these shorts please join me at the Panic channel using the link below. Brittany Cosby and Crystal Jackson Brain Eggs Josef ben Meddour Marcus Volk Lawrence Wong and Thomas Whitney Zachary Kennedy Steen Fenrich To watch these episodes: Please subscribe and like. Thanks!
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The Handcuff Man
03/24/2024
The Handcuff Man
Robert Bennett Jr. was a smart guy from a wealthy family he was also a violent sadist who liked to inflict pain on unwitting strangers. Though this is not a murder case it illustrates what happens when you mix a homophobic cultural attitude filtered down to law enforcement mixes with the influence of a predator from a wealthy family who'd go to any length to protect their son.
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Cunanan: The Murders of Jeffrey Trail And David Madson
03/17/2024
Cunanan: The Murders of Jeffrey Trail And David Madson
Note: I've only just realized that the audio for the previous upload of this episode was icky and is only a few minutes long. Here is the episode in its entirety. I have also wanted to delve into the lives of Jeffrey Trail and David Madson and Andrew Cunanan's relationship with them both. In part, because as tragic as Gianni Versace's murder was, not to mention the murders of Lee Miglin and poor Andrew Reese who was just doing his job, Trail and Madson's murders seem particularly devasting. Friends and lovers, secrets and lies. People who knew them said Cunanan loved and admired Trail and Madson, and they at some stage loved him, yet he killed them both as some sort of retribution for his life falling apart. I hope you'l listen and share this episode because these two men are worthy of your consideration. Having spent time reading about them I feel even more affection for them and for their loved ones who were lucky to have these extraordinary young men in their lives. Here are a few links to the 48-hour interview with Jeffrey Trail and a link to some of the letters and pictures Cunanan wrote to Madson. To watch this episode: 48 Hours Richard Schlesinger's connection with a Cunanan victim Pictures and Letters
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Being Queer can be Murder 01
03/04/2024
Being Queer can be Murder 01
Peeble LaDime Doe Wendy Thorpe Gordon Church Luke Davies and Jesse Baird Ranjith Kankanamalage Zach Kennedy August Provost Seven cases of intimate partner violence and hate crime murders. The case of Peeble LaDime Doe, a transgender woman who was murdered by her former lover. This is the first case in the nation to use federal protections to prosecute a hate crime based on gender identity even though South Carolina remains one of the two states with no hate crime protections for queer people. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Online live chat: If you or someone you know is in danger call 9-1-1 immediately. I you'd like to watch any of these episodes you can find them on the Panic: Queer True Crime YouTube Channel at: Before you go subscribe here and while you're there subscribe there. Hugs! Finally, Panic has been voted one of the best gay true crime podcasts to listen to by the folks at Feedspot. Thanks to you all for making it happen.
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Being Queer Doesn't Kill, Homophobia Does 04
02/14/2024
Being Queer Doesn't Kill, Homophobia Does 04
This week a mixture of intimate partner violence, madness, and homophobia. If you'd like to watch any of these stories join me at the Panic Queer True Crime Channel on YouTube. Jake Marandino Harley Walker Annie Meyer Brian Campbell Jun Lin Crystal Parker Naasire Johnson Filippo Gangitano Sylvia Lugo Howard Efland If you or anyone you know is the victim of violence please use the link above. In the U.S., call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the . You deserve to live a life free of violence of any kind.
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Eight Stories of Love, Deception, and Murder
01/23/2024
Eight Stories of Love, Deception, and Murder
Eight stories of intimate partner abuse, theft, murder, and a historical case that has never been solved. To watch any of these stories you can find them at: Gary Ruby Ronald Shumway Heather Diebert Dr. Gary Jenkins Timothy Smith The Slasher Brian Williamson Casey Taylor If you or anyone you know is the victim of violence please use the link above. In the U.S., call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the . You deserve to live a life free of violence of any kind.
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The Life and Death of Jimmy Zappalorti
01/14/2024
The Life and Death of Jimmy Zappalorti
The story of Jimmy Zappalorti's life and death is the story of the times in which he lived. The love of a family, and community, and the search for self-acceptance and a small amount of joy. Jimmy Zappalorti died twice. Once while stationed in Danang, Vietnam, and some twenty years later on Staten Island where he grew up when two hate-filled young men decided to take his life. It has been an honor to tell Jimmy's story and to get to know his story. I think you might have as much affection for him as I do. Please join me and share the story of the life and times of Jimmy Zappalorti. To watch this story:
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Being Queer Doesn't Kill, Homophobia Does 03
12/25/2023
Being Queer Doesn't Kill, Homophobia Does 03
Eight stories of love, friendship, homophobic hate, and murder. Annamarie Rintila Brian Bergeron Daniel Clancy Harry Major Jorge Diaz Johnston Steven Nelson Allen Leroy Anderson Devon Hoover
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Being Queer Doesn't Kill, Homophobia Does 02
12/11/2023
Being Queer Doesn't Kill, Homophobia Does 02
In this episode stories of queer folks targeted and murdered for the crime of being gay. If you'd like to watch any of these episodes join me at the Panic: Queer True Crime Channel Bernardo Pantaleon Benjamin Anderson A'Nee Robertson Gerry Edwards and Chris Bevan David Morley David Iwo Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee Lauren "Lela" Leslie Sakai Gunn Yousef Palani Steven Lorenzo Devan Hoover Jesús Ociel Baena and Dorian Daniel Herrera
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