Stay ConnectedBeyond 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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20 year old Christina agreed to marry her gay high school friend 23 year old Erick so he could get his green card and remain in the United States, in return Erick would pay Christina $15,000. Erick and Christina had lived together along with their other room mate Kailey. But after Erick and Christina's "fake" marriage, Erick not coming up with money for Christina, things went south quickly.
Promo for A Hateful Homicide
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://abc11.com/post/christina-matos-raleigh-nc-maria-signature-1505/10501894/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q4WEl7D5nM
https://www.wral.com/story/it-was-lie-after-lie-jury-member-shares-what-led-to-erick-hernandez-mendez-guilty-verdict/21331625/
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/femicide-victims-murder-partner-b2541731.html
https://www.aol.com/murder-defendant-denies-stabbing-christina-171903269.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMAs7Iw72mL_b7dvrD7iJJcQ1qX6NNhm0VWIgEtJy9o8M5x7IGw2Ctt0ymEIPUCUWSgmwoqYKMvM_rmRjl2WIqVe26f_5BeZarY51jIGo9vn-vEnPBfn07Kt7vVPtfBr4cjYPWNYdQVEzpYKaPmPqo8Q55IqI11ELMmCGzDeAeSo
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Two lesbians on a holiday road trip had been dating for two months, when an arguement breaks out and things end deadly.
Promo for Castles and Cryptids
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://wtop.com/crime/2023/08/florida-woman-sentenced-for-girlfriends-2021-bw-parkway-death/
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2022/02/08/florida-woman-faces-federal-murder-charges-for-alleged-baltimore-washington-parkway-hit-and-run/
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/02/17/woman-indicted-for-hit-and-run-murder-of-girlfriend-in-md-%EF%BF%BC/
https://dailyvoice.com/md/bel-air/tags/sharisse-denise-carr/
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In the late 90's two young men would be discovered dead. Their heads had been smashed with a baseball bat and each of their bodies would be located exactly a year apart. Allan Grimson was picked up for these murders to which he confessed. Another sailor would disappear 11 years earlier, on the exact same date the other two young men were murdered...coincidence? Not likely. True Crime Quickie from South Africa in August of 2024.
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Promo for Love & Murder
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/mar/28/1
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/simon-parkes-death-missing-gibraltar-police-search-hms-illustrious-allan-grimson-a9228871.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/police-search-gibraltar-for-sailor-missing-since-1986-109945.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1328146/Sailor-was-serial-killer-in-name-if-not-number.html?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first
https://news.sky.com/story/simon-parkes-police-to-search-cemetery-for-navy-sailor-missing-since-1986-11876092
https://news.sky.com/story/simon-parkes-police-to-search-cemetery-for-navy-sailor-missing-since-1986-11876092
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12179269.life-for-serial-killer-sailor/
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/fresh-search-alleged-victim-allan-9040853
https://www.ebar.com/story/76789
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/09/10/lesbian-couple-murdered-in-south-africa/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/04/lesbian-couple-very-much-in-love-killed-in-south-africa-leaving-friends-shocked-and-heartbroken/
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-hiv-prevention-drug-prep-lenacapavir-rcna208387
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71 year old disabled veteran Jack Irwin had a wonderful life in Mt. Baldy, California. But as he was getting older, he was in fear he might need more assistance and purchase a home in Upland, California, closer to hospitals. Upon putting his cabin in Mt. Baldy for sale, he met two lesbians that were interested in his cabin but couldn't afford it. So Jack offered them a rent to own deal that would benefit all of them. Upon moving to Upland, a few months later the women would come to stay with Jack with the pretense of taking care of him. What they care of was his savings...and a few other things.... Jack would never be seen again after the women left his home a few months later.
True crime quickie from Massachusetts, the murder of Patrick Sequeria Ferreria.
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesiliyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/shows/what-happened-jack-irwin-details-explored-ahead-cabin-woods-idhttps://www.sportskeeda.com/us/shows/where-marcia-johnson-judy-gellert-now-details-explored-ahead-cabin-woods-id
https://subscribe.recordnet.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.recordnet.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2004%2F11%2F04%2Fwoman-convicted-in-dismemberment-elderly%2F50689120007%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&itm_source=roadblock&itm_medium=onsite&itm_campaign=premiumroadblock&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z117373e000500v117373b0073xxd117365&gca-ft=156&gca-ds=sophi
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=3986dmca
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-16-me-headless16-story.html
https://www.laweekly.com/beheading-on-mount-baldy/
https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/shows/5-chilling-details-jack-irwin-s-murder
https://gunmemorial.org/2018/11/12/patrick-sequeira-ferreira
https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/crime/2022/05/10/brockton-kian-willis-convicted-murder-patrick-sequeira-ferreira-shooting-2018-life-without-parole/9681451002/
https://plymouthda.com/news/2022-press-releases/brockton-man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-fatal-shooting/
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19 year old Lizzi Marriott was in a relationship with her girlfriend back home in Massachusetts when she left to attend the University of New Hampshire. While attending school, she also landed a part time job at a Target store where she met Kat McDonogh. Kat and her boyfriend Seth, were both actors who were into BDSM. Kat befriended Lizzi and invited her over one night to her and Seth's apartment. Things did not go as intended.
True crime quickie is from Mobile, Alabama in 2024 - Tayy Dior Thomas
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Promo for Tragedy With a View
Soundbite by Ky host of Love & Murder from heartbreak to homicide
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources to follow later
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https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/the-boy-who-became-a-cannibal-6976790.htmlIn the early 2000's two men with dark fantasies would meet to fulfill their desires after the sadist, Armin posted an ad on a Cannibal forum. Masochist, Bernd would respond.
True Crime Quickie from Virginia. The Murder Ariyanna Mitchell
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Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://harpers.org/archive/2008/01/my-dinner-with-antrophagus/
https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/the-boy-who-became-a-cannibal-6976790.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/armin-meiwes-interview-with-a-cannibal-documentary-sheds-new-light-on-one-of-germany-s-most-infamous-murderers-a6863201.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jan/31/germany.lukeharding
https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/05/08/ariyanna-mitchell-trans-teen-shot-virginia-death/
https://www.wavy.com/news/norfolk-man-arrested-in-connection-with-17-year-olds-fatal-shooting-in-hampton/
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This minisode takes place in Long Beach, California in 2017. 31 year old Zach Kennedy moved to the Long Beach area of California in 2007 from a small town in Pennsylvania. Zach was hoping to find a community to thrive in, but instead...he found illicit drugs and a party hardy middle aged man with a penchant for younger male addicts.
Promo for Autumn's Odditites
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Soundbite by Courtney of Book of the Dead
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/owner-long-beach-sex-dungeon-body-found-buried-sentenced-6-years-8-months-prison/
https://lbpost.com/news/zach-kennedy-burried-body-yard-long-beach-missing/
https://lbpost.com/news/zach-kennedy-scott-leo-murder-charge-trial-thrown-out/
https://lbpost.com/news/crime/zach-kennedy-scott-leo-sentence-judge
https://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2018/1/13/episode-108-zachary-kennedy
https://sigtrib.com/long-beach-man-sentenced-in-drug-case-that-stemmed-from-mans-death/
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On November of 2022, a 22 year old man would enter a gay club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, during a drag show and open fire on the people in the bar. 5 people would lose their lives and 22 others would be injured.
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Promo for The Bell Witch Podcast
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Opening soundbite courtesy of Jackie, host of Cause of Death - 100 Seconds til Midnight
Resources:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/a-hotel-kicked-a-lesbian-out-of-a-womens-restroom-for-being-a-man-now-its-changing-its-story/?utm_campaign=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_edition=202505070600&utm_source=newsletter
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/club-q-shooting
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/us/club-q-shooting-suspect-court-appearance/index.html
https://coloradosun.com/2022/11/23/club-q-hero-gun-opinion-littwin/
https://www.fox21news.com/club-q-shooting/timeline-club-q-shooting-emergency-response/
https://denvergazette.com/continuing-coverage/club-q-shooting/anderson-lee-aldrich-a-history-of-family-travail-personal-violence/article_f668d004-728d-11ed-8ae6-eb5e9062514f.html
https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-shootings-colorado-politics-springs-ee6fe797a50cfca1bccfcc051c588187
https://www.epcsheriffsoffice.com/news-releases/sheriffs-office-statement-regarding-previous-arrest-and-charging-of-alleged-club-q
https://kdvr.com/news/local/raymond-vance-killed-in-club-q-shooting-missed-unbearably/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/us/club-q-colorado-shooting-victims/index.html
https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/21/club-q-shooting-victims-colorado-springs/
https://www.cpr.org/2022/12/06/next-mass-killer-dropped-case-foretold-colorado-tragedy/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/club-shooter-expected-plead-guilty-74-federal-hate/story?id=106442623
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/06/18/anderson-aldrich-guilty-life-sentence-club-q-shooting/
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/06/18/anderson-aldrich-guilty-life-sentence-club-q-shooting/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/club-q-shooter-who-killed-5-gets-life-in-prison
https://dallasvoice.com/club-qs-suspects-mother-arrested/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/20-police-raided-a-gay-bar-for-a-compliance-check-then-the-patrons-did-something-surprising/?utm_campaign=good-news-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_edition=202505090100&utm_source=newsletter
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/cops-raid-gay-bar-but-patrons-respond-in-a-surprising-way/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/cops-raid-gay-bar-but-patrons-respond-in-a-surprising-way/
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28 year old Piet Beentjes had just broken up with his boyfriend, his job was in turmoil so he decided to hop a boat ride to the neighboring island of Texel about an hour and a half away from where he was living in Amsterdam. On the island things took a weird twist and Piet was never seen again.
Two true crime quickies, one from Indiana and another from the Phillipines.
Promo for True Crime Connections
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources
https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/strandjutter-maarten-vindt-menselijke-resten-op-strand-texel-is-mijn-grootste-angst/
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/172x5x0/the_weird_disappearance_of_piet_beentjes_in_1987/
https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Piet_Beentjes
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9becjg
https://www.gaykrant.nl/2018/03/26/raadselachtige-verdwijning-piet-beentjes-al-meer-dan-dertig-jaar-vermist/
https://www.pietbeentjesvermist.nl/de-vermissing/
https://www.pietbeentjesvermist.nl/over-piet/
https://www.them.us/story/carrie-rivers-indiana-lesbian-teacher-gun-affidavit-pride-flag
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1435439/suspects-in-rape-slay-of-trans-man-ebeng-mayor-arrested-charged-pnp
https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/05/22/ebeng-mayor-trans-man-philippines-mutilation-rape-murder-hate-crime/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKDZshleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFrbk5JTk5oZXN2cTdaelpMAR7zBrxO5RDAIgNC8_cSFhQ8YfMtI4kf9xcLQVnnWVfFNkK20PpOqWBeqbHJHA_aem_UTY1Gx8fOBavaOO8QqEd_Q
https://www.ebar.com/story/305317/redirect
https://notalwaysright.com/tag/lgbtq/page/5/
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In 2015, Houston millionaire, Jake Merendino would fall in love with a male sex worker he met in San Diego. This male sex worker, David Meza, was living a double life as he was engaged to a girl of 19 years old. Torn between his sugar daddy and his future wife, David made a choice and in his eyes, someone had to die.
True Crime Quickie from Bulgaria.
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/this-cop-was-inspired-to-help-others-after-being-victim-of-hate-crime/
https://www.advocate.com/news/hate-crime-survivor-police-officer
https://people.com/crime/california-man-guilty-of-killing-wealthy-male-lover/
https://www.courthousenews.com/personal-lives-display-love-gone-bad-murder-trial/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-man-sentenced-for-bizarre-baja-killing-of-wealthy-texan/30080/
https://people.com/crime/david-meza-life-sentence-murder-wealthy-male-lover/
https://kfdm.com/news/local/beaumont-mans-killer-found-guilty-by-federal-jury
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/jake-clyde-merendino-stabbed-mexico-david-meza-taylor-langston-heir-fbi/103760/
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-mexico-murder-20170616-story.html
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