Beers with Queers: A True Crime Podcast

He was a successful businessman. A suburban dad. And a suspected serial killer hiding in plain sight. In the 1990s, police investigating the disappearance of multiple gay men were led to the sprawling estate of Herb Baumeister, just outside Indianapolis. There, buried beneath a manicured lawn, were the remains of nearly a dozen men. But the story doesn’t stop at his backyard. Part 1 uncovers Baume...

Some spirits never rest—especially the queer ones. From haunted theaters to spectral drag queens and ghostly lovers separated by time, Queer Hauntings: Volume 1 takes listeners on a chilling journey through the paranormal side of LGBTQ+ history. These aren’t just ghost stories—they’re echoes of lives erased, loves forbidden, and communities that refused to be forgotten. This episode explores tales...

She claimed she needed blood. Then someone died for it. In 1989 Brisbane, Tracey Wigginton lured a man into her car and stabbed him more than two dozen times, leaving his body drained of blood near the river. The press dubbed her “The Lesbian Vampire Killer,” and the case quickly spiraled into a media circus. But behind the headlines was something even stranger: a coven of self-proclaimed witches,...

It was Christmas Eve, and The Drama Club—Houma, Louisiana’s only gay bar—was full of holiday cheer. The celebration doubled as a birthday bash for Robert LeCompte, the bar’s beloved manager and local queer icon. But by morning, joy turned to horror. Robert was found brutally murdered inside the very space he helped make a sanctuary. The shock of his killing tore through the tight-knit LGBTQ+ commu...

He was smart, charismatic, and unafraid to live openly—until someone decided he should be silenced. In 2004, University of Missouri student Jesse Valencia was found dead near campus. His throat had been slashed with surgical precision. As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered a forbidden relationship with a closeted cop—and a motive rooted in secrecy, shame, and power. This episode examines how...

He cruised highways with a smile—and left dozens of dead young men in his wake. Larry Eyler was a charming figure with a sinister secret. Between the late 1970s and early 1980s, he murdered at least 20 young men across the American Midwest, many of them gay or perceived to be. Known as “The Highway Killer,” he lured victims with offers of rides or companionship, then carried out horrific acts of v...

A quiet alley. A teenage boy, bleeding out. And a stabbing that made no sense—until it did. In 2003, the UK was rocked by one of the strangest crimes in modern legal history. A 14-year-old boy in Goose Green had stabbed his friend—but not out of rage, revenge, or rivalry. Instead, he claimed he was following orders from British intelligence. What unraveled was a chilling hoax involving online groo...

He prowled the bars of Manhattan in the 1990s, targeting queer men who simply wanted a safe place to be themselves. Richard Rogers was a nurse by day, a monster by night. Dubbed “The Last Call Killer,” he used gay bars as his hunting ground—luring men in with charm, drugging them, and leaving their dismembered bodies across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. For years, the killings went unsolved, largel...

It started with a bear overdosing on 70 pounds of pure cocaine—and ended with a trail of death, corruption, and betrayal stretching deep into Kentucky’s elite. But the real story behind “Cocaine Bear” is no comedy. At the heart of it is The Bluegrass Conspiracy, a tangled web involving drug smuggling, rogue cops, cartel connections, and millions of dollars in cash lost to greed. This crime saga, r...

A car locked from the inside. A missing man. And a story that makes no sense at all. When Billy Greenwood disappeared, the scene he left behind only deepened the mystery. His vehicle was found parked and sealed from within, and clues seemed to point in every direction but the truth. As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered a web of secrets, rumors, and contradictions—none of which answered the...

She sparkled onstage—but behind the lashes and sequins was a storm waiting to break. Brandi West was a beloved drag performer known for her fierce looks and electric stage presence. But behind the scenes, jealousy and personal betrayal turned deadly when a love triangle spiraled out of control. What followed was a murder that shook the queer nightlife community—and blurred the line between perform...

Barrels. Bones. And a group of killers who claimed they were cleansing society. Between 1992 and 1999, Australia was gripped by a series of horrifying murders tied to a single, gruesome location: a disused bank vault in Snowtown. Inside were barrels filled with the dismembered remains of multiple victims. But what shocked the nation even more was the motive—an ideology masked as vigilante justice,...

Four young men. Four drugged bodies. And a killer who used hookup apps as his hunting ground. Stephen Port lured his victims through dating apps like Grindr, posing as a charming, lonely man seeking connection. But behind the screen was a predator with a deadly routine—drug, assault, dispose. Despite mounting evidence, authorities ignored key signs for months, dismissing the deaths as accidental o...

He called himself a hitman. A death row manipulator. A man too dangerous to be left alive. In Part 2 of our deep dive into Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins, we explore what happened after his conviction—and how he orchestrated one final murder from behind bars. But this time, his plan would backfire spectacularly. At the center of the fallout was Tony Cimo, son of one of Gaskins' victims, whose relent...

He was called the Meanest Man in America—and the body count backed it up. Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins left a trail of victims across South Carolina. From hitchhikers to acquaintances, his killing spree stretched for years, blending charm with cruelty. But after he murdered a well-liked merchant, he made one fatal mistake: underestimating the victim’s son. Tony Cimo wanted justice—and when the legal s...

Teen obsession. Satanic fantasy. And a killing so gruesome it defied comprehension. In 1995, 18-year-old Christa Pike lured fellow student Colleen Slemmer into a secluded spot behind their Knoxville job training campus. What happened next was one of the most sadistic murders ever committed by a teenage girl in U.S. history. Fueled by jealousy and a disturbing fixation on ritualistic violence, Chri...

She was the image of Southern grace—until the poison started flowing. Audrey Marie Hilley lived a seemingly charmed life in Alabama: a loving wife, a doting mother, and a woman everyone admired. But behind the smiles was a calculated killer. When her husband died under mysterious circumstances and her daughter fell gravely ill, suspicions turned toward the woman they once trusted most. What follow...

Deep in the woods of northern Georgia stood a gothic mansion built by two lovers looking for peace. What they found was horror. In 1982, Dr. Charles Scudder and his partner Joseph Odom were brutally murdered in their secluded home—Corpsewood Manor. The crime shocked the rural Bible Belt, but the aftermath revealed even more: whispers of satanism, paranoia, drug use, and deep-seated homophobia. The...

A porn mogul. A rising star. And a jealousy-fueled murder that rocked the gay adult film industry. When the body of Bryan Kocis—founder of Cobra Video—was discovered in his Pennsylvania home, burned and stabbed nearly 30 times, investigators were left with a tangled web of motives. At the center: a young, up-and-coming star named Brent Corrigan, a bitter contract dispute, and two rivals who would...