Beyond the Rainbow Podcast

In 2010, two young women had been dating for three years and they had so much love for one another. Unfortunately they were living a nomadic lifestyle and a life of addiction. One of the girl's father did not believe his daughter was a lesbian and the more the two young women found trouble, the more the father blamed his daughter's girlfriend. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Promo...

On May 24th, 2026, something went terrible wrong in Mark Velco-Rayburn's home in Columbus, Ohio. The results were deadly. https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Promo for: Love Murder Podcast Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda Resources: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/stabbing-adopted-son-killed-mark-123034508.html https://www.pghlesbian.com/2026/06/th...

Two men who were guests at an apartment in Atlanta, were getting ready for Atlanta's Black Gay Pride Events in 2010. Little did either know they would be mercilessly gunned down before ever attending. Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda Resources: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/man-convicted-of-killing-black-gay-pride-attendee/85-316008634 https://la...

In 1976, 19 year old college student Michelle Mitchell was a good daughter, she had just taken her father something for his low blood sugar, but on her way home when her car died near the University of Reno Nevada campus, evil would find her. Over 1,800 miles away in Louisiana a 29 year old woman would tell her mental health doctor, she killed a girl named Michelle in Reno. Then all hell would bre...

This episode is from the U.K. in 2013 then it travels to Rome, Italy. 24 year old Jason Marshall had a rough childhood and spent much of his time fantasizing he was an authority figure. Either law enforcement or an MI5 agent. Posing as an MI5 agent, he gained the trust of an older man he met on a dating app. The results were deadly. True Crime Quickie is from Long Island, New York in 2019. https:/...

https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Striving to find a welcoming community of LGBTQ+ members, 36 year old Jason Marous would leave his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For 9 years Jason had found his people and a boyfriend. Then one fateful night, Jason was murdered by an unknown killer. Our true crime quickie is from Queens, New York in 1976. A love triangle between a...

Before Epstein's Island was around, there was another island in Lake Michigan ran by a wealthy man named Frank Shelden. He and his associates trafficked young boys for sex on this secluded island. Our True Crime Quickie is from Salt Lake City, Utah in 1991. The Murder of Kerry Arbon. Promo for Cause of Death: 100 Seconds To Midnight https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Intro: Shire Girl by Davi...

18 year old Eric Hansen had a rough childhood in Wisconsin. His parents divorced when he was young, he had run away several times, and he was an outcast in high school. The last time he ran away, he told his mom he was going to Indiana. But he actually went to live with a 50 year old gay man in Milwaukee. Our True Crime Quickie is from 2014 in British Columbia. If you have information about Eric H...

On February 27th, 56 year old Cheryl Miranda would take a road trip to Alabama from Florida. She was hoping to find a new state to live in to escape the ups and downs of a bad relationship with a woman named Tonya Miller. But ex girlfriend Tonya asked Cheryl if her and her 20 year old son Jabaris could get a ride to Atlanta, Georgia on Cheryl's trip to Alabama. Cheryl agreed only to be on a trip f...

Our golden years should feel safe and secure, surrounded by nothing but love. For the most part that was the relationship of 70 year old Milt Lindgren and his 73 year old partner Eric Hendricks until they became involved with the wrong man .Our True Crime Quickie is from British Columbia, Canada in 2012, the murder of trans woman January LaPuz https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Promo for The...

In April 2025, 34 year old trans woman, Jax Gratton left her home in Denver with 44 year old Brandon David Mumma. Jax was never seen alive again. 52 days later, her body was found in an enclosed alleyway underneath Brandon's 2nd story office building in Lakewood (a suburb adjacent to Denver). Thank you to Courtney of Book of the Dead podcast . And thank you to Cherilynne, Jax's mom. Oh and to Dhar...

A lot happened in the 1980's. A ton of serial killers circled the world and the AIDS epidemic came rolling in during the mid 80's. Now when you put the two together, we have Serial/Spree Killer Michael Lupo. A man so driven by revenge once he found out he was HIV positive, he set out to destroy his own people, men of the LGBTQ community. Our true crime quickie is from the country of Myanmar in Jan...

https://dig.abclocal.go.com/kgo/PDF/DOWNTOWN%20SF%20SHOOT%20INTERVIEW%20REPORT%20WITH%20GUARD.pdf On the afternoon of December 5th, 1996, 15 year old Jack Morgan had a significant argument with his father at their home in San Diego, CA. After that, Jack vanished. When his younger brother arrived home later, Jack was gone and never to be seen again. Within a week or so the home Jack had once shared...

In Indiana 2021, 2 bi sexual women meet on a lesbian dating app. They arrange a get together but both have men in their lives and one of the women won't go anywhere without hers...The other woman is looking for a love slave for her and her fiance, but her fiance is the jealous/violent type. What comes out of this coupling is murder and kidnapping.  True crime quickie from Pennsylvania in 2021. A m...

19 year old Ed Cornes was dropped off by his parents on a Monday to start the University College in London. On Wednesday he was dead.  A part that was supposed to be in the audio was inadvertently left out is this: Ed’s autopsy report came back that along with the mass amount of alcohol in his system, and the drugs, there were 36 cuts, bruises and 4 to 5 needle marks around his groin area. He also...

In 2019, 81 year old Harvey Marcelin would be paroled. After all what harm could this little old lady cause now? Harvey is a killer. A serial killer and soon after her release in 2019, she would kill again. Our True Crime Quickie is from Oceanside, California in 1990. https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Promo for Murder Unscripted Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan Outro: Beating Heart by Dav...

Covid Lockdown Internationally was no joke. Especially if we adhered to the rules and stayed home. In 2020, a young woman named Phoenix Netts was going through a rough patch and was living in an apartment refuge for women in the UK. She was assigned a flat mate, a 27 year old woman named Geereca Gordon. The two started out a friendship but as the lockdown continued, Geereca became obsessed with Ph...

In June of 2002, 24 year old Philip Walsted had just gotten home from work. He greeted his partner Jonathan, drank a beer and then headed out for his nightly walk around the neighbor a bit after midnight. Unfortunately, Philip would meet with disaster in the form of a 20 year old Neo Nazi. Our True Crime Quickie is from Apple Valley California in 1998. https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Promo...

In Denton, Texas 2008, a gay man named Richard Hernandez would disappear from his apartment. When police showed up for a welfare check to his apartment, they were horrified to see all the blood on the floor, walls and couch. But there was no body. Where was Richard? Our True Crime Quickie is from South Africa. The Grindr Gang 7. https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Promo for Love & Murder I...

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21 year old Ryan Zimmerman had been looking into transitioning into a female while living with her parents in Kentucky. Ryan placed a Craigslist ad that read she would like to be in a relationship as a submissive female. A husband and wife in Columbus, Ohio answered Ryan's ad and invited Ryan to come live with them and their 27 year old trans female room mate in hopes to create a loving polyarmoro...

In 1986, in Kentucky, two lovers would go on an evening killing spree that ended with 5 people being murdered in a most brutal way. Our True Crime Quickie is from Scotland in 2013. https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Promo for Wicked South Africa Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesillyan Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda Resources: https://law.justia.com/cases/kentucky/supreme-court/1992/87-sc-35...

In April of 2013, 57 year old Dallas native Ronald Shumway quit his job and sold his home. His social media posts claimed he met a man and moved to Austin to be with him. But something wasn't quite right. No one had seen packing or moving out. True Crime Quickie from Tempe, Arizona in 2016 involving a beloved teacher named Eileen Yellin. Promo for Mythical True Crime https://www.patreon.com/c/rain...

Jason Andrews was a bi-sexual porn actor and model living in Chicago. One day in 2009, he met sex worker/kink porn actress Amanda Logue and the two had a deep connection that began a romantic relationship between them. The couple moved to Florida and devised a plan together. They wanted to murder someone in a thrill kill for their own arousal. Dennis Scooter Abrahamsen called upon Amanda's sex wor...

In 2017, a young woman was driven to a hospital in Santiago, Chile, she was naked and already deceased. Her toxicology report came back with alcohol in her system but no drugs. Yet authorities painted the narrative the young woman DJ Anna Cook had died from a drug overdose due to her lifestyle of being a DJ and a lesbian. The second case is that of 26 year old Stephanie Mora who was dismembered in...