Beyond the Rainbow Podcast

Our story unfolds 26 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri where a 24 year old Timothy Stephenson met 26 year old Randy Oliphant at the Dixie Belle Gay Bar. The story ends in Northern California, where secrets are revealed, and karma takes over. Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon “Darkcast Network – out of the shadows come the best of indie podcasts, I’m (insert your name here) and...

In 1995 Brooklyn, a lesbian couple were attacked in their own home in a very nice neighborhood. One was raped, one was murdered. The assailant fled. Police with their biases believed the surviving lesbian of the couple was lying and she was the reason her partner was dead. True Crime Quickie from Atlanta, Georgia. An off duty police officer takes a ride with a Lyft driver, and the end result is de...

18 year old Jacob Williamson of South Carolina had a troubled existence. He knew he ddin't feel comfortable in the female body he was assigned to at birth. Jacob always felt like a boy not a girl. Towards the end of his teen years, he began transitioning into the male he always knew he was. His birth family, not really ever understanding gender dysphoria somewhat shunned Jacob. So Jacob went to li...

Last episode we looked at young men who were classified as drowning victims in Pennsylvania, this episode we explore other victims also found deceased in waterways in several different states. Is this the work of a domestic terrorist cell or were these 680 plus young men all with attributes that are very similiar to each other just careless drunks who accidentally fell in to bodies of water and dr...

Since 1997 over 300 young, educated, athletic men who've been out with friends at bars have disappeared only to be found days, weeks and even months later deceased in bodies of water. Three retired NYC detectives believe these are NOT accidental drownings as the law enforcement in each of these cases determined but rather many of these are homicides. Homicides implemented by a cell of killers loca...

14 year old Breck Bednar of the U.K. started to get into a dark place towards the end of his 13th year of life. He preferred to remain in his room playing video games and online chatting than spending time with his family, friends and everything else he enjoyed before meeting 18 year old Lewis Daynes online. Lewis was a master manipulator and put seeds into Breck's head about how his life should b...

Missing but not forgotten Andy Tench of North Carolina Herbert Baumeister one of the most prolific serial killers of gay men in the 80's & 90's. Herb hailed from Indiana. He was married to a woman and had three kids but got his rocks off having sex with men and then killing them. In October 2023 and in January 2024 two of his victims that were John Does got their names back and were identified...

In past two years, 4 gay men have been murdered in the Phoenix, Arizona area. 41 year old Ben Anderson, 20 year old Osvaldo Hernandez Castillo, 30 year old Bernie Pantaleon and 49 year old Jake Kelly. It's possible 3 are connected and for sure two are. Osvaldo and Bernie were gunned down by a member of The Northside 15th Avenue Street Gang. Missing lgbtq plus person is Royce Riley Carter of New Yo...

Missing LGBTQ plus person Jon Riley from Canada. 23 year old David Iwo, a transient living in the U.K. fucked with cats. He did so as a preliminary to killing gay men. David was a serial killer in the making but he was captured after the murder of his first victim. True Crime Quickie out of Virginia, the murder of Jose Menendez. Promo by Creepy Tapas Intro: Black Moons by 126ers Outro: Subtle Betr...

Missing but not forgotten LGBTQ person is Aaron Cody Fortner. 31 year old Kevin Clewer was on a night out with his friend John. The two men were bar hopping in the Boystown gayborhood of Chicago in March of 2004. Kevin would leave John at one of the bars as he left with a young man who called himself Fernando. Kevin's body would be found in his apartment by his father the following evening. The ca...

Back in 2001, Jayess, Mississippi a 58 acre compound housed Reverend David Earl King, his wife, his 32 year old adopted son, his 10-11 children, and some of his congregation. The acreage had a large house for the Kings, mobile homes for non relatives, a church with a basement that was used as a school, farm animals, trees and brush. The school was prime hunting ground for the Reverend, his adult a...

Hey guys, time has slipped away from me this week so I'm still in the process of researching and writing my next case. In the meantime, please take a listen to some of the hosts from Darkcast Network discuss ethics in true crime podcasting. See ya next week with a new Beyond the Rainbow Episode! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--439894...

All hell would break loose February 2017 as Samara's home became a literal war zone in Florida. Lisa's ex husband would arrive wearing a bullet proof vest and bearing arms. The women too had guns and the three adults would exchange fire until all were dead.  Missing but not forgotten update of Beau Mann.   True Crime Quickie from Yuma, Arizona in 2021. The murder of Derek Runnion. Promo for Brew C...

February 2024, two beautiful gay men would take their last breaths in Australia. This is yet another case about unrequitted love or perhaps just obsession. Missing but not forgotten LGBTQ person is Melissa Crabtree from Taos, New Mexico True Crime Quickie from Dover, England in 2027. Promo for Hands Off My Podcast https://crime.feedspot.com/queer_true_crime_podcasts/ Resources: https://www.youtube...

16 year old Nex Benedict was a gender non conforming sophomore at their high school in Oklahoma. This month they went to use the bathroom and were attacked by three upper classmen girls resulting in Nex having head trauma. The following day Nex died. This chid did not have to die, but thanks to some irresponsible adults that is exactly what happened. Oklahoma has been notorious for their anti LGBT...

Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon First, a big thank you to Julia of The Consult: Real FBI Profilers Podcast! Julia brought my attention to the main case of Phillip DiMartino. Our Missing But Not Forgotten LGBTQ person is Tyler Goodrich from Lincoln, Nebraska who disappeared November 3rd after leaving his house for a run. 36 year old Phillip Di Martino was savagely murdered in 2...

This episode is dedicated to my Nilla Bean who passed January 26th, 2024. Please skip ahead to around 13:30 to get to the case. Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon Jorge Diaz-Johnston was an LGBTQ advocate in Florida, but his kindness resulted in his demise. True Crime Quickie: 16 year old Mikayla Miller's death had some shady circumstances around it. Intro: Black Moons by 126ers...

Join C.J. for the discussion of two hate groups...one is TERF and the other is Women II Women ran by Amie Ichikawa. CALL TO ACTION: Please email or call, below is a sample letter. Dear Mr. Broomfield, I am concerned that Amie Ichikawa and Woman II Woman is being allowed back into CCWF after previously having been denied. She supports the author of Serial killers in heaven and victims in hell and t...

Professor of Art, Rie Hachiyanagi at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts was obsessed with her colleague and friend Lauret Savoy, Professor of Geology. The night before Christmas Eve 2019, Rie dropped by Lauret's home to talk to her about a recent break up she was going through. Instead Rie attacked Lauret and tortured her for four hours. Rie felt Lauret should have known she was always in love...

This is a collaboration episode with Courtney of The Book of the Dead Podcast. This episode we cover the death of 20 year old Kaylene Oehling in Etna, Pennsylvania. I, C.J., was contacted by her dad to cover his daughter's case and asked Courtney to help. There's a good chance we know who the killer is, but law enforcement has not made any moves to arrest him yet. And while he remains on their sus...

During the same time Serial Killer Randy Kraft was active in the United States, a "family" of serial kidnappers, rapists and murderers were operating in the Adelaide, Australia area. Using some of Randy's tactics, these people led by Bevan Spencer Von Einem took a number of young men,raped, tortured them and eventually murdered at least 5 teenage boys and young men. Promo by Missing Magnolias Intr...

Join host C.J. for the final installment of this three parter on gay serial killer Randy Kraft. Promo for Horrifying History Intro: Black Moons by 126ers Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS Resources: https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-kraft-31267 https://wickedhorror.com/horror-news/victims-spotlight-the-victims-of-the-scorecard-killer/ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/iowa-teen-murdered-...

This is by far the worst serial killer I've ever covered. 64 potential victims, he was convicted of raping and murdering 16. This part 2 of a 3 part episode on Randy Kraft. Promo by: Cause of Death: 100 Seconds To Midnight Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers Outro: Subltle Betrayal by SYBS Resources: https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-kraft-31267 https://wickedhorror.com/horror-news/victims...

This is by far the worst serial killer I've ever covered. 64 potential victims, he was convicted of raping and murdering 16. This is a 3 part episode on Randy Kraft. Promo by: Hands off My Podcast Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers Outro: Subltle Betrayal by SYBS Resources: https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-kraft-31267 https://wickedhorror.com/horror-news/victims-spotlight-the-victims-of-...

This minisode covers two cases from Knoxville, Tennessee. The first was 36 year old Joseph Cambers (pictured) who on his 36th birthday hooked up with the wrong guy. The second case was an attack on two men leaving one of them dead. Rainbow Crimes | creating podcast episodes | Patreon Promo for Paranormal Peeps Podcast (coldspotparanormal on Twitter & Instagram) Intro: Black Moons by 126ers Out...