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Homocidal Tendency: A Queer True Crime Podcast
Homocidal Tendency is a true crime
podcast focusing on LGBTQ victims,
crime stories, and murder
investigations.
We uncover the brutal realities faced
by queer communities, blending
chilling serial killer tales with
forgotten history.
From high-profile manhunts to
overlooked crimes, our episodes
spotlight stories hidden beneath
years of neglect, delivering gripping
insights into queer true crime.
Episodes
45 episodes
42. The Murder of Ramon Novarro & The Laurel Canyon Haunting
In celebration of October and spooky season, We are headed into the Hollywood Hills to uncover the tragic true crime history and heavy paranormal lore of 1920s silent film star Ramon Novarro. We discuss his rise to fame, ...
41. The Halloween Night Candlestick Murder of Jack Dobbins
Halloween night, 1958. Charleston, South Carolina. Beneath the veneer of old money and polite society, company executive Jack Dobbins was forced to navigate the dangerous reality of living as a closeted gay man in the conserva...
40. The Murder & Erasure of Pamela Leigh Walton | AKA Julie Doe ( Redux )
** This is a Re-recording of Episode 40 the audio was just not hitting my standards **In September 1988, the mummified remains of a woman were discovered concealed in Florida’s Green Swamp. What should have been a standard ho...
B3. The Pre-Soap Murders [Bonus Episode]
It’s the mid-1970s. Downtown Toronto is caught between the liberation of the disco era and a suffocating, deeply ingrained societal paranoia. For the men drinking under the glow of the St. Charles Tavern clock tower, the Village is ...
39. The Brutal Murder of Kevin Clewer & The Fernando Sketch
On the night of March 23, 2004, 31-year-old Kevin Clewer stepped out into the neon-lit sanctuary of Chicago’s Boystown district for a casual Tuesday night of barhopping. He was charismatic, deeply loved by his community, and comple...
38. Steven Jay Russell | The Real "I Love You Phillip Morris" Story
This week, we are stepping away from the grim and the gruesome to explore one of the most bizarre, darkly comedic true crime stories in history.Meet Steven Jay Russell, the "King Con." He didn't use shivs, explosives, or vio...
37. The Freeway Killer Saga | Part 3 Randy Kraft
The Freeway Killer Saga Part 3 : Randy Kraft " The Scorecard Killer "The 1970s Southern California hitchhiking culture met its ultimate predator not in a windowless van, but in a pristine Toyota Celica. In the grand fi...
36. The Freeway Killer Saga | Part 2 William Bonin
The Freeway Killer Saga - Part 2 William BoninIn Part 2 of our Freeway Killer Saga, we track the terrifying escalation of William Bonin. We explore how a catastrophic failure by a state hospital and a b...
35. The Freeway Killer Saga | Part 1 Patrick Kearney
The Freeway Killer Saga - Part 1 Patrick Kearney " The Trash Bag Killer "Southern California in the 1970s was a sun-drenched paradise, but its massive, sprawling freeway system became the ultimate hun...
Patreon Launch & Episode Trailer
If you grew up in the eighties, you know exactly what a bootleg VHS tape looks like. The tracking is warped, the shadows are pitch black, and the audio sounds completely demonic. Well, in 1987, Scotland Yard intercepted...
34. The Susukino Love Hotel Murder | Runa Tamura
There is a specific kind of isolation built into the architecture of a Japanese love hotel. You enter a soundproof room, you pay through frosted glass, and you vanish into the neon-soaked streets. But in July 2023, the a...
33. The Beatnik Killers | Leslie Perez & Carolyn Lima
In February 1961, Houston high society violently collided with the city’s underground margins. What started as a $30 encounter ended with a wealthy real estate tycoon shot six times, doused in high-octane gasoline, and set ablaze in...
32. Bryan Nisenfeld | A Perplexing Disappearance
In late summer 1997, a gruesome discovery on the quiet shores of Hog Island, Rhode Island, shattered a family’s hope and changed a missing persons investigation into a cold case mystery. But the severed foot that washed ashore was j...
31. Cathy Thomas & Becky Dowski | The Colonial Parkway Murders
By day, Virginia’s Colonial Parkway is a scenic, historic drive. By night, in 1986, it was a suffocating, pitch-black trap.In Episode 31 of Homocidal Tendency, Matt dives into the heartbreaking and brutal 1986 murders of Cathle...
30. The Donovan Hotel Murder & Tragic Double Life of David Messerschmitt
Washington D.C. is a city built on carefully managed reputations and dangerous secrets. On February 10, 2015, the pristine public life of high-profile intellectual property lawyer David Messerschmitt collided with a dark, hidden rea...
29. A Hitman, Hot Tub & Missing Boy: The Loesch Family Massacre
What connects a 3:30 AM execution on a freezing Idaho dirt road to a white Dodge Durango abandoned in the Arizona desert nine years later?In the late 90s, Gary and Barbara Loesch were systematically hunted and murdered in Post Falls, Ida...
28. The Devastating Murder of Barry Winchell
The Fourth of July is a celebration of freedom, but in the summer of 1999, one soldier learned that the most dangerous place he could be was in his own barracks, surrounded by his brothers-in-arms.In this episode of Homocidal Tende...
27. The Boys of Boise Scandal
What happens when the justice system itself becomes the monster? In Episode 27, we are stepping away from our usual murder cases to uncover one of the most chilling examples of systemic corruption and moral panic in American history: the 1955 ...
26. Michael Peterson | The Staircase & Owl Theory
A missing two hours. A blood-soaked staircase. A medical paradox that defies the laws of blunt-force trauma.In Episode 26 of Homocidal Tendency, we strip away the sensationalism to examine the chilling death of Kathleen Peterso...
B2. The Drowning of Dr. George Duncan [Bonus Episode]
We just wrapped our mid-season finale with Episode 25, and while I am taking a brief hiatus to recharge the batteries, the feed isn't going dark. In this special, fast-paced bonus episode of Homocidal Tendency, we plunge in...
25. The Bag Murders
In Episode 25, Matt takes you back to the gritty, neon-lit streets of 1970s New York City to investigate one of the most chilling and frustrating unsolved mysteries in true crime history: The Bag Murders.Between 1975 and 1977, the dark ...
24. The Monster of Montmartre | Thierry Paulin
Behind the blinding neon lights, free-flowing champagne, and pulsing techno of the 1980s Paris underground, a predator was using high fashion as camouflage to hunt in plain sight. This week on Homocidal Tendency, we step of...
23. The Sadist of Romont | Michel Peiry
This week, Matt takes you on a chilling journey into the pristine, frozen passes of 1980s Switzerland a place synonymous with safe neutrality, immense wealth, and postcard-perfect landscapes. But beneath the snow, a predator is hunt...
22. South Africa's Cross-Dressing Killers
The monsters aren't always hiding in the shadows... sometimes they are standing right next to you under the neon lights.In the mid-1990s, the underground clubs of Hillbrow, Johannesburg, served as a rare sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ communi...
