160. Sakia Gunn Killed At 15 Years Old For Saying She Was A Lesbian
It started as a normal trip home. A group of teenage girls coming back from a night in Greenwich Village, laughing, tired, just minding their own business waiting for the bus in downtown Newark. Minutes later, one of them was bleeding on the sidewalk, stabbed for saying one simple truth. “We’re lesbians.” She was just fifteen years old, a child. Her tragic death would expose the risks that queer people, including children face daily while navigating public spaces. But it also revealed the strength of a community that refused to let her disappear into silence. This episode of our LGBTQ+ true crime podcast unpacks the intersection of racism, homophobia, and the dangerous cost of visibility.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of queer history.
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159. The Murder of Mary Burge aka "Georgia's Most Scandalous True Crime Case"
A wealthy housewife found dead. A husband with everything to lose. And a scandalous relationship put on trial.In 1960, 52-year-old Mary Burge was discovered brutally murdered in her upscale Macon home, a crime that stunned the city and exposed fractures beneath its polished Southern image. When investigators dug deeper, suspicion turned not toward an intruder but toward her husband, Chester Burge, a powerful local businessman with a reputation as a ruthless slumlord. But Chester seemed to have an airtight alibi. The case only grew more explosive when allegations surfaced about Chester’s relationship with his male chauffeur, thrusting queer identity into a courtroom and a jury that struggled to separate truth from prejudice, the trial became one of Georgia’s most infamous murder mysteries. In this episode, we revisit a story where class, sexuality, and Southern respectability collided in ways the public never saw coming, pulling this LGBTQ+ true crime back into the light.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.
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158. Steven Grieveson aka "The Sunderland Strangler"
A quiet town. A string of brutal killings. And a killer who's self hatred would make him take the lives of others.In the early 1990s, fear gripped Sunderland, England, as young men began turning up dead strangled and hidden away in abandoned buildings and then set on fire. The press called him “The Sunderland Strangler.” His victims were all teenage boys. What no one could see was the dark self-hatred driving the man behind the murders. A closeted predator who turned his rage inward and took it out on others.This episode of Beers With Queers: A True Crime Podcast digs into the chilling story of Steven Grieveson, exploring how internalized homophobia, secrecy, and shame collided in one of the UK’s most disturbing LGBTQ+ murder cases. It’s a story of identity and violence.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history
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157. Hate In The Heart Of London: The Murder Of Jody Dobrowski
A routine walk home. A man beaten for being himself. And a city forced to confront its quiet complicity.In 2005, 24-year-old Jody Dobrowski was walking home through Clapham Common when he crossed paths with two strangers who decided his sexuality made him a target. The attack was so violent that even seasoned detectives were shaken. But what began as another hate-fueled assault soon sparked a national reckoning and a moment that would expose the limits of tolerance in modern Britain and change the way the country talked about queer safety forever.In this episode of Beers With Queers: A True Crime Podcast, we trace the life and legacy of Jody Dobrowski, a young man whose death helped shape the conversation around homophobia, violence, and justice in the UK’s LGBTQ+ community. This is not just a gay murder case. It’s a story of systemic failure, activism, and resilience that still echoes today in queer history.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.
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156. The Black Nite Brawl of 1961 - Milwaukee's First Gay Uprising
A basement bar. A drag queen with fire in her veins. And an attack turned counterattack.Long before Stonewall, one night in Milwaukee changed everything. It was 1961 when the Black Nite, a hidden queer bar downtown, became the site of a violent confrontation that would ignite the city’s first gay uprising. At the center stood Josie Carter, a fearless Black trans woman and performer who refused to back down when outsiders stormed the club. What followed was chaos, resistance, and a moment of defiance that history almost forgot.In this episode, we dive into the night Milwaukee’s queer community fought back, decades before the world was ready to listen. This is a story of courage, identity, and survival in the face of hate. Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light—all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.
A safe space to discuss and discover the darker side of the Human Condition, as hosts Jordi and Brad dive into a different LGBTQIA+ related True Crime case each week.
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