Beyond the Rainbow Podcast Rainbowcrimes

From the age of three Robert Kosilek knew he was different, he knew he was born into the wrong body. As an adult he struggled with his gender identity and even married a woman named Cheryl McCaul with whom he had a child with. One day she came home early and caught him in her clothing, that's when things took an abrupt deadly turn.

True Crime Quickie from Brazil.

Missing but not forgotten: Sean Michael Spaulding

Promo for: Pod of Terror

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"Darkcast Network, the best in Indie Podcasts... I'm _______ and you're listening to Beyond the Rainbow - True Crimes of the LGBTQ plus"

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Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://charleyproject.org/case/shaun-michael-spaulding
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/11/missing-gay-man-spotted-dc-hotel-no-further-leads
http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/423/423mass449.html

https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/supreme-court-rejects-convicted-mansfield-killer-kosilek-s-appeal-for-sex-change-surgery/article_8c268206-f273-11e4-ae64-870a652268da.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/michelle-kosilek-transgender-convicted-killer-lawsuit-massachusetts-prisons-commissioner/
https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kosilek-robert.htm
https://www.npr.org/2014/01/23/265356667/after-20-years-transgender-inmate-is-a-step-closer-to-surgery
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2014-03-03/michelle-kosilek-you-dont-lose-your-right-to-humanity-when-you-go-to-prison

https://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/2024/01/31/caso-ana-caroline-policia-prende-suspeito-de-envolvimento-na-morte-da-jovem-no-maranhao.ghtml
https://action.allout.org/en/m/c5441954/?akid=97773.6385986.jug1Ln&rd=1&t=6

Richard Sotka Jr. was a habitual abuser of the women in his life. 58 year old Rhonda had no idea of this fact and had been dating Richard. Richard, who was freshly out of jail on a bond, made his way to Rhonda's home January 28th, 2023. Rhonda was entertaining a female work friend and possibly lover Paula O'Connor on that evening. S*it hit the fan when Richard (Dick) showed up.

True Crime Quickie from Alabama in 2012.

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Promo for: ODFM

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://www.them.us/story/st-louis-police-bar-pm-car-crash-arrest-video

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/02/rhonda-cegelski-paula-oconnor-idd-as-victims-of-green-bay-murders/69868020007/
https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/complaint-suspect-says-humiliation-was-motive-behind-green-bay-double-homicide/
https://www.ehextra.com/news/rhonda-cegelski-remembered-as-loving-mom-friend-hairdresser/article_f922a44c-b224-11ed-87bb-63d9fd5999b0.html
https://www.fox6now.com/news/green-bay-fatal-stabbings-sotka-prison

https://www.al.com/montgomery/2012/12/murder_suspect_told_detectives.html
https://www.al.com/montgomery/2013/08/north_carolina_man_who_killed.html

Attack on another trans or gender non conforming teen at their high school. 17 year old Cobalt was peeped on when they were using their school's boys bathroom and then jumped by three boys.Main story is a revisit to a true crime quickie done several seasons ago, more information was found as well as some current news about the case.. 26 year old Anthony Milano was a gay artist living in Pennsylvania. One fateful night in 1987, he met two younger men at a bar. One of the two men hated gays and made himself known for his angst. The two men kidnapped Anthony and took him to a remote wooded area.Our true crime quickie comes to us from Michigan in 2019. A lesbian couple lived and worked together. They began having relationship problems and one of the partners started cheating on the other.

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Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Promo for" Mystery Frequency" Audiodrama - Darkcast Network Show

Resources:

https://www.them.us/story/cobalt-sovereign-minnesota-trans-teen-assault

https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/2016/03/14/chester-pleads-guilty-to-1987/17818154007/
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/chester-frank.htm
https://epgn.com/2016/03/01/killer-of-gay-man-to-be-released-from-death-row/
https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/opinion/columns/2016/03/15/mullane-30-years-after-tony/17815238007/
https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2016/03/15/man-gets-life-in-prison/2835952007/
https://epgn.com/2024/06/04/oral-arguments-scheduled-in-anthony-milano-murder-case/

https://www.corrections1.com/investigations/articles/death-of-2-mich-cos-ruled-murder-suicide-4ZZLwtX96sBxa6gb/
https://torontosun.com/news/world/jail-guard-deaths-tied-to-lesbian-love-triangle-murder-suicide
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/12/10/love-triangle-preceded-murder-suicide-corrections-officers-manistee/4387658002/

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.


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“Darkcast Network – out of the shadows come the best of indie podcasts, I’m (insert your name here) and you are listening to Beyond the Rainbow – True Crimes of the LGBTQ plus”If you don’t have fancy recording equipment, that’s okay, your phone should work. Once you have your bit recorded, please email to me at beyondtherainbowpod@gmail.com

https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/     (Type in BEYOND at check out for 15% off your tickets)

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://sfist.com/2024/03/29/gay-dad-from-danville-turned-in-by-his-husband-for-1998/#:~:text=The%20two%20met%20in%20April%202021%2C%20as%20CNN,and%20asked%20if%20Ginejko%20was%20wearing%20a%20wire.
https://people.com/he-killed-man-who-pleaded-for-life-26-years-ago-caught-after-husband-secretly-helped-police-8612901#:~:text=A%20California%20man%20has%20pleaded%20guilty%20to%20the,murder%20of%20Randal%20Oliphant%2C%20online%20court%20records%20show.
https://genwhypod.com/blogs/the-generation-why-podcast-blog/solved-man-sentenced-for-murder-of-kansas-city-resident-he-took-home-from-a-bar-in-1998
https://genwhypod.com/blogs/the-generation-why-podcast-blog/solved-man-sentenced-for-murder-of-kansas-city-resident-he-took-home-from-a-bar-in-1998
https://voicemap.me/tour/kansas-city/kc-rainbow-tour-a-drive-from-umkc-to-the-kansas-city-museum/sites/former-dixie-belle-location
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article261396307.html

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 deadly.

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Promo for Creepy Confidential

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Thank you to Starry in Texas for opening soundbite!

Resources:
https://www.oxygen.com/new-york-homicide/crime-news/sylvia-lugo-murder-park-slope
https://www.oxygen.com/new-york-homicide/crime-news/alex-villanueva-murders-sylvia-lugo-park-slope-case-explained
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2012/05/09/cold-blood-tackles-brutal-lesbian-murder-park-slope
https://www.oxygen.com/new-york-homicide/season-1/episode-5/videos/police-talk-controversial-sylvia-lugo-case
https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/monsters-among-us-alex-villanueva-pled-guilty-to-murder-attempted-murder-and-rape-charges-sentenced-to-50-year-to-life-in-prison/
https://streeteasy.com/blog/celebrities-in-brooklyn-20-stars-who-live-cobble-hill-park-slope/#ib-toc-anchor-1
https://www.celebritiesbuzz.com.gh/where-is-amanda-leach-now-sylvia-lugo-wife-or-girlfriend-was-she-arrested/
https://patch.com/new-york/parkslope/string-park-slope-assaults-may-not-have-been-same-man-cops
https://patch.com/new-york/parkslope/park-slope-rapist-also-tried-assault-17-year-old-cops-sayhttps://www.nydailynews.com/1996/07/20/drifter-is-charged-with-slayings-rape/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/former-atlanta-police-officer-charged-with-murder/ar-BB1mtuwd
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-atlanta-officer-accused-of-shooting-killing-lyft-driver-over-kidnapping-claim-reports/ar-BB1mJrWahttps://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/atlanta-officer-accused-killing-lyft-driver-allegedly-said-victim-was-rcna152751

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 live with a family friend. Finally, Jacob was in an environment where he felt safe and loved. He got himself a job and started a romantic relationship online with a 25 year old man just across the border in North Carolina. True Crime Quickie is from Texas, the murder of Inez Santa Cruz.

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 you are listening to Beyond the Rainbow – True Crimes of the LGBTQ plus”If you don’t have fancy recording equipment, that’s okay, your phone should work. Once you have your bit recorded, please email to me at beyondtherainbowpod@gmail.com

https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/     (Type in BEYOND at check out for 15% off your tickets)

Promo by Paranormal Peeps

Intro: Black Moons by The 126ers
Outro: Subtle Betrayal by SYBS

Resources:
https://www.wbtv.com/2023/08/03/2nd-suspect-now-charged-with-murder-after-sc-teen-found-dead-union-co/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/very-evil-trans-teen-from-sc-was-lured-from-home-murdered-on-first-date/ar-AA1eht16
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/new-charges-jacob-williamson-murder-union-county-nc/275-318ee835-0237-44ec-9310-48052e8dba9f
https://www.advocate.com/crime/trans-teen-jacob-williamson-killed

https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/inez-santa-cruz-killed-by-former-lover-friend-rosa-medina
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/crime/woman-arrested-nearly-8-years-after-conspiring-to-lure-her-partner-to-rural-texas-and-killing-her/273-13892cc8-e97a-4dd2-9f71-a158679b5412
https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/second-suspect-arrested-in-2012-murder-of-local-woman-in-texas/article_d0f2f176-bb36-11ea-bb3f-6b7b2757be9e.html