Homocidal Tendency: A Queer True Crime Podcast

** 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 homicide investigation was instantly derailed by a single, catastrophic scientific error on the autopsy table. 

For 37 years, investigators chased a ghost a cisgender mother dubbed "Julie Doe" whil...

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 a sanctuary. But sanctuaries are only safe until a predator finds the door.

​This week on Homocidal Tendency, we step into the neon-lit grit of the Yonge Street strip to track a terrifying stri...

​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 completely unaware that a chance meeting with a stranger would shatter his family forever.

​The man went by "Fernando." 

By 4:00 AM the next morning, Fernando walked out of Kevin’s apartmen...

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 violence to beat the Texas justice system. 

Armed with a 163 IQ and weaponized confidence, Steven conned his way into a corporate CFO position, embezzled $800,000 to fund a luxurious lifestyle for the man...

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 finale of our massive 3-part Freeway Killer Saga, we expose the most sophisticated and deadly of the three phantoms: Randy Steven Kraft.
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While law enforcement was entirely consumed by the media panics surroundi...

The Freeway Killer Saga - Part 2  William Bonin

​In 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 backlogged court system allowed him to transform a pale green Ford Econoline van into a mobile, soundproof slaughterhouse.

But Bonin wasn't hunting alone. We dive into the dark psychology of the drifters and occultists he r...

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 hunting ground for a terrifying killer. 

In Part 1 of our exclusive 3-part Freeway Killer Saga, Matt dives deep into the chilling mind and methodical crimes of Patrick Kearney the pioneer of the California highway panic. 

​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 one of these heavily degraded tapes and immediately launched a multimillion-pound tactical manhunt. 

Why? Because they were dead certain they had just uncovered a horrific underground snuff film.

​It i...

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 anonymity of Sapporo’s Susukino red-light district was weaponized to hide a flawless, horrifying crime.

​This week on Homocidal Tendency, we are breaking down one of the most twisted psychological horr...

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 a vacant lot.

​This week on Homocidal Tendency, Matt shifts gears from our recent heavy cases to dive into one of the most absurd, chaotic, and heavily sensationalized true crime stories in Te...

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 just the tragic end to a story filled with missed opportunities and institutional betrayal.

​This week on Homocidal Tendency, we rewind six months to follow the timeline of 18-year-old Bryan Nis...

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 Cathleen "Cathy" Thomas and Rebecca "Becky" Dowski.

As a same-sex couple navigating the rigid, hostile climate of the 1980s, Cathy and Becky sought refuge in the deep isolation of a Parkway lover's lane. Inst...

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 reality. 

Found brutally stabbed in Room 400 of the upscale Donovan Hotel, David’s death sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill.

​In this episod  of Homocidal Tendency, we unravel one of th...

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, Idaho, for a half-million-dollar insurance payout. But the masterminds who orchestrated this brutal conspiracy weren't strangers they were family.

​We untangle the terrifying web of Tina Loesch and Skye...

​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 Tendency, Matt dives into the tragic and enraging case of Private First Class Barry Winchell. 

Stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Barry was an exemplary infantryman with dreams of flying helicopters. ...

​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 Boys of Boise scandal.

​At the height of the Cold War and the Lavender Scare, a single local incident in Boise, Idaho, was weaponized by police, politicians, and the Idaho Statesman newspaper ...

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 Peterson and the ensuing trial of her husband, Michael Peterson. Known globally as "The Staircase" case, this investigation remains one of the most polarizing mysteries in modern true crime history.

​How does a vict...

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 into a chilling 1972 cold case that permanently altered the course of history in Australia.

​The drowning of Dr. George Duncan in Adelaide's River Torrens wasn't merely a tragic loss of life; it exposed a terri...

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 waters of the Hudson River surrendered a terrifying secret. Six unidentified victims were discovered along the Greenwich Village waterfront. But how does a serial killer dismantle six victims in the...