April 29, 2025 • 22 mins
https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes
In 2015, Houston millionaire, Jake Merendino would fall in love with a male sex worker he met in San Diego. This male sex worker, David Meza, was living a double life as he was engaged to a girl of 19 years old. Torn between his sugar daddy and his future wife, David made a choice and in his eyes, someone had to die.
True Crime Quickie from Bulgaria.
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/this-cop-was-inspired-to-help-others-after-being-victim-of-hate-crime/
https://www.advocate.com/news/hate-crime-survivor-police-officer
https://people.com/crime/california-man-guilty-of-killing-wealthy-male-lover/
https://www.courthousenews.com/personal-lives-display-love-gone-bad-murder-trial/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-man-sentenced-for-bizarre-baja-killing-of-wealthy-texan/30080/
https://people.com/crime/david-meza-life-sentence-murder-wealthy-male-lover/
https://kfdm.com/news/local/beaumont-mans-killer-found-guilty-by-federal-jury
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/jake-clyde-merendino-stabbed-mexico-david-meza-taylor-langston-heir-fbi/103760/
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-mexico-murder-20170616-story.html
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support.
In 2015, Houston millionaire, Jake Merendino would fall in love with a male sex worker he met in San Diego. This male sex worker, David Meza, was living a double life as he was engaged to a girl of 19 years old. Torn between his sugar daddy and his future wife, David made a choice and in his eyes, someone had to die.
True Crime Quickie from Bulgaria.
Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan
Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda
Resources:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/this-cop-was-inspired-to-help-others-after-being-victim-of-hate-crime/
https://www.advocate.com/news/hate-crime-survivor-police-officer
https://people.com/crime/california-man-guilty-of-killing-wealthy-male-lover/
https://www.courthousenews.com/personal-lives-display-love-gone-bad-murder-trial/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-man-sentenced-for-bizarre-baja-killing-of-wealthy-texan/30080/
https://people.com/crime/david-meza-life-sentence-murder-wealthy-male-lover/
https://kfdm.com/news/local/beaumont-mans-killer-found-guilty-by-federal-jury
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/jake-clyde-merendino-stabbed-mexico-david-meza-taylor-langston-heir-fbi/103760/
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-mexico-murder-20170616-story.html
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support.
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