Invisible Hate

Invisible Hate

Invisible Hate shines a spotlight on the hidden world of hate crimes in America—acts fueled by race, religion, sexual orientation, and other biases that too often go unreported and unpunished. Hosts Saadia Khan, a human rights advocate and social entrepreneur, and Asad Butt, journalist and founder of Rifelion Media, dig deep into these overlooked incidents, asking the pressing question: Why does the system ignore so many hate crimes? Each episode examines a specific case, analyzing its details and uncovering the social and legal challenges that affect its classification as a hate crime. Join Invisible Hate as we unravel the complex factors at play, raise awareness, and demand accountability in a society where justice can be all too elusive. Producers: Saadia Khan & Asad Butt Hosts: Saadia Khan and Asad Butt Content Writers: Emmanuelle Monahan, Michaela Strauther, Lindsy Gamble Sound Design & Content Editor: Paroma Chakravarty Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson Other Music: Epidemic Sound Graphic Designer: Josephine Chai Follow us on IG @ImmigrantlyMedia. Twitter @Immigrantly_pod TikTok @Immigrantlypodcast YouTube @ImmigrantlyMedia Subscribe to our Patreon Invisible Hate is a joint production of Immigrantly Media & Rifelion Media. For advertising inquiries, please email at info@immigrantlypod.com

Episodes

A Riot in Detroit

June 27, 2024 • 46 mins
In 1975, A 39-year-old owner of a bar in Detroit fatally kills an 18 year old black youth that he sees tampering with his car in the parking lot. A huge riot breaks out in the city. Saadia and Asad share the story. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to ...
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The Lethal Shoving of Vicha Ratanapakdee

June 20, 2024 • 35 mins
In 2021, Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year old Thai American man, was killed after being forcefully pushed to the ground in the middle of the day in San Francisco, California. Asad and Saadia share the story. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe...
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The Bergholz Barbers

June 13, 2024 • 37 mins
The Bergholz Community is a religious group of former Amish people in Ohio became known for their 2011 attacks where they cut the beards of fellow members of an Amish community. Saadia and Asad share more. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe...
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A Hate Crime in Sydney

May 30, 2024 • 38 mins
Scott Johnson's death in 1988 was initially treated as a suicide by Austrailian police. But in 2007, an investigation revealed he died because of a gay-hate attack. Asad and Saadia share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS NPR  The Guardian - May 11, 2020  The Guardian - June 8, 2023  BBC News - May 12, 2020 BBC News - June 8, 2023  CBS News  The Boston Globe  Advocate  ABC News Broadcast Facebook Video Message Steve Jo...
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Murders in Medford

May 23, 2024 • 37 mins
In December 1987, the bodies of two women were found in the back of a pickup truck. They had been bound, gagged and shot in the head. Their bodies were wrapped in drapes and covered in cardboard boxes. Saadia and Asad share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS San Francisco Gate, Oregon Public Broadcasting, GLAPN, KTVL, Forensic Files, Statesman Journal, Washington Post, Record Net, Queer Crime Daily, The Pink News, LA Times, Morbidology, C...
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A Shooting at LA Fitness

May 16, 2024 • 42 mins
In August 2009, a man entered a women's aerobics class at the LA Fitness center in Collier Township, Pennsylvania. He placed a duffel bag on the ground, turned off the lights and began firing. Saadia and Asad share more. SOURCE MATERIALS NYT, CSIS, CREST, CNN, The Guardian, Fox News, 19 News, Murderpedia, ABC, ABC, CBS, NY Post, ABC, Merriam-Webster Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Con...
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The Atlanta Spa Shootings

May 9, 2024 • 47 mins
On March 16, 2021, a 21-year old went on a shooting spree at two spas and a massage parlor in Greater Atlanta. Eight people were killed and a ninth was wounded. Asad and Saadia share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS The New York Times  CNN  CNBC  The Guardian  The Guardian - Yaun  The Guardian - Tan  The Guardian - Michels  The Guardian Broadcast Clip  PBS  Homeland Security Digital Library  NPR  Go Fund Me - Hy...
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The Carol Stuart Murder

May 2, 2024 • 48 mins
It’s October 1989 in Boston. Charles Stuart and his pregnant wife, Carol, are both shot after leaving a birthing class. Charles in the abdomen and Carol in the head. Boston goes on a manhunt to find the shooter. Asad and Saadia share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS AP, NBC Boston, Women’s Health, Rescue 911, The Telegraph, New York Times, AG Report, The Harvard Gazette, Fox, Murderpedia, CBS, CBS, NYT, HBO Hosted by Saadia Khan and As...
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Attack or Hoax: Jussie Smollett

April 25, 2024 • 40 mins
On January 29, 2019, Jussie Smollett told police that he was attacked outside his apartment building along with the use of racial and homophobic slurs. Asad and Saadia share the story SOURCE MATERIALS Reuters, CNN, ABC, CourtTV, ABC, AP, ABC7, Deadline, ABC7, AP, Facebook, AP, IL Courts Audio, Fox, Chicago Sun Times, USA TODAY, ABC7 Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invi...
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The Stabbing Death of David Josiah Lawson

April 18, 2024 • 39 mins
Saadia and Asad share the story of David Josiah Lawson who was stabbed to death at an off-campus party on April 15, 2017 near Humboldt State University. Authorities continue to search for the person responsible for the homicide. SOURCE MATERIALS Justice for Josiah, Unsolved Hate, KRCR7,  PBS, NBC, Kym Kemp, North Coast Journal, Kym Kemp, NCJ, North Coast Journal, NCJ Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Ri...
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The Murders on the Mountain

April 11, 2024 • 32 mins
Married couple Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte Schulte were last seen the night of August 13, 2021, at a bar in Moab, Utah. Their bodies were found five days later. Both victims had been murdered and died from gunshot wounds. Saadia and Asad share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune, ABC, KSL, Chronicles of Olivia, Court TV, News Nation, Fox, Yahoo, Independent, AP , ABC4, Moab Times, KMYU, The Indepen...
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Killing of Vincent Chin

April 4, 2024 • 45 mins
Vincent Chin was celebrating his bachelor party with friends in Highland Park, Michigan in 1982 when he was attacked by men using Anti-Asian racial slurs. The men ultimately killed him. Saadi a and Asad share the story. Source Materials    Zinn Education Project  CNN  NPR  History Channel  American Documentary  Justia - Crime Victim’s Rights Act 1985 ZBlogH  NBC News  Vincent Chin’s Story / Lily Chin: The Courage ...
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The Stabbing of Sakia Gunn

March 28, 2024 • 23 mins
Sakia Gunn was a 15-year-old African American lesbian who was murdered in Newark, New Jersey in 2003 after rejecting the advances of two men. Asad shares the story. SOURCE MATERIALS Gay City News, Pop Matters, Harlem Stage, Sakia Gunn Film Project, Wikipedia, NorthJersey.com, Gay City News, KeithBoykin.com, ScholarWorks, Washington Post, NYTimes, News 12 New Jersey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A Family Killed in a Truck Attack (Replay)

March 21, 2024 • 38 mins
We update a story from last year. In June 2021, three generations of the Afzaal family went on a stroll after dinner only to be senselessly murdered by a 21-year-old driver in a pickup truck. We investigate the story and how this senseless act of violence happened. Replay from May 2023. SOURCES NPR, CBC, CTV, BBC, MacLean's, Al Jazeera Interview with Sheriff Billy Rowles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsjRAsh7bbY&t=85s BBC news r...
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A Crime of Media Ethics

March 14, 2024 • 38 mins
We have a different kind of story today. One that you may or may not consider a crime, but that will certainly delve into a discussion on hate. Saadia reports solo this week. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherev...
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The Heinous Murder of DeAndre Matthews

March 7, 2024 • 23 mins
On Monday February 6th, 2023, DeAndre Matthews, a 19-year-old gay Black college student from Brooklyn borrows his mother’s SUV for the evening. He doesn’t return home that night. Saadia shares his story. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe t...
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A Case of Parental Rage?

February 29, 2024 • 31 mins
Haydee Arguello and her husband, Wilfredo Amaya, return home to where their daughters should be asleep. Instead they find a young black teen in one of their daugther's room. What happens next is either a case of parental rage or a hate crime or both. Saadia and Asad share the story. Source Materials   ABC, ABC, Yahoo, NBC, Daily Mail, The Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily Journal, San Mateo Co Bar Association, CBS, ...
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A Killing in Howard Beach

February 22, 2024 • 36 mins
23-year-old black man Michael Griffith was killed on December 20, 1986, in Howard Beach, in Queens, New York City, after being chased by a group of white youths. While running away, he fled onto a highway where he was fatally struck by a passing motorist. Saadia and Asad share the story. Source Materials   History Channel  The New York Times - November 21, 1991  The New York Times - December 18, 2011  New York Times - Octob...
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The Murders of Leo Frank and Mary Phagan

February 15, 2024 • 39 mins
In 1913, Leo Frank was convicted of the murder of a 13-year-old employee named Mary Phagan. His trial attracted national attention. Later, when his death sentence was commuted, he was kidnapped from prison and lynched. Saadia and Asad share their stories and discuss if he actually was the killer. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising ...
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The Psychology of Far Right Extremism

February 8, 2024 • 45 mins
Saadia and Asad interview Matt and Tawni Browning about their book The Hate Next Door. Matson & Tawni Browning are on a mission to eliminate hate and injustice. Their undercover infiltration of today's most violent communities and organizations has brought justice to countless lives. Their undercover work was just the beginning. Their book showcases the new face of white supremacy and extremism. Read more about them: https://www.ma...
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