43.) The Brutal Murder of Gordon Church
He thought it was a date. Instead, he was tortured and killed for being himself.In 1988, 28-year-old Gordon Church, an openly gay college student, met two young men after a night out in Utah. What fol...
28 Aug 202349min
42.) Lana Turner and Cheryl Crane: The Killing of John Stompanato
Hollywood royalty. A mobster boyfriend. And a deadly confrontation behind closed doors.In 1958, screen icon Lana Turner was at the height of her fame—and entangled in a violent relationship with gangs...
21 Aug 202351min
41.) Robert Lee Bennett aka "The Handcuff Man"
He flashed a badge, promised safety—and delivered a nightmare.In 1975, a string of terrifying encounters unfolded in Florida motels, where young men were lured by a man claiming to be an undercover of...
14 Aug 202355min
40.) John Wojtowicz's Dog Day Afternoon
He walked into a Brooklyn bank with a shotgun—and a plan to pay for his lover’s gender-affirming surgery.John Wojtowicz didn’t mean to become a folk hero. But when his 1972 bank robbery turned into a ...
7 Aug 202353min
39.) Gwen Graham & Cathy Wood aka "The Lethal Lovers"
They were lovers. They were nurses. And together, they left a trail of death behind them.In the 1980s, Gwen Graham and Cathy Wood worked at a Michigan nursing home where patients began dying under mys...
31 Juli 202353min
38.) The Brutal Murders of Tom Whitney & Larry Wong
It looked like a home invasion. But what it really exposed was the lethal power of hate.In 1991, longtime partners Tom Whitney and Larry Wong were found murdered in their San Diego home. They had been...
24 Juli 202348min
37.) Howard Unruh's "Walk of Death"
He left his house with a German Luger and a list of names. Ten minutes later, 13 people were dead.In 1949, Howard Unruh shocked the nation with what many consider the first modern mass shooting in Ame...
17 Juli 202343min
36.) Colin Ireland aka "The Gay Slayer"
He walked into gay bars, waited for someone to trust him—and then turned that trust into terror.In the early 1990s, Colin Ireland committed a series of brutal murders targeting gay men in London. Call...
10 Juli 202336min
