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Suspect Charged In Shocking, Brazen Brooklyn LGBTQ Bar Fire. Caught on Video Pouring Gasoline and Setting the Blaze

Brian Bell April 21, 2022 Leave a Comment

Brooklyn LGBTQ

Rash Arson Suspect Captured On Video A suspect in the arson of Brooklyn LGBTQ bar Rash has been charged for allegedly starting a fire in the … [Read more...] about Suspect Charged In Shocking, Brazen Brooklyn LGBTQ Bar Fire. Caught on Video Pouring Gasoline and Setting the Blaze

Topics: News, Film/TV/Stream, Law/Justice, Men, towleroad More Posts About: arson, crime, Gay Bars, New York City

Well-Known Florida Marriage Plaintiff Found Dead In Landfill; Investigations Ongoing To Identify Who Killed Jorge Diaz-Johnston

Brian Bell January 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

Jorge Diaz-Johnston

Jorge Diaz-Johnston's Body Found In Landfill Police in Florida are investigating the death of prominent LGBTQ rights activist Jorge Diaz-Johnston … [Read more...] about Well-Known Florida Marriage Plaintiff Found Dead In Landfill; Investigations Ongoing To Identify Who Killed Jorge Diaz-Johnston

Topics: News, Featured, Law/Justice More Posts About: crime, florida, Homicide, jorge diaz-johnston, marriage equality

Texas Teen Charged with Murder Used Grindr to Meet and Shoot Victims

Andy Towle October 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

Damarion Degrate

Police in Waco, Texas have charged 17-year-old Damarion Degrate with murder for the fatal August shooting of a man he met through the gay hook-up app … [Read more...] about Texas Teen Charged with Murder Used Grindr to Meet and Shoot Victims

Topics: towleroad More Posts About: crime, Damarion Degrate, Grindr, Texas, Waco

NYC Man Kills Grindr Date with Machete

Andy Towle September 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

machete grindr

A 50-year-old New York City man was arrested on Sunday after he was found by his roommate standing over the mutilated body of another man, whom he had … [Read more...] about NYC Man Kills Grindr Date with Machete

Topics: towleroad More Posts About: crime, Gay Social Apps, Grindr, New York, New York City

Grand Jury Hits Serial Predator Ed Buck with 4 Additional Felonies in Drug Den Death Cases

Andy Towle August 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Ed Buck

One-time high-profile Democratic donor and serial predator Ed Buck, who was indicted by a federal grand jury last October for distributing meth to two … [Read more...] about Grand Jury Hits Serial Predator Ed Buck with 4 Additional Felonies in Drug Den Death Cases

Topics: Milestones, towleroad, Travel More Posts About: crime, Deaths, drugs, Ed Buck, sexual assault, West Hollywood

Male Escort and Accomplices Arrested and Charged in Murder of Virginia Gay Man

Andy Towle July 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

Two men have been arrested and charged in the July 8 murder of Jose I. Escobar Menendez, a 24-year-old gay man from Winchester, Virginia. A third … [Read more...] about Male Escort and Accomplices Arrested and Charged in Murder of Virginia Gay Man

Topics: towleroad More Posts About: crime, hate crime, Virginia

Two Black Transgender Women Murdered Amid Nationwide Racial Justice Protests

John Wright June 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Amid ongoing nationwide protests calling for racial justice in the wake of George Floyd's killing, two black transgender woman were murdered this … [Read more...] about Two Black Transgender Women Murdered Amid Nationwide Racial Justice Protests

Topics: towleroad More Posts About: anti-LGBT violence, Black Lives Matter, crime, George Floyd, Hate Crimes, LGBT, Transgender

Man Arrested in 1988 Cold Case Murder of Gay American Scott Johnson Has Been Identified as Circumstances Surrounding Death Come Out: WATCH

Andy Towle May 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

Detectives in New South Wales on Tuesday arrested a man and charged him with murder in the 1988 cold case death of Sydney-based American Scott Johnson … [Read more...] about Man Arrested in 1988 Cold Case Murder of Gay American Scott Johnson Has Been Identified as Circumstances Surrounding Death Come Out: WATCH

Topics: Milestones, towleroad More Posts About: Australia, crime, Deaths, hate crime, Scott Johnson, Scott White, Sydney

Teen Who Stabbed Grindr ‘Date’ 128 Times and Left Him to Die is Jailed for 24 Years to Life

Andy Towle March 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

Brian Healless, an 18-year-old who lured Alex Davies, 18, to a remote location in Lancashire, UK after agreeing to a romantic meeting on Grindr and … [Read more...] about Teen Who Stabbed Grindr ‘Date’ 128 Times and Left Him to Die is Jailed for 24 Years to Life

Topics: Drag, towleroad More Posts About: crime, Grindr, United Kingdom

Woman Murdered Shortly After Trying to Blackmail Closeted Gay Men, Outing Them on Facebook Live: WATCH

John Wright February 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

A woman who attempted to blackmail two apparently closeted gay men for $5,000 was murdered a short time later in Indianapolis, leading to speculation … [Read more...] about Woman Murdered Shortly After Trying to Blackmail Closeted Gay Men, Outing Them on Facebook Live: WATCH

Topics: Business, towleroad, Travel More Posts About: crime, Indiana, Indianapolis, Jane Waughfield

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