On 27th May 2008, Annicke Thofte and Danie Robbertze were found murdered in their flat in Durban, South Africa. Both had been shot in the head. What made matters worse was that their killer was known to them. That fateful Monday night, they had invited Gordon van Niekerk into their home, as they had done many times before, but what they didn’t know was that this time he was coming for more than just the wine. CRISIS HELPLINES AIDS Helpline: 0800 012 322 Lifeline South Africa: 0861 322 322 National GBV Helpline: 0800 150 150 National Suicide Crisis Line: 0800 567 567 OUT LGBT Well-Being: 012 4 ..read more

On February 7th, 2012, nightclub owner, Bruno Bronn was discovered strangled to death in his Cape Town home. All of Bruno's friends knew exactly who did it and the police quickly arrested him and three of his associates but the story he spun told a very different story. Was he himself a victim of vicious, violent thugs or was he a cold-blooded killer? Crisis Helplines (South Africa) AIDS Helpline:0800 012 322 Lifeline South Africa: 0861 322 322 National GBV Helpline: 0800 150 150 Same Love Toti: 082 654 8635 National Suicide Crisis Line:0800 567 567 The Triangle Project:021 712 6699 Substance ..read more

For 17 years, Bob Berdella convinced his neighbours that he was a bit of an oddball, but mostly harmless. Others, however, mostly the rejects and reprobates of society, knew better. When a naked man, wearing only a dog collar, flees from his house in April 1988, he reveals a story beyond imagining, a story of kidnapping, sexual sadism, and murder. Want to have your say on this episode? Leave us a voice message at https://anchor.fm/acmqpodcast South African Crisis Helplines AIDS Helpline: 0800 012 322 Lifeline South Africa: 0861 322 322 National GBV Helpline: 0800 150 150 Same Love Toti: 082 65 ..read more

When gay New Orleanians headed out to the UpStairs Lounge in the French Quarter on Sunday, June 24th, 1973, they had no idea that many of them would never be returning home. A fire started in the main stairwell leading up to the bar quickly spread, as patrons desperately tried to escape the burning building. Until the Pulse Nightclub Massacre in 2016, this was the worst loss of Queer life in American history. In Part 3, we look at the aftermath of the fire, including the total disregard and lack of compassion for the victims displayed by politicians, law enforcement, religious figures and the ..read more

On April 15th, 2013, Prof Carl Mischke was found beaten to death and face down in his blood-soaked bed. He was the ninth in a spate of murders of gay men in and around Johannesburg, South Africa but was his killing really the work of a serial killer or was his murderer actually someone closer to home? RECOMMENDATIONS Murder by Invitation – Charl Blignaut: https://www.news24.com/news24/murder-by-invitation-20150429 Bait: To Catch a Killer – Janine Lazarus: https://www.loot.co.za/product/janine-lazarus-bait/dkfg-7312-g290?referrer=acmq (Affiliate Link) Profiler: Episode 10 – The Norwood Serial ..read more

When gay New Orleanians headed out to the UpStairs Lounge in the French Quarter on Sunday, June 24th, 1973, they had no idea that many of them would never be returning home. A fire started in the main stairwell leading up to the bar quickly spread, as patrons desperately tried to escape the burning building. Until the Pulse Nightclub Massacre in 2016, this was the worst loss of Queer life in American history. In Part 1, we meet some of the people involved and try to make sense of why one man would do this to 32 of his own people. RECOMMENDATIONS Pulse Massacre Episodes: https://spoti.fi/3Dha ..read more

When gay New Orleanians headed out to the UpStairs Lounge in the French Quarter on Sunday, June 24th, 1973, they had no idea that many of them would never be returning home. A fire started in the main stairwell leading up to the bar quickly spread, as patrons desperately tried to escape the burning building. Until the Pulse Nightclub Massacre in 2016, this was the worst loss of Queer life in American history. In Part 2, we look at the night of the fire and explore the horror that befell the UpStairs Lounge and its patrons. CRISIS HELPLINES AIDS Helpline: 0800 012 322 Lifeline South Africa: 0 ..read more

On February 12th, 2008, Larry King was shot twice in the back of the head by Brandon McInerney, a fellow student in his English class, all because Larry had made the fatal error of asking Brandon to be his Valentine and many blamed the school for failing to protect the perpetrator from his victim (no, you read that correctly). In Part 2, we explore the aftermath and the trial, and Nj also discusses the scourge of American school shootings from an outsider’s perspective. FEATURED PODCAST FriGay the 13th: https://www.frigay13.com Andrew & Matty explore LGBT horror, both real & in film ..read more

When Joey and Anisha van Niekerk didn’t arrive in Pretoria for Joey’s father’s funeral on December 11th, 2017, their families knew something was wrong and drove to the women’s farm in Mooinooi, in North West Province. They found the farm untouched but, when they encountered Koos Strydom, who rented a workshop from the couple, his story didn’t quite add up. This is the story of how greed brought about the senseless murder of two women all because of a farm. To celebrate #PrideMonth, we have partnered with Maidwell Love, an NGO based in Johannesburg, that raises funds to combat gender-based vio ..read more

When 15-year-old Raymond Buys was enrolled in the Echo Wild Game Rangers camp, nobody would have guessed that, less than 4 months later, he would be dead. The owner of the camp, Alex de Koker, and his assistant, Michael Erasmus, were arrested and charged with murder, child abuse, and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, but what came out in court shocked the world. FEATURED PODCAST Beyond the Rainbow CJ Johnson explores LGBT true crime stories from all over the world. https://open.spotify.com/show/3ip8cCgYaSvtTkL455nPRo RECOMMENDATIONS The Wave by Todd Strasser Book: https://ww ..read more