Beers with Queers A True Crime Podcast

Forty-seven sailors were dead. The Navy had an answer that wasn't an accident but pointed to one dead man.

In 1989, the USS Iowa suffered a catastrophic turret explosion that killed everyone inside. Investigators soon focused on Clayton Hartwig, his life insurance policy, and rumors about his relationship with another sailor. As the case unfolded, an LGBTQ+ true crime story emerged alongside questions about military culture, homophobia, and whether a dead sailor had been turned into a convenient scapegoat. But independent investigators would later challenge key parts of the Navy’s case, raising a haunting question: was this a crime, an accident, or an investigative failure?
Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers explores true crime with a queer perspective, uncovering the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history. Press play, grab a drink, and join us for one of the Navy’s most controversial mysteries.
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A dream cross-country bike trip. A deserted campground. And a stranger who arrived in the darkness with an axe.

In 1977, Yale students Terri Jentz and Avra Goldman were cycling across America when their journey took a horrifying turn at Cline Falls State Park. In the middle of the night, a pickup truck crashed through their tent, leaving both women gravely injured, then he attacked with an ax before he vanished into the darkness. Years later, Terri returned to Oregon and began investigating the case herself, uncovering lost evidence, forgotten suspects, and questions that still have no definitive answer. This is the Cline Falls Axe Attack, a chilling unsolved mystery and a story of survival, trauma, and one woman’s relentless search for answers.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers explores true crime, queer history, and forgotten stories with a queer perspective. Grab a cold one and press play.
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A day that changed the world and some of the queer lives caught in its path.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, we remember several LGBTQ+ victims whose stories deserve to be told. From longtime partners denied recognition after their loved ones died, to a gay Catholic FDNY chaplain who ran into the chaos to help others, and an openly gay passenger aboard United 93 who helped fight back, these are stories of love, loss, courage, and queer history. In this episode we look beyond the headlines and remember the people behind one of the darkest days in American history.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings true crime with a queer perspective, forgotten LGBTQ+ stories, and queer history to light, all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and remember the lives behind the tragedy.

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Atlanta was losing its children and nobody seemed to be listening. As bodies piled up, grieving families demanded answers while police dismissed disappearances as runaways and insisted the murders weren’t connected.

From 1979 to 1981, dozens of Black children and young people vanished from Atlanta and turned up dead, creating one of the darkest and most controversial crime sprees in American history. In Part One of our coverage of the Atlanta Child Murders, we examine the racism, poverty, and institutional failures surrounding the investigation and the growing panic that someone was hunting Atlanta’s children. As the FBI enters the case and the murders continue, troubling questions begin to emerge about who was responsible and whether every victim truly belonged to the same killer.

Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer history, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we descend into one of the most disturbing chapters in Atlanta’s history.

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