S. 19 Ep. 13 The Wolfman - Michael Lupo

About this episode

This episode discusses the case of serial killer Michael Lupo and the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the LGBTQ community in the 1980s.

A lot happened in the 1980's. A ton of serial killers circled the world and the AIDS epidemic came rolling in during the mid 80's. Now when you put the two together, we have Serial/Spree Killer Michael Lupo. A man so driven by revenge once he found out he was HIV positive, he set out to destroy his own people, men of the LGBTQ community. Our true crime quickie is from the country of Myanmar in January of 2026. https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Promo for True Crime California Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda Resources: https://www.serialkillercalendar.com/Michael%20LUPO.php https://www.thelostboysofsoho.co.uk/extratea/aids-the-lost-voices-jim-tony-damien-and-the-man-with-the-tartan-scarf https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/1ifp541/a_rare_photo_of_michele_lupo_the_wolf_man_of/ https://www.robertkellerauthor.com/2015/07/serial-killers-michael-lupo.html https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TfrCkUe4pVg https://grokipedia.com/page/Michael_Lupo https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lupo-michael.htm https://people.com/tiktok-star-25-found-beaten-to-death-in-forest-11891371…

People in this episode

Host: Rainbowcrimes

Topics covered

• true crime
• serial killers
• AIDS epidemic
• LGBTQ community
• 1980s history

Keywords

• Michael Lupo
• serial killer
• AIDS
• LGBTQ
• 1980s

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Myanmar

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