The Unsolved Murder of Jason Marous

About this episode

This episode discusses the unsolved murder of Jason Marous and a related true crime story from 1976.

https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimes Striving to find a welcoming community of LGBTQ+ members, 36 year old Jason Marous would leave his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For 9 years Jason had found his people and a boyfriend. Then one fateful night, Jason was murdered by an unknown killer. Our true crime quickie is from Queens, New York in 1976. A love triangle between a wife, a husband and the wife's female lover. Promo for: Book of the Dead Intro: Shire Girl by David Fesilyan Outro: Beating Heart by David Renda Resources: https://citytowner.com/jason-marous-murdered-in-fort-lauderdale-florida/ https://outsfl.com/local/loved-ones-mourn-jason-marous-ask-for-answers-after-murder https://outsfl.com/local/mother-mourns-her-son-fights-for-justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MxEL2EQ7O4 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117265/herbert_taylor https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/591492afadd7b0493459caee https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19780906-01.2.75 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support .

People in this episode

Host: Rainbowcrimes

Topics covered

• true crime
• LGBTQ+ community
• unsolved murder
• love triangle
• justice

Keywords

• Jason Marous
• murder
• LGBTQ+
• true crime
• Queens
• love triangle
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Book of the Dead

Places: Cleveland, Ohio, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Queens, New York

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