Murder in the French Quarter: The Forgotten Story of Fernando Rios

from Suspects & Spirits · host Taylor Serafin

In September 1958, Fernando Rios traveled to New Orleans as a tour guide. After a night in the French Quarter, he accepted an invitation from a college student, unaware of what awaited him in a nearby alleyway—an encounter that ended in robbery, a brutal beating, and one of the most controversial murder trials in the city's history.Join me as we uncover Fernando's forgotten story, explore the anti-LGBTQ climate of the 1950s, and examine what happens when prejudice overshadows justice.Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues! 📬 [email protected] help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals.Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTokIG: suspectsandspiritspodcastFaceboook: Suspects & Spirits PodcastTikTok: suspectsandspiritspod🎙️Today’s Sponsors: ⚡🥤DUBBY Energy DrinkPromo Code: SUSPECTS10🔗 https://www.dubby.gg/discount/SUSPECTS10?ref=txkscqas🛒🛍️👕Printful🔗 https://www.printful.com/a/suspects🐶 WOOF Pupscicle🔗 https://amzn.to/3SQLzmd🧊 Pupscicle Refill Pops🔗 https://amzn.to/3SQLzmdSources:Delery, Clayton. Out for Queer Blood: The Murder of Fernando Rios and the Failure of New Orleans Justice. McFarland, 2017. (🔗 Book link) https://amzn.to/3RjLwyO "Clayton Delery: Out for Queer Blood." Just One More Question, hosted by Marcus Veazey and Aleks Litts, 9 Sept. 2024 (🔗Link to listen) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-one-more-question/id1874364748?i=1000747902471https://www.claytondelery.com/single-post/2017/09/28/the-murder-of-fernando-rioshttps://www.claytondelery.com/single-post/2017/10/05/deja-vuhttps://www.claytondelery.com/about-the-bookshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Fernando_Rioshttps://louisianadigitallibrary.org/https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83045373/https://ngpasites.newsbank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/louisiana/new-orleans/times-picayunehttps://law.justia.com/cases/louisiana/supreme-court/1960/240-la-75-0.htmlhttps://case-law.vlex.com/vid/state-v-calvo-no-889943780https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2016/summer/lavender.htmlhttps://www.archives.gov/research/lgbt/federal-employmenthttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/10450.htmlhttps://www.trumanlibrary.gov/public/TrumanCIA/documents/1947-1953/1950-12-15.pdfhttps://time.com/5922679/lavender-scare-history/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/lavender-scare.htm

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