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The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

#231 The Tale of 'Boys Don't Cry' & Brandon Teena: A Vacation Series [Part 6 of 6]

The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

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True Crime, Killers, Non-fiction, Mystery, Justice System, News, Podcast, Criminal, Murder, California, Law Enforcement, Discussion, Crime

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2022

⏱️ 163 minutes

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Summary

The 1993 Rape And Murder Of Transgender Man Brandon Teena Along With Friends Lisa Lambert And Phillip DeVine Perpetrated By John Lotter And Tom Nissen [Part 6 of 6]

In recognition of Pride Month 2022, we are taking a trip to the state of Nebraska to tell the tragic life story of a 21 year old transgender man named Brandon Teena. Brandon became a household name when his story was told in the 1999 Academy Award winning film "Boys Don't Cry". We are remembering Brandon and the impact his life and legacy had on the transgender community in the United States and around the world.

SOURCES:
“All She Wanted” by Aphrodite Joneshttps://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/17/17-6602/24711/20171221110340955_Appendix%20A.pdf
https://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f237/crime-scene-photos-brandon-teena-homicide-1993-a-169722/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/01/13/the-humboldt-murders
https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/06/20/how-i-broke-and-botched-the-brandon-teena-story/
https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/boysdontcry.php
https://www.glaad.org/2011/05/05/telling-brandon-teenas-story-accurately
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/brandon-teena
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-transgender-schmich-20160510-column.html
https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2019/08/08/lana-tisdel-and-her-mom-a-quick-epilogue/
https://www.angelfire.com/me3/cryin/gabriel.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7425787/patrick-harry-brandon

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0:00.0

Hello Dreamers and welcome to the finale of our series on the life of Brandon Tina.

0:08.0

Before we get started, I have a few things to share with you about this show.

0:12.1

This is an independent ad free one woman true crime podcast, which means my puppies and

0:18.0

I depend on your help to keep the air conditioning on because Nevada is hell right now.

0:24.1

And while there's nothing much you can do about the weather, you can help the show in

0:29.6

a number of other ways.

0:31.8

You can leave a nice rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or whichever directories you

0:35.6

listen to your shows on.

0:37.8

And don't go over there trying to give me two stars because I don't give out gifts.

0:41.2

I am so hung up on that review that I got.

0:44.2

I actually do give out gifts, usually to patrons, but also if you're nice and if you ask,

0:50.3

I might give you a sticker or something.

0:53.6

You can also recommend the show in true crime discussion groups.

0:57.7

You can follow the podcast on social media on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

1:02.2

I do have to apologize for not getting these episodes out in a timely manner.

1:08.2

These and the Patreon episodes both.

1:11.0

I don't like to make excuses, but I will.

1:14.7

My daughter did visit me for a week in June.

1:18.2

I want to say like the middle of the month, but also I did have something kind of difficult

1:25.5

to happen to me that I'm dealing with where somebody that I used to trust and used to

1:32.8

be very close to actually stole a large sum of money from me over the course of March,

1:39.3

April and May, and it amounted to several thousands of dollars, which I found out about

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