Intimate Partner Violence, a Mysterious Hanging, a Hate Crime or Self Defense, and The Murder of Three Transgender Women of Color, State of Emergency

Panic: Queer True Crime

Paul Carlile and William Sakosky

On November 5, 1982, Paul Carlile and William Sakosky checked into a room at the gay Florida resort Parliament House, only one of them would leave.

Alana Miccolis and Megha Saluja

Alana Miccolis and Megha Saluja agreed to spend a weekend at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando, Florida. No one could have imagined how the trail of texts would lead detectives to a volatile trail of obsession, intimate partner violence, and death.

Timothy Charles Lee

On the evening of November 2, 1985, 23-year-old fashion design student Timothy Charles Lee fell asleep on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train while traveling home after work in San Francisco. Eleven hours later, he was found hanging from a tree in a vacant lot near the Concord BART station. Was he targeted and killed, or did he choose that night to end his life?

Jonathan Joss

By the time Jonathan Joss and Tristan Kern de Gonzales were married on Valentine’s Day, February 2025, they had been through quite a lot. In January of 2025, the couple's home burned to the ground, and a few months later, Joss would be shot to death in front of his husband. Was the killing an incident of hate?

Ryan Godbey

Ryan Godbey, a beloved member of Canton’s LGBTQ+ community, whose disappearance and tragic murder shocked the Canton, Ohio area in 2025. The arrest and charging of the ex-boyfriends answered some questions, leaving others wide open.

Karmin Wells, Rita Hester, and Ra’Lasia Wright

Three trans women of color, three cities, all lost to unsolved murderous violence.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE National Domestic Violence Hotline Phone: [phone]-SAFE (7233) Text: Text "START" to 88788 Live Chat & Information: thehotline.org Services are available 24/7, confidential, and support all individuals regardless of identity or background.

If you or someone you know is in danger, call 9-1-1 immediately.

Additional Inclusive National and LGBTQ+-Specific Resources The Trevor Project Phone: [phone] Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13–24.

LGBT National Hotline Phone: [phone] Confidential peer support, information, and resources for the LGBTQ+ community.

Trans Lifeline Phone: [phone] Peer support and crisis intervention for trans and non-binary individuals. NYC Anti-Violence Project Phone: [phone] (24/7) Bilingual support for those affected by violence in the LGBTQ+ and HIV+ communities.

Loveisrespect (National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline) Phone: [phone], Text “LOVEIS” to 22522, or chat on loveisrespect.org.

Specifically for youth and young adults, including LGBTQ+.

DomesticShelters.org Searchable directory covering shelters and services with LGBTQ+-inclusive filters. International and Specialized Resources Thank you, Mystic Magazine Global Resource Guide https://www.mysticmag.com/psychic-reading/domestic-violence-resource-guide/

Panic Queer True Crime, uncovering hidden queer history through true crime. The channel covers crimes in two categories: violence fueled by hate and intimate partner violence. In addition, we cover stories of LGBTQ+ folks targeted by extortion, arrest, and other forms of life-altering violence that don't result in murder. These stories deserve our loving attention because sometimes being queer can be murder.