41. The Halloween Night Candlestick Murder of Jack Dobbins

Podcast: Homocidal Tendency: A Queer True Crime Podcast · Homocidal Tendency | LGBTQ Crime & Dark History

Opublikowano: 2026-10-04

Halloween night, 1958. Charleston, South Carolina. Beneath the veneer of old money and polite society, company executive Jack Dobbins was forced to navigate the dangerous reality of living as a closeted gay man in the conservative South. After a night out at a local mixed bar, Jack invited a 18-year-old Air Force airman into his historic Queen Street home. The next morning, Jack was found brutally bludgeoned to death in his parlor. ​This week, we kick off our October spooky season marathon by stepping over the threshold of that Queen Street home. We...