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Delery, Clayton, 1957-
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Rios, Fernando (Murder victim)
Murder -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Murder victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Gay men -- Crimes against -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Delery, Clayton, 1957-
Rios, Fernando (Murder victim)
Murder -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Murder victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Gay men -- Crimes against -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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Out for queer blood : the murder of Fernando Rios and the failure of New Orleans justice / Clayton Delery ; foreword by Robert L. Camina.
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Delery, Clayton, 1957-
Exposit Books, 2017.
Call #:
364
.1523
D346o
Subjects
Rios, Fernando (Murder victim)
Murder -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Murder victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Gay men -- Crimes against -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
ISBN:
9781476668840 (pbk)
Description:
x, 224 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Foreword / by Robert L. Camina -- Introduction -- Pirates and outlaws -- "A drive against the deviates" : the gay man in New Orleans, 1950/1960 -- A frigid climate of hostility : the killing of Fernando Rios -- A medical freak with an eggshell cranium : the trial that made New Orleans cheer -- Nolle prosequi : the events following the trial -- Reclaiming masculinity : a brief history of hate crimes and the gay panic defense -- Déjà vu -- Appendix. A Son speaks for and about his father -- Chapter notes -- Works cited -- Index.
Summary:
"On a September night in 1958, three New Orleans college students decided to entertain themselves by 'rolling a queer' and went looking for a gay man to assault. They chose Fernando Rios, a tour guide from Mexico, who died from the beating he received. The author examines the murder and the trial in detail."--Publisher.
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True crime.
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