Island Noir: Beyond the Palm Trees
Island Noir Podcast, hosted by Nya Starr, dives into impactful crimes affecting marginalized people around the world—past and present. Every episode honors the victims, uncovers truth, and amplifies resilience.
Unseen victims. Untold truths. Uncovered resilience.
Podcasting since 2024 • 18 episodes
Island Noir: Beyond the Palm Trees
Latest Episodes
Laughter, Lipstick, and Lies: What Happened to Marsha P. Johnson?
In our Pride special, Island Noir: Beyond the Palm Trees revisits the suspicious death of Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson, the Black trans activist who, alongside her friend Sylvia Rivera, co-founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutiona...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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40:11
The North Epping Nightmare
Five members of the Lin family are killed overnight—no forced entry, no warning. The only survivor is miles away when it happens, only to find out in the most unexpected way. In this episode, we unravel one of Australia’s most brutal family mur...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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31:34
Jaliek's Note
Jaliek Rainwalker was just 12 when he disappeared from Greenwich, New York, in 2007. Labeled "troubled" and shuffled between adoptive homes, Jaliek left behind a cryptic note—and vanished. This episode explores the unanswer...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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Inaugural Dreams, Chicago’s Sorrow
Just days after marching in Obama’s inauguration, 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed in a park near his home—an unintended victim of gang violence in Chicago. Her story shows how innocent lives are caught in the cross...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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29:09
Rugby and Rage: The Fernando Báez Sosa Case
A night out. A brutal attack. A country forced to face its privilege.When Fernando Báez Sosa—a son of immigrants—was killed by a group of rugby players, Argentina erupted. What started as a fight outside a nightclub became a national rec...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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