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Podcast: Southern Fried True Crime
Episode: 12: The Murder of PFC Barry Winchell: Casualty & Martyr of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Description: In 1999, PFC Barry Winchell was beaten to death in his bed in the barracks of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He had been harassed and abused for months over his relationship with a transgender show girl named Calpernia Addams. His murder and the subsequent publicity and activism by his family and girlfriend helped to finally end the Don't Ask, Don't Tell era of the US Military.Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/12-the-murder-of-pfc-barry-winchellSpecial thanks to Calpernia AddamsWritten, hosted, produced by Erica KelleyResearched by Erica KelleyOriginal Graphic Art by Coley Horner ...