Elon Green, thor of the new book "Last Call," discsed his book on the victims of a serial killer who targeted gay men the 1990s.
Contents:
- LAST CALL: BEHD THE TERRIFYG UNTOLD STORY OF NEW YORK'S GAY BAR KILLER
- ‘RIGHTEO ANGER WAS A PART OF ’: THE SHOCKG STORY OF NEW YORK’S GAY BAR KILLER
- REMEMBERG THE VICTIMS OF A KILLER WHO HNTED GAY NEW YORK THE EARLY ’90S
LAST CALL: BEHD THE TERRIFYG UNTOLD STORY OF NEW YORK'S GAY BAR KILLER
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‘RIGHTEO ANGER WAS A PART OF ’: THE SHOCKG STORY OF NEW YORK’S GAY BAR KILLER
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REMEMBERG THE VICTIMS OF A KILLER WHO HNTED GAY NEW YORK THE EARLY ’90S
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