All She Wanted
Aphrodite Jones
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1993 · Humboldt, Nebraska
Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine
The story behind All She Wanted
Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Philip DeVine were killed in a Nebraska farmhouse in 1993. Brandon had reported a sexual assault by John Lotter and Tom Nissen before the murders. Both men were convicted in connection with the killings. The case drew attention to anti-transgender violence and the authorities’ treatment of Brandon’s assault report.
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When1993
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Boys Don't Cry (1999)
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#230 The Tale of 'Boys Don't Cry' & Brandon Teena: A Vacation Series [Part 5 of 6]
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All She Wanted
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Boys Don't Cry (1999)
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The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast
#230 The Tale of 'Boys Don't Cry' & Brandon Teena: A Vacation Series [Part 5 of 6]
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released July 7, 2022. About 96 minutes.
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#227 The Tale of 'Boys Don't Cry' & Brandon Teena: A Vacation Series [Part 2 of 6]
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released June 5, 2022. About 99 minutes.
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#228 The Tale of 'Boys Don't Cry' & Brandon Teena: A Vacation Series [Part 3 of 6]
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released June 20, 2022. About 127 minutes.
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#214: The Rape & Murder of a Transgender Man That Changed a Country (Case of Brandon Teena)
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released November 13, 2022. About 66 minutes.
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Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
MURDERED: Brandon Teena | Humboldt, NE 1993
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released December 13, 2018. About 27 minutes.
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Boys Do Cry: The Brandon Teena Story
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released March 31, 2020. About 113 minutes.
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Boys Don't Cry: The Brandon Teena Story
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released June 16, 2026. About 57 minutes.
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Brandon Teena’s Legacy and the Gruesome Price of Living Authentically
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released September 25, 2024. About 16 minutes.
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The Brandon Teena Story (1998 Documentary)
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released November 21, 2024. About 51 minutes.
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Monsters And Murder
E21. The Murder of Brandon Teena
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released December 16, 2022. About 87 minutes.
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17: The Solved Case of Brandon Teena
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released July 4, 2021. About 44 minutes.
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129 - The Murder of Brandon Teena
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released June 23, 2020. About 54 minutes.
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Facing Evil
Brandon Teena
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released February 23, 2023. About 36 minutes.
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Episode 176: The Tragic Story of Brandon Teena & The Life and Disappearance Amelia Earhart
Podcast coverage of the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Released February 26, 2024. About 85 minutes.
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Rotten Mango — Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine (Episode 214)
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All She Wanted
Aphrodite Jones. Related reading for Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine. Book information and any pages made available by Google Books; this is not a promise of full-text access.
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Calgary Herald · 1994-01-04 · Page 2
Early reporting on the Nebraska triple killing
An Associated Press article reports the deaths of Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Phillip DeVine and the arrests.
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Internet Archive · Library record · 1996
All she wanted
Jones, Aphrodite. A library catalog record for a book connected with Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine. The record may offer a preview or borrowing options; full reading access is not guaranteed.
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Court opinionArchive copy
State v. Lotter — postconviction review
Nebraska Supreme Court review of John Lotter’s postconviction claims concerning the murders of Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Philip Devine.
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- Nebraska Supreme Court
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- July 11, 2003
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Brandon v. Lotter — civil-rights litigation
A related civil appeal brought by Brandon Teena’s estate concerning the sheriff’s response before the killings. It is separate from the murder trial.
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Document date
- August 28, 1998
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State v. Lotter — direct appeal
The Nebraska Supreme Court’s direct review of Lotter’s convictions and sentences in the three-victim murder prosecution.
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- Nebraska Supreme Court
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- November 6, 1998
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State v. Lotter — supplemental opinion
A supplemental Nebraska Supreme Court opinion following the direct appeal in Lotter’s prosecution. Read alongside the 1998 opinion.
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- Nebraska Supreme Court
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- 1999
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THE MOST HORRIFIC MURDER OF BRANDON TEENA
Video from Brooke Makenna covering the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Length: 36:41.
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Brandon Teena’s Legacy and the Gruesome Price of Living Authentically
Video from True Crime Recaps covering the Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert & Philip DeVine case. Length: 14:51.
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Boys Do Cry: The Brandon Teena Story
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