Author Discusses 1950s Killing Of Gay Man By Tulane Students

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The Tulane Hullabaloo reports that on Sept. 27, 1958, 26-year-old visiting tour guide Fernando Rios was enjoying the New Orleans nightlife at Cafe Lafitte in Exile, a gay bar on Bourbon Street where he met Tulane University student John Farrell. 

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