Ashley Flowers

Some kind of struggle ensued, and then the killer dragged him to the slightly more hidden spot where his body was found. And it's wild that the body wasn't found sooner, because when they canvassed the area, a resident tells them that she heard a man screaming for help a little before midnight the night before. Sergeant Cunningham told us that she did call this in, although...

Some kind of struggle ensued, and then the killer dragged him to the slightly more hidden spot where his body was found. And it's wild that the body wasn't found sooner, because when they canvassed the area, a resident tells them that she heard a man screaming for help a little before midnight the night before. Sergeant Cunningham told us that she did call this in, although...

It's hard to tell if there was actually any follow-up because, like I said, the body isn't discovered until close to 7. Now, thankfully, investigators ID their victim quickly this time. He's 27-year-old Joseph Stevens, who goes by Jay. And it turns out he's one of the most beloved performers in the city's drag scene.

It's hard to tell if there was actually any follow-up because, like I said, the body isn't discovered until close to 7. Now, thankfully, investigators ID their victim quickly this time. He's 27-year-old Joseph Stevens, who goes by Jay. And it turns out he's one of the most beloved performers in the city's drag scene.

One of his regular gigs is at a club called Finocchio's as the master of ceremonies, no less, which has been referred to as like the birthplace of American drag.

One of his regular gigs is at a club called Finocchio's as the master of ceremonies, no less, which has been referred to as like the birthplace of American drag.

Yes, yes. And OK, here's the thing, by the way, based on the available info, it is possible that Jay would identify as a trans woman today. His younger sister, Melissa, told the San Francisco Chronicle that there isn't a doubt in her mind that he would have. But whether it was a sign of the times or Jay was just a cis gay man who loved dressing in drag, the pronouns that he used were he him.

Yes, yes. And OK, here's the thing, by the way, based on the available info, it is possible that Jay would identify as a trans woman today. His younger sister, Melissa, told the San Francisco Chronicle that there isn't a doubt in her mind that he would have. But whether it was a sign of the times or Jay was just a cis gay man who loved dressing in drag, the pronouns that he used were he him.

So like that's what I'm still going to use as well. So investigators quickly find that Jay was last seen leaving a place called the Cabaret Club in North Beach sometime before midnight on the 24th. Now, nothing suggests that he left the club with another person, but where he's found in Golden Gate Park is a hike from North Beach.

So like that's what I'm still going to use as well. So investigators quickly find that Jay was last seen leaving a place called the Cabaret Club in North Beach sometime before midnight on the 24th. Now, nothing suggests that he left the club with another person, but where he's found in Golden Gate Park is a hike from North Beach.

Investigators know that he's got a car and clearly you would have needed one to get up there as quickly as they assume he did if those screams heard around midnight were him. But his car is nowhere to be found in or near the park.

Investigators know that he's got a car and clearly you would have needed one to get up there as quickly as they assume he did if those screams heard around midnight were him. But his car is nowhere to be found in or near the park.

And that's because, unbeknownst to these officers at the crime scene, Jay's car was some 45 minutes away, being hauled away after it was involved in a crime at a separate crime scene. So about two hours before Jay's body was discovered, an officer patrolling a neighborhood about 45 minutes away in a city called Hayward noticed a blue Toyota acting kind of sus.

And that's because, unbeknownst to these officers at the crime scene, Jay's car was some 45 minutes away, being hauled away after it was involved in a crime at a separate crime scene. So about two hours before Jay's body was discovered, an officer patrolling a neighborhood about 45 minutes away in a city called Hayward noticed a blue Toyota acting kind of sus.

There had been a string of sexual assault in the area recently, so the cop figured he should like check this out. Mm-hmm. But when he initiated a traffic stop, the Toyota peeled off and it turned into a whole high speed chase situation. But God bless dumb criminals, right?

There had been a string of sexual assault in the area recently, so the cop figured he should like check this out. Mm-hmm. But when he initiated a traffic stop, the Toyota peeled off and it turned into a whole high speed chase situation. But God bless dumb criminals, right?

Because the driver raced over a set of railroad tracks and not at a railroad crossing and crashed right into a house on the other side. Now, the driver, a blonde 20-something, jumped out of the car, fled on foot and got away.

Because the driver raced over a set of railroad tracks and not at a railroad crossing and crashed right into a house on the other side. Now, the driver, a blonde 20-something, jumped out of the car, fled on foot and got away.

But when police ran the car's place and found that it was registered to Jay, they eventually touched base with SFPD, who immediately think that they've got their killer or at least a description of their killer. Now, I don't have the exact, like, play-by-play, but one way or another, the blonde guy ends up getting ID'd and located.

But when police ran the car's place and found that it was registered to Jay, they eventually touched base with SFPD, who immediately think that they've got their killer or at least a description of their killer. Now, I don't have the exact, like, play-by-play, but one way or another, the blonde guy ends up getting ID'd and located.