Houston Mourns the Death of Gay Couple Found Dead

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You never what goes on in other people's homes.

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They look like father and son.

Why would you kill someone you loved for 2 decades?

In my experience lovely, sweet pillars of the community don’t usually take out restraining orders against each other, file for divorce while the other is out of town, empty the house without the spouse’s knowledge, secretly move in with underage trash or murder each other in fits of rage. But maybe that’s just me.

Ben the murderer should have been arrested after wearing the suit in the picture above!

They were gay royalty in Houston.

That's what happens when there's no consensus over whether pasta should be drained.

These two are what I despise most about the "gay community".. Filthy rich,shallow, obsessed with youth. I'm sure all kinds of nasty shit happened behind closed doors. Hustlers,drugs,disease,etc... Just looking at them you can tell they're sad inside...

The one on the right seems to be not all there, or present in the moment. The other one is way too smiley.. I can picture him being a rageaholic.. Which one killed the other?

I love how a pic of a couple in tuxedos holding flutes of champagne is supposed to qualify them as “society”

They were the pinnacle of gay society. Their deaths have left gay high society in a state of mourning and confusion.

I'm sure Houston today feels like Paris of 1789.

[quote] They were the pinnacle of gay society. Their deaths have left gay high society in a state of mourning and confusion.

Mary!

There is already a thread on this topic with more than 400+ posts, Paul Revere OP.

I bet it was all very theatrical.

They were beloved by gay community in Texas. True Angels.

Ignore-dar reveals OP tries to bump this thread up even though he's been told multiple times there's another big thread on this.

Does anyone know when the funerals or memorial services will take place?

Did they die, OP?

Were they fatally killed?

Houston's straight and LGBT community are in shock over the murder suicide. No one understands how Ben could have done this heinous crime.

Where can donations be sent in René's memory?

OP's taking donations up his ass.

Any updates on services for them?

Everyone in gay Texas is mourning and mystified by their deaths.

Who fucking cares....... Bunch of sad old queens trying to maintain a grip on their "youth"... I doubt they did anything even remotely positive or good in their lifetime,,,

They were leaders in Houston & Texas' LGGTI community and great philanthropists!

They were the loveliest people in the world except for that pesky murder/suicide thingie!

Was it really murder/suicide or was Benjamin framed by the real killer?

Is anyone going to be going to Rene's funeral this week?

This is a tragic week for many of us who were friends with them.

The person most likely to murder you is the person who sits across from you at the breakfast table.

Will Benjamin's family have the nerve to claim money from Rene's estate?

It's going to be a battle for custody of the dogs!

Twenty plus years together and then your family comes to take you home. So bloody tragic.

Who owned the house? Was the house only in René's name?

René was the wealthy oil & gas baron. Benji was the adoring wife.

This is why gays shouldn't get married Divorce will kill you.

Has the "other man" been identified yet?

When is Benjamin Ruiz's funeral service?

A fine opportunity for Houston's many 42 year old bottoms to don their best black, sleeveless shirts.

With all those bottoms the Church must have been packed!

Sad on so many levels. Will anyone ever come forward with backstory details?

This is one of the most tragic and hostile breakups I have ever heard of. After 22 years together, why could they not reconcile or find a workable compromise?

Details are missing here and some people in Houston must have opinions or know things which have not come to light regarding their lives together.

Get over yourself r46, nobody gives a fuck. Two shallow,vacuous,bitchy queens who were always sad because they realized that their supposed "wealth" couldn't buy happiness snapped. I would have preferred death by seiner dogs for them. More hilarious...

...wiener that is

And someone explain to me this "sad on so many levels" shit... Were you really that invested in their pathetic lives?!?!

This is very sad. They were our role models and then one murders the other and then commits suicide! Can any provide more information of how this all happened?

When is the community memorial services planned for Rene and Benjamin?

I doubt there will even be any public service of any kind for Benjamin after he murdered Rene. 😟

His family is still having to morn his loss and personally live the dilema r46 mentions first hand. SAD. And there are kids involved.

R47, You're a real delight and compassionate person. I bet You sleep Alone.

Role models??!? You mean until the shooting and brain splattering began right? Your only role model should be your self and certain,t not a pair of narcissistic, vacuous, elderly sex freaks.

The were charming, kind and leading philanthropists in the Houston gay and straight community. The murder suicide has left many in community dumbfounded and distressed.

Yeah r53, I'm quite hilarious to be around and nice to my fellow man. These two were pure trash, and these people on here actually extolling the "virtue" of these two have got to be trolls..and yes, I do quite enjoy sleeping alone. No one hogging the sheets,heating up the bed too much, and making fucking annoying sounds while sleeping. If you somehow think that if one doesn't sleep alone you're better than someone who does, youre a sad person. Sad just like your dead heroes.. Look at the eyes and face of the one on the right. Something is just not right with him. He "looks" like how Roseanne "acts"... SAD

What the fuck is it to you that people are mourning r47. Stop psychotically dictating how people should feel on an anonymous chat board. You sound insane.

Because there is NO reason to "mourn" these assholes unless you're a relative who actually liked them. I would say friend too, but I guarantee you they had no friends. Shallow fucks like these have NO friends. Insane you say? I'm not the one who filed a restraining order against my partner. I also have not shot and killed my partner, and then myself...that's psychotic!!!! Good riddance to trash like this...

The sex parties were legendary!

R58 Why you so angry, gurl?

I was their friend and they were wonderful people. No one understands what happened. :(

r61 'wonderful' might be a little off. All due respect, but there was something wrong for that to end the way it did. I'm not the unhinged poster upthread, but there was adultery, restraining orders, a severe break and two violent, terrible deaths. People are complicated, and maybe they were good at constructing the facade, but the murderer at least had a lot of dark.

Will it be a one or two hour Dateline NBC? That fucking show put Anne Rule out of business. Anne Rule could do justice to these two beloved gay pillars of the lovely racist state of Texas. Is Ann Rule alive? Her books were the best she found out e v e r y t h i n g.

Ann Rule is gone R63. Sadly. She was a very talented writer and you are right -- she would have done a great job with this story.

Thanks R64. I'm truly very sad to hear that. What a talented writer and insightful human being she was. I loved getting a new Ann Rule book. She turned up on some of the crime shows for commentary. I'll miss her.

When do we finally get to see some pictures of that hot young trade?

Thread useless without nude photos of both so we can judge if they were hot or not.

I want to see a Lifetime TV movie starring Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane.

Who will direct the film?

Joe Mantello, of course.

^ Produced by Ryan Murphy.

George Cukor!

Gus Van Gogh will direct Joaquin Phoenix as the lispy one.

Re the state of Texas: its going to go blue soon with the influx of Californians and other liberals who want a bit of breathing space

A few studies show it would go blue now if Latinos would vote (assuming they typically vote Dem). So the days of slamming Texas as redneck central are coming to an end

Dustin Lance Black is writing the screenplay.

Hugh Jackman is interested in playing the cosmetologist.

Looks like this is going to be a blockbuster film!!!

You know that James Franco is just DYING to make a movie about this.

Franco would perfect to play the cosmetologist murderer Ben.

R47 is some angry troll who's been trashing the place up lately. He's bitter, angry and lashes at everything.

Will they be buried together? And I can’t wait for the Dateline episode.

What will happen to their estate/plantation in Mexico?

It is said to be the Versailles of Mexico. Any photos of their Mexican estate?

Haven't we raked the bones of these two for our morbid entertainment enough already?

Where in Mexico was their estate located?

Such a beautiful couple. They had everything and now it's gone. Couldn't they have found a way to live in peace with each other?

Was the estate in Mexico owned by René only?

R85 Puerto Vallarta

Are these two STILL dead?!?!? You'd think that being so Christ like that they would have risen by now......

How much was owed against that $1.5 million house?

Who were the guns registered to?

The one on the right looked like Nancy Reagan. It’s in the eyes. Vacuous/concerned/distracted. It was a gaze she perfected to appear inscrutable.

They had a condo in Mexco. In Puerto Vallarta.

what kind of anti aging products did they use ?

First Barbara Bush now them. Our hearts go out to Houston.

Two freeze-dried freaks.

They still dead?

It really freaks me out how much René looked like Nancy Reagan.

They were sex stars in Houston!

Rene owned everything, that is why Miss Priss offed him. He only had a makeup brush to his name when he got traded in.

Are there any photos of their estate in Mexico? Was it in René's name?

Everything was in René's name, that's why he was murdered!

Thread is useless without nude photos of both to determine if they were really hot.

The police are now in custody of the sex films of them and their wild orgies at their estates in Texas and Mexico.

Those videos must be worth a lot of money! Their sex orgies attracted some of the hottest men in Texas and Mexico!

You people are so stupid. There were no sex orgies or films. There were no estates -- a condo in PV and a nice house on a marginal street in Houston. They had lots of friends...very few of them gay. They were not "pillars" of the gay community. As far as I know, neither one of them ever even attended a pride parade. They were mostly homebodies, but Benjamin did travel every month. Please take my word for it that he was one of the kindest, most generous people I ever knew -- but he really fucking snapped in that last month. Somehow, he was still going through the motions -- meeting with his lawyer, leasing a new place at The Hanover, but all the while slipping into despair. I never would have seen this coming. None of his friends ever would have either.

Hard to believe these two are still dead

An American Tragedy. Why did they really break up?

Give it some time r107, things may change. These two were bigger than Christ...

They will be back in the movie being made about the murders.

[quote]Hard to believe these two are still dead

Well if I am, surely they must be.

I don’t think Ben was one of the kindest and most generous men ever if he would murder-suicide Rene and himself in cold blood.

Ben was leasing an apartment at The Hanover. Pretty fancy crib.

Which was the one looked like George Michael and which one looked like the big head on the curtain in the Wizard of Oz?

Can you imagine having to live your life with that shrill makeup queen?

even the rich are sick of this stupid feckless cunt of a country. I'm not denying the sadness. This is sad. Sorry for whatever happened to fuck these two up so much, but this is a fucked up culture based almost entirely on bullshit.

[quote] I don’t think Ben was one of the kindest and most generous men ever if he would murder-suicide Rene and himself in cold blood.

Even the nicest people have bitchy days.

Take a look at The Hanover with that tired lobby and the boxy apartments. Depressing.

The Hanover is considered on the most prestigious addresses in Texas.

How many homes did these guys have?

I think their Condo In PV is actually nicer than the overdone faux palace in Houston.

I remember seeing a middle aged gay couple purchase a unit there on House Hunters International like 6 years ago(I specifically remember the funicular which runs down to the pool and common areas.) I wonder if the couple was Rene and Ben? I don't think so, because they were both about the same age and level of looks, but still, what a coincidence.

I would pay $350K for that place furnished in a heartbeat.

Their condo complex is full of homosexual men. Perfect condo location for Mexican orgies!

The Hanover is NOT considered one of the most prestigious addresses in Houston. There are three of them in the city -- Post Oak, Montrose and Rice Village -- and they are relatively upscale but are not for the super-rich. The apartments range from $2000-$5000, but you probably could get a deal on a lease.

River Oaks, Memorial Villages, Tanglewood, West U and Southampton are the most prestigious neighborhoods in Houston.

The Hanover was a temporary residence. He was building a huge mega mansion modeled after a German castle in Bavaria.