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| Name: |
Matthew Shepard | | Birth Date: |
1977 | | Death Date: |
October 7, 1998 | | Place of Death: |
Laramie, Wyoming, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
victim |
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Biography of Matthew Shepard
457 words, approx. 2 pages
 On October 7, 1998, a twenty-one-year-old University of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard, went to the Fireside Lounge in Laramie, Wyoming. There Shepard, who was gay, met Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, both in their early twenties, whom Shepard...


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Matthew Shepard Information
3,571 words, approx. 12 pages
 Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was fatally attacked near Laramie on the night of October 6 – October 7, 1998. Shepard died from severe head injuries at Poudre...




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 The Village Voice
The Matthew Shepard icon
03/19/2002: 1,341 words, approx. 5 pages SOMETIMES THE IMAGE OF A MARTYR FITS THE VICTIM OF A CRIME His murder has inspired no fewer than three made-for-TV movies. The first, Anatomy of a Hate Crime, was shown on MTV last year as part of its response to hate chic....
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 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Reflecting on Matthew Shepard
09/29/2002: 1,094 words, approx. 4 pages Reflecting on Matthew Shepard By DAMIEN JAQUES Journal Sentinel theater critic Sunday, September 29, 2002 A bicyclist pedaling down a rural Wyoming road nearly four years ago saw what appeared to be a scarecrow tightly bound to a rustic fence....
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 AP News
Shepard's name on hate crimes bill
4/12/2007: 266 words, approx. 1 pages Supporters of hate-crimes legislation said Thursday they expect Congress to enact a law this year expanding federal penalties for acts of violence against homosexuals.They have renamed their latest proposal in honor of Matthew Shepard, the gay college student who died after he was beaten and...
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Lauper, others headline gay rights tour
3/12/2007: 433 words, approx. 1 pages For some people, Cyndi Lauper's classic "True Colors" is just another love song.But as Lauper learned from reading fans' letters, for others, the song's lyrics about letting "your true colors shine through" had a much deeper meaning."A lot of people were saying that when it...


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