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Matthew Shepard

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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
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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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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Matthew Shepard Information
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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...


News and Journals
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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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AP News
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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