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Matthew Shepard

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Matthew Wayne Shepard  was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998.  He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days later from severe head injuries received during the attack.

Suspects Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson were arrested shortly after the attack and charged with first-degree murder following Shepard's death. Significant media coverage was given to the murder and what role Shepard's sexual orientation played as a motive for the crime.

Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard
https://www.matthewshepard.org/about-us/our-story/
https://mattshepardisafriendofmine.com/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45968606
https://famous-trials.com/mattshepard/2496-matthew-shepard-murder-a-chronology
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/26/the-truth-behind-americas-most-famous-gay-hate-murder-matthew-shepard
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Matt-Hidden-Matthew-Shepard/dp/1586422146
https://www.matthewshepard.org/the-laramie-project/

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