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Matthew Shepard
Matthew Wayne Shepard is a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured and killed near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998. He was taken to Valley Hospital by rescuers. Powder was in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died of a serious head injury six days later. Suspects Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson were arrested shortly after the attack and charged with first-degree murder after Shepard's death. The media reported considerable coverage of the murder and Shepard's sexual orientation served as a motive for the crime. The prosecutor argued that McKinney's murder of Shepard was planned and motivated by greed. McKinney's defense attorney retaliated by arguing that he intended to steal Shepard, but killed him in rage when Shepard committed sexual acts to him.
BornMatthew Wayne Shepard, December 1, 1976, Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1998, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Cause of deathMurder (Blunt force trauma)
Resting placeWashington National Cathedral
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming
Parent(s)Dennis Shepard, Judy Shepard

About Matthew Shepard

Other Matthew Shepard was born in Casper, Wyoming, United States on December 1, 1976. He dies at the age of 21, on October 12, 1998.

The Other Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed by the United States Congress and President US President Barack Obama a decade after this LGBT teen was murdered in 1998.

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Matthew Shepard before becoming famous

Matthew Shepard was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1976 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

Shepard enrolled in the political science department at the School University of Wyoming in Laramie after briefly attending Catawba College and Casper College. While in Laramie, he accepted a ride from Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney one evening and was subsequently tortured by the young men; comatose, he died in the hospital six days later.

Achievement of Matthew Shepard

The Laramie Project, a popular stage drama about his death, was inspired by his death.

Matthew Shepard's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He grew raised in Casper, Wyoming, with his younger brother Logan. Following the death of their older son, Judy and Dennis Shepard founded the Other Matthew Shepard Foundation, a famous LGBT activist organization.

Matthew Shepard Collabed with

Basketball Player Jason Collins, a gay professional basketball player, wore a number 98 jersey in honor of Shepard and to commemorate the year he was murdered during the 2012-2013 sports season.

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Latest information about Matthew Shepard updated on March 14 2023.