matthew shepard
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Born Matthew Wayne Shepard December 1, 1976 Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
Died October 12, 1998 (aged 21) Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Cause of death #
straightpride Murder (Blunt force trauma)
Resting place Washington National Cathedral
Alma mater University of Wyoming
Parent(s) Dennis Shepard Judy Shepard
Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) 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.[1] He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days later from severe head injuries.
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