Episode 149: The Tragic Murder of Matthew Shepard Part 1

Morbid

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True Crime, Comedy, Exhibit C

4.5 • 95.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

If you grew up in the 90s, Matthew Shepard's face is something that has probably stayed with you since his murder on October 6, 1998.

Matthew was lured from a bar in Laramie, Wyoming by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. Their intent was to pose as gay men and rob Matthew. What occurred was much more than robbery. They used a .357 magnum revolver to beat him to death, tying him to a buck fence and leaving him to die for 18 hours in the freezing Wyoming cold. His death was a scream for stronger legislation of hate crimes, particularly against the LGBTQ+ community. In Part 1, we discuss Matt's life, his murderer's lives and his brutal assault.

Check out these sources:

Matt Shepard Is A Friend Of Mine

The Meaning of Matthew by Judy Shepard

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1:05.6	We're gonna be covering today the really, really tragic and awful case of Matthew Shepard.
1:12.8	And this happened in 1998.
1:15.2	Obviously we're gonna go into it in a minute, but I was like 13 years old at the time, so
1:19.4	I remember this vividly when this happened.
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