S3 Ep22: Looking Back on Matthew Shepard: His Story and His Legacy

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Shepard, born December 1, 1976, was a gay 21-year-old student attending the University of Wyoming. On October 6, 1998 near Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew was found horribly beaten, tortured and tied to a fence in a field left to die. Matthew was taken to a hospital in Fort Collins where he died six days later after succumbing to his severe injuries. In today's episode, we examine the case that brought national and international attention to hate crime legislation, the trial that led to justice for Matthew and the positive change to come out of this needless tragedy.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from the Obsessed Network exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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0:00.0	Hello, awesome people.
0:03.6	Am I going to see some of you at this year's Obsessed Fest?
0:06.0	I am, right?
0:07.0	If you don't know, Obsessed Fest Year 2 is happening in Dallas, Texas from October 20 through
0:12.6	the 22nd and tickets are on sale now at ObsessedFest.com.
0:16.6	We've partnered with the Omni Hotel that's connected to the Convention Center via Skybridge,
0:20.8	so you don't even have to leave the hotel to get there.
0:23.8	All of the talent and guests will be staying there, so come join in all the fun.
0:27.7	For those of you who don't know, ObsessedFest is a true crime podcast convention that includes
0:32.3	live shows, meet and greet, games, karaoke, and one big, epic drag brunch.
0:37.5	My partner on Accused, Amanda Rosman, is coming this year, I'm so excited about that.
0:41.8	If you want to see what a blast we had last year, year 1, follow the ObsessedFest Instagram
0:46.0	account at ObsessedFest.
0:47.6	We're so excited to see you there, again, head to ObsessedFest.com to get your tickets
0:52.0	now.
1:02.3	Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they change laws, change society, or
1:10.3	even earn the label crime of the century.
1:14.6	But the stories that made headlines and decades passed aren't necessarily remembered today.
1:21.2	I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author, and in each episode of this show, I'll examine
1:26.3	a case that's maybe lesser known today, but was huge when it happened.
1:32.8	This is crimes of the centuries.
1:47.9	So battered was the figure that two cyclists encountered that it didn't even occur to
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