Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on October 6, 1998. [1]

Nov 29, 2025 · Matthew Shepard (born December 1, 1976, Casper, Wyoming, U.S.—died October 12, 1998, Fort Collins, Colorado) was an American college student who was severely beaten because of …

Sep 25, 2015 · In 1998, two men, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, abducted Matthew Shepard and drove him to a remote area where he was tied to a split-rail fence, beaten severely and left to die …

Nov 8, 2014 · University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, who was openly gay, was brutally beaten in October 1998 by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. Shepard died several days …

Mar 11, 2025 · Explore Matthew Shepard's biography, his tragic murder at age 21, and its impact on LGBT rights, along with his legacy through activism.

The remains of Shepard, a college student killed in 1998 who became a symbol for violence against gay people, were buried on Friday after a ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral.

The murder of Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming, received unprecedented media coverage and became a catalyst for hate crime reform in the United States. Shepard, 21, was …

Matthew Shepard was an openly gay student who attended the University of Wyoming for only a few months before he was brutally murdered on October 6, 1998, by two local men.

The life and death of Matthew Shepard changed the way we talk about, and deal with, hate in America. Since his death, Matt’s legacy has challenged and inspired millions of individuals to erase hate in all …

Jun 23, 2025 · Matthew’s parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, channeled their grief into activism. In the years that followed, they founded the Matthew Shepard Foundation, advocating for LGBTQ+ youth, …