Matthew Shepard

6th of October 1998 (in short):
University student Matthew Shepard, 21, was given a lift by Aaron McKinney and Russel Henderson. They drove the car to a remote area and started to rob, pistol-whip and torture him, tied him to a buck fence and left him to die. 18 hours later he was found. 18 hours of being tied to a fence in the freezing cold after being savagely beaten. His face was completely covered in blood, except where it had been partially washed clean by his tears. He died six days later in hospital.

Baptist Minister:   Now, as for the victim, I know that that lifestyle is legal, but I will tell you one thing: I hope that Matthew Shepard as he was tied to that fence, that he had time to reflect on a moment when someone had spoken the word of the Lord to him - and that before he slipped into a coma he had a chance to reflect on his lifestyle.


I feel sick...