Matthew Shepard

On December 1, 1971 a glorious child was born. He was a god in the eyes of his parents, beautiful as can be, almost untouchable. His name was Matthew Shepard and the oldest son of Dennis Shepard and Judy Shepard. Matthew was born i nthe city of Casper and attended school in the surrounding area. He enjoyed traveling around the world, the world was an adventure to him, he loved to experience new things. He attended the University of Wyoming and was a political science major. He was a representative to the Wyoming environmental council. In 1998 Matthew went to a bar on October 7, 1998 and he met two guys who claimed to be gay. Their names were McKinney and Henderson. Matthew did not know that before they had went to the bar, they had told their girlfriends that they were going to go out and attack a fag that night. Matthew being the trusting person that he was went with them. They took him to a deserted location, beat him with a gun and tied him to a fence. Hours later a cyclist was driving thrugh the area and at first thought he saw a scarecrow, but as he drove closer he soon realized that it was a man, Matthew Shepard. His face was completed covered in blood, only two clear spots were on his entire face and that was where two strands of tears had ran down his face. He was rushed to the hospital where he suffered from brain trama and died hours later, always being in a coma.
At the trial the two girlfriends of the killers testified against their boyfriends and they probably would have got the death penalty if it had not been for the emotional and well known testimony of Matthew Shepard's father at the trial. That is something all gay and lesbian people should read in my opinion, his father's speech, so heart felt. They both recieved double life sentences and have no chance for porole. They will set in jail fir the rest of their lives.