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Matthew Shepard murder (1998)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Matthew_Shepard_murder_(1998)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:murder
gptkb:crime
gptkbp:age
21
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:The_Laramie_Project
gptkbp:date
1998-10-06
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Matthew Shepard murder (1998)
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Matthew_Shepard_and_James_Byrd,_Jr._Hate_Crimes_Prevention_Act
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Laramie,_Wyoming,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
international
gptkbp:motive
homophobia
gptkbp:notableFor
impact on hate crime legislation in the United States
gptkbp:occupation
student at University of Wyoming
gptkbp:parent
gptkb:Dennis_Shepard
gptkb:Judy_Shepard
gptkbp:perpetrator
gptkb:Russell_Henderson
Aaron McKinney
gptkbp:publicReaction
widespread outrage
gptkbp:resultedIn
Matthew Shepard's death
gptkbp:sentence
life imprisonment for both perpetrators
gptkbp:trial
State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney
State of Wyoming v. Russell Henderson
gptkbp:victim
gptkb:Matthew_Shepard
gptkbp:victimBirthPlace
gptkb:Casper,_Wyoming,_United_States
gptkbp:victimDeathDate
1998-10-12
gptkbp:victimDeathPlace
gptkb:Fort_Collins,_Colorado,_United_States
gptkbp:victimEducation
gptkb:University_of_Wyoming
gptkb:Casper_College
gptkb:Catawba_College
gptkbp:victimSexualOrientation
gay
gptkbp:victimsNationality
gptkb:American
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Laramie,_Wyoming,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7