Wyoming Parole Board rejects commuting prison sentence for one of Matthew Shepard’s killers (exclusive)
Russell Henderson, one of two men convicted of the heinous hate crime, tried to have his double life sentence shortened.
September 18, 2024
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Laramie: 10 Years Later
In 1998 in rural Wyoming, Matthew Shepard was tied to a fence by two local men, brutally beaten, and left to die. Ten years after Shepard's murder, the company behind The Laramie Project returned to Laramie to find out, in the words of creator Moises Kaufman, "what had or had not changed" about the town since the hate crime. The result is Laramie: 10 Years Later.
December 5, 2008
17 Years After Matt Shepard, Laramie Protects LGBTs
The city became the first in Wyoming to adopt an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination law.
May 14, 2015
Judy Shepard Laments Lack of Progress on LGBT Acceptance
Fifteen years after her gay son, Matthew, was murdered, Judy Shepard reflects on how much hasn't change.
October 13, 2013
Attorney Tears Apart Matthew Shepard Murder Theories
Attorney Tim Newcomb counters the assertions in a new book that claims Shepard's murder was not a hate crime.
October 15, 2013
WATCH: 'Katie' to Explore Impact of Matthew Shepard's Death
Matthew's mother, Judy Shepard, and the theater artists behind The Laramie Project will be among Katie Couric's guests Tuesday.
January 22, 2013
Principal who offered 'a Christian perspective' on Laramie Project staging has discrimination suit revived
The former assistant principal of a Colorado high school claims he was fired after offering "a Christian perspective" on a school play about the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student.
September 11, 2024
Elton Returns to Wyoming for Matthew Shepard
Ten years after his first concert to benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation, Elton John is returning to Laramie, Wyo., for a stop on his Rocket Man - Number Ones tour.
February 28, 2009
High School Refuses Student Production of 'Laramie Project'
The production will take place at a local community stage instead.
July 22, 2013
WATCH: Broadway's 'Big Fish' Supports Heckled Ole Miss Laramie Project Cast
After students in the audience hurled sexist and homophobic slurs at the student actors in an Ole Miss production of The Laramie Project, cast members from the new Broadway show Big Fish offered words of support.
October 7, 2013
'Laramie' Returns to New York City
The Laramie Project and its sequel, both dealing with the impact of Matthew Shepard's murder, get a new staging in Brooklyn, opening tonight.
February 12, 2013