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Matthew Shepard's name is on a federal law. He never got to see it

SOLVEDLaramie, Wyoming, USA0:31

He was twenty-one, a college student in Laramie, Wyoming, and openly gay. In October 1998 two men offered him a ride from a bar, robbed and beat him, and left him tied to a fence. He died six days later. Wyoming had no hate-crime law. Eleven years later Congress passed a federal one that carries his name. Send this to someone from Wyoming. Narrated with an AI voice. Every fact is sourced on Casepin.

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In October 1998, a cyclist near Laramie, Wyoming, saw what looked like a scarecrow. It was Matthew Shepard. Twenty-one. A college student. Openly gay. Two men offered him a ride from a bar. They robbed him, beat him, and left him tied to a fence. He died six days later. Wyoming had no hate-crime law. Eleven years later, Congress passed a federal one. It carries his name. Do you remember where you first heard his name? Every source is on casepin dot org.

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