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The film tells the story of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was brutally beaten and left tied to a fence to die in a hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming. It focuses on the aftermath of his death, including the trial of his attackers and the impact his murder had on the town and his family.
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This MTV film dramatizes the horrific hate-crime killing of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Wyoming. In 1998, Shepard, a gay college student, was savagely beaten by Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who left their victim to die. Flashbacks paint a picture of Shepard's life and provide insight into why the killers, who initially set out to rob the young man, would commit such a brutal murder.
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