Emotional courtroom speech of Dennis Shepard... father of Matthew

Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 -- October 12, 1998) was a student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured and murdered near Laramie, Wyoming, in October 1998. He was attacked on the night of October 6--7, and died at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12 from severe head injuries.

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