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Sam Shepard was born on November 5, 1943, in the Chicago suburb of Fort Sheridan, Illinois. He was named Samuel Shepard Rogers III after his father, Samuel Shepard Rogers Jr. (1917–1984), but was called Steve Rogers. His father was a teacher and farmer who served in the United States Army Air Forces as a bomber pilot during World War II.
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Oct 26, 2018 · By Jude Sheerin. The death of a gay student, tortured and tied to a prairie fence in Wyoming two decades ago, shocked America. As Matthew Shepard's ashes are interred in the nation's spiritual...
Oct 13, 2023 · During the trial, one of Shepard’s killers tried to use the “gay panic” defense, saying Shepard had made an unwanted sexual advance to him and that caused him to respond violently.
Jan 8, 2016 · They said he agreed to testify against Dixon at trial as part of a plea deal to avoid the death penalty-- Shepard pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in 2013 and is currently serving a life ...
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Samuel Shepard was convicted of the murder of his pregnant wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard, but the conviction was eventually overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, which cited a "carnival atmosphere" at the trial.
Jun 2, 2022 · By Matt Reigle / June 2, 2022 3:20 pm EST. The murder of college student Matthew Shepard shocked the nation on multiple levels. The sheer brutality of the murder — which consisted of two roofing workers beating and then tying Shepard to a fence, where he was left to die — was appalling, but it also symbolized something even bigger.
Sep 25, 2015 · He was pronounced dead at 12:53 A.M. on October 12, 1998. Shortly after, police found the bloody gun as well as Shepard's shoes and wallet in McKinney’s truck. McKinney and Henderson were ...
