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Matthew Shepard, American hate crime victim (died 1998)
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Matthew Shepard
Gay American murder victim (1976–1998)
Matthew Wayne Shepard was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on October 6, 1998. He was transported by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days later from severe head…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hate crime
Usually violent, prejudice-motivated crime
Hate crime in criminal law involves a standard offence with an added element of bias against a victim because of their physical appearance or perceived membership of a certain social group. Examples of such groups can include, and are almost exclusively limited to race,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 1
Day of the year
December 1 is the 335th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 30 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)