Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay MurderThe infamous murder in October 1998 of a twenty one year old gay University of Wyoming student ignited a media frenzy. The crime resonated deeply with America's bitter history of violence against minorities, and something about Matt Shepard himself struck a chord with people across the nation. Although the details of the tragedy are familiar to most people, the complex and ever shifting context of the killing is not. Losing Matt Shepard explores why