Dennis Shepards courtroom speech

On October 6, 2008 it will be ten years since Matthew Shepard was the victim of a violent antigay hate crime on the outskirts Laramie, Wyoming. On October 12, 2008 it will be ten years since Matthew Shepard succumbed to the atrocious injuries he incurred. At the conclusion of one of his killer s trials on November 4, 1999, Matthew s father, Dennis, delivered a moving speech in open court. The audio that is heard in this video was inspired by that speech it is a adaptation dramatization of Mr. Shepard s courtroom statement. It is an audio excerpt from the 2002 HBO film The Laramie Project in which Terry Kinney played the part of Dennis Shepard. br, br,