The Tragic Murder of Matthew Shepard | Last Night in Laramie and Real Life Crime Scenes

The song used in this video is called The Astral Plane by Jory Nash from the album Wilderness Years abs is available on iTunes . Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998. He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he died six days later from severe head injuries.