Killer Laughed at Verdict, Deputy Says
From Times Wire Reports
Twenty minutes after being convicted last week of murdering gay college student Matthew Shepard, Aaron McKinney was back in jail, smiling, laughing and watching himself on television, a sheriff’s detective said in Washington. Jail officials are worried that McKinney is becoming a celebrity among younger inmates, said Sgt. Rob DeBree, a detective in the Albany County, Wyo., sheriff’s department. DeBree was in Washington with Shepard’s parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, lobbying for hate-crime protections for gays.
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