World & Nation
The judge in the Matthew Shepard murder case on Wednesday threatened to bar the man on trial from employing a “gay panic” defense.
Oct. 28, 1999
Verdict: Jury rejects first-degree murder charge against Aaron McKinney, deciding the attack was not premeditated. Sentencing phase begins today.
Nov. 4, 1999
Mathew Shepard died in a robbery to fuel a methamphetamine habit, say the pair serving a life term for his 1998 murder.
Nov. 26, 2004
Trial: Ex-girlfriend of defendant says he and a friend plotted to pose as gays and rob Matthew Shepard. He later admitted the killing, she says.
Oct. 29, 1999
Courts: Arguments in trial of accused killer of gay student are expected to center on whether slaying was a hate crime or a robbery gone awry.
Oct. 25, 1999
Aaron McKinney, accused of the fatal beating of gay college student Matthew Shepard, pulled out a gun and clubbed another man hours after Shepard was attacked, a teenager testified in Laramie, Wyo.
Oct. 27, 1999
Almost a year to the day after gay college student Matthew Shepard died with a cracked skull, jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of the man accused of instigating the attack.
Oct. 12, 1999
Trial: In a chilling opening argument, the attorney for a man accused of killing Matthew Shepard says sexual panic led to the gay student’s fatal beating.
Oct. 26, 1999
Politics
Politics: Incumbent has support of Arab Americans. Challenger has pro-Israel donors.
Aug. 18, 2002