| Description |
1 videocassette (46 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Physical Medium |
1/2 in. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
analog |
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magnetic |
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VHS |
| System Details |
VHS. |
| Performer |
Host/narrator, Bill Kurtis. |
| Credits |
Writer/producer, Robert Schneiger ; executive producer, Jonathan Towers ; music, Pat Brennan. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on the television program: American justice. |
| Summary |
Discusses the events surrounding the murder of Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976-1998), who was murdered in Laramie, Wyoming because he was gay. Includes profiles of the murderers and excerpts from their confessions. Explores the effect on the community and legal issues concerning a fair trial for the accused murderers. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998 -- Death and burial.
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998. |
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Gay people -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
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Gays. |
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Wyoming -- Laramie. |
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Gay men -- Violence against -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
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Gay men. |
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Wyoming. |
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Trials (Murder) -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
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Trials (Murder) |
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Hate crimes -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
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Hate crimes. |
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Homophobia -- Wyoming -- Laramie.
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Homophobia. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Homosexuals. |
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Gay men. |
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Hate crimes. |
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Homophobia. |
| Added Author |
Schneiger, Robert.
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Kurtis, Bill.
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Towers Productions, Inc.
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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A & E Home Video (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| Note |
Title on cassette label: Matthew Shepard : death in the high desert |
| Added Title |
Death in the high desert |
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American justice (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0767039858 |
| Music No. |
AAE-18214 A & E Home Video |
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