Matthew Shepard

Matthew Shepard

male, deceased (1998)
Aaron McKinney, Russell Henderson, Episcopalian, homosexuality, sexual orientation, American…From Casper, Wyoming, fromLaramie, Wyoming, University of Wyoming
Matthew Wayne Shepard was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was fatally attacked near Laramie, Wyoming, on the night of October...

Russell Henderson

male
life in prison, parole, serving life sentence, Eagle Scouts, homophobic, fromLaramie, Wyoming
Along with Aaron McKinney, Russell Henderson was one of the two attackers and murderers of Matthew Shepard on the night of October 6-7, 1998. He is...

Aaron McKinney

male
lethal injection, criminal, life sentence, American, serving life sentence, Eagle Scouts…fromLaramie, Wyoming
Along with Russell Henderson, Aaron McKinney was one of the two attackers and murderers of Matthew Shepard on the night of October 6-7, 1998. Faced...
Joseph M. Carey

Joseph M. Carey

male, deceased (1924)
Wyoming Republican, Mayor of places in Wyoming, From Cheyenne, Wyoming, lawyer, judge, United States Attorney…Governor of Wyoming, From Wyoming, From Delaware, fromLaramie, Wyoming, Wyoming Territory
Joseph Maull Carey (b. January 19 1845, Milton, Delaware - d. February 5 1924, Cheyenne, Wyoming) was a lawyer, rancher, judge, and politician from...
Gerry Spence

Gerry Spence

male, 80 years old
University of Wyoming alumni, silkwood, Wyoming lawyer, radiation, University of Wyoming, Insurance Industry…From Santa Barbara, California, fromLaramie, Wyoming
Gerry Spence (b. January 8 1929, Laramie, Wyoming) is one of the most renowned trial lawyers in the United States, and has had more multi-million...
Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver

male, 59 years old
film actor, Six Feet Under actor, HBO, From Irving, Texas, Gunsmoke actor, CSI Crime Scene Investigation cast…fromLaramie, Wyoming, from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area, Wyoming actor, From Wyoming
Jim Beaver (born August 12, 1950) is an American stage, film, and television actor, a playwright, screenwriter, and film historian. He is perhaps...
Edgar Wilson Nye

Edgar Wilson Nye

male, deceased (1896)
Death from meningitis, fromLaramie, Wyoming, from Maine, Humorist, Maine writer, American…Wyoming writer, Larmie City, Wyoming Territory, Laramie Boomerang
Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (1850 - 1896) was a distinguished American journalist, who later became widely known as a humorist. He was also the founder...

Stephen Wheeler Downey

male, deceased (1902)
Republican, University of Wyoming, from Maryland, Lieutenant colonel, state constitution, auditor…Wyoming politician, Wyoming lawyer, fromLaramie, Wyoming, Laramie, Territory of Wyoming
Stephen Wheeler Downey (b. July 25 1839, Westernport, Maryland - d. August 3 1902, Albany County, Wyoming) was a lawyer and politician in Wyoming....

Robert D. Beck

male
University of Wyoming, Open Spaces, Robert D. "Bob" Beck, Wyoming Public Television, Public Radio News Directors, Inc, from Wheaton, Illinois…fromLaramie, Wyoming, Wyoming Public Radio
Robert D. "Bob" Beck is the News Director for Wyoming Public Radio, located in Laramie, Wyoming. A native of Wheaton, Illinois, Bob Beck majored in...

Edward L. Baker Jr.

male, deceased (1913)
medal of honor, spanish-american war, congressional medal of honor, United States Army soldier, from Los Angeles, United States Army…fromLaramie, Wyoming
Edward Lee Baker, Jr. (b. 28 December 1865, Laramie County, Wyoming - 26 August 1913, Los Angeles) was an African-American United States Army...