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Matthews' father arrived home at 9:30 PM and found the garage door open, but no one was in the house. Matthews' shoes and shawl were near a heater in the family room, a place she often sat. [9] Matthews' older sister, Jennifer, arrived home at 10:00 PM, but had not seen her. Their father began to worry and called police.
Leigh Matthews (8 July 1983 – 9 July 2004) was a South African university student who was kidnapped and murdered. Her disappearance and murder sparked a media frenzy , with the ensuing investigation and court case being one of the most closely followed in South African history.
Matthew Steven Johnson (born May 24, 1963) is an American serial killer and rapist who murdered at least three female sex workers from 2000 to 2001. He is also suspected in the deaths of another two women, but hasn't been charged in their deaths.
The hate that Matthew’s murder spotlighted still exists today. Just last year, five people were killed by a far-right gunman in an anti-LGBTQ attack on a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Following their son's murder, Dennis and Judy Shepard became LGBTQ rights activists and established the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Shepard's murder inspired a number of films, novels, plays, songs, and other works, including The Laramie Project (a 2000 play and 2002 film) and Judy Shepard's 2009 memoir The Meaning of Matthew.
Mar. 12—Cleotis Cortez-Paul Eppes Jr., 49, of the Detroit, Mich., area, appeared nervous as he entered the courtroom of the Honorable Paul W. Gwaltney on the third floor of the Monongalia County ...
On May 5, 2015, prosecutors announced that Matthew would be charged with capital murder. The increased charge of capital murder meant that Matthew could have faced the death penalty if convicted. [39] The trial date was set for July 5, 2016. [40] On March 2, 2016, Matthew pleaded guilty. [41] [33] Later, Matthew received four additional life ...
The Matthew Queen murder trial has now gone to the jury with deliberations taking place Tuesday following closing arguments on Monday. Jury deliberations underway in Matthew Queen murder trial [Video]