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Matthew J. Hoffman (born November 1, 1980) [1] is an American convicted murderer known for killing three people (32-year-old Tina Herrmann, her 11-year-old son Kody Maynard, and her 41-year-old friend Stephanie Sprang), as well as kidnapping and raping Sarah Maynard, Herrmann's 13-year-old daughter, over the course of four days.
The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed, is a 2009 biographical book by Judy Shepard about her son. Judy Shepard speaks about her loss, her family memories of Matthew, and the tragic event that changed the Shepards' lives and America.
Matthews' girlfriend, Nicole Guertin age 35, was reportedly gagged and stabbed multiple times. Despite her injuries, Guertin was able to escape from the home carrying her five-year-old daughter. The couple's 10-year-old son was discovered by police in a closet at the home.
Matthew’s murder in 1997 brought to the forefront of the national consciousness the violence and everyday hate lesbian and gay Americans face. The FBI’s own data reports nearly 1,400 victims ...
"The week prior, Matthew had been viciously attacked in a horrific anti-gay hate crime and left to die – simply for being himself." Shepard's murder was, without a doubt, an act of hate and ...
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.
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 ...
Shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a jury of nine women and three men delivered a guilty verdict on all three counts with which Eppes was charged — murder in the first degree, kidnapping and ...