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    The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP Oct 26

    The ashes of Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder became a rallying cry for the gay rights movement, will be laid to rest in the Washington National Cathedral.http://apne.ws/LHX8laL 

    2:50 AM - 26 Oct 2018
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      2. HONEY  🍯 👅‏ @themacaanay Oct 26
        Replying to @AP

        What’s special about this guys death?

        5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Hephaestion Fox‏ @hephaestion1980 Oct 26
        Replying to @themacaanay @AP

        He was tied to a fence and beaten till his skull was fractured and his brain stem crushed and left tied to the fence for 18hrs in the cold because he was gay. When he was found he was covered in blood and the only clean skin was where his tears had fallen.

        6 replies 2 retweets 26 likes
      4. 0p3ra Gh05t‏ @0p3raGh05t Oct 27
        Replying to @hephaestion1980 @themacaanay @AP

        In other words, nothing special. People are violently killed every day. Every death is a horror story.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Ni-ni'baton  🎮 🎃 👻 🦇‏ @nsonic79 Oct 26
        Replying to @AP

        Honest question: why was he interred there? Can’t see article give reason aside why it took so long.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Mae Burnya‏ @maeloitering Oct 26
        Replying to @nsonic79 @AP

        Harassment to the family and threats to ruin his resting place

        2 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
      4. Mae Burnya‏ @maeloitering Oct 26
        Replying to @maeloitering @nsonic79 @AP

        It’s a protected place

        1 reply 0 retweets 18 likes
      5. Ni-ni'baton  🎮 🎃 👻 🦇‏ @nsonic79 Oct 26
        Replying to @maeloitering @AP

        Is this confirmed? I only ask cause the article didn’t state that reason. Even the NPR radio segment I heard didn’t mention this. Only that it took this long, his death & they hope people will visit the site like how those do for Hellen Keller.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. ƬЄƛƓƛƝ ƦЄƖԼԼƳ  🍸‏ @velvethammer Oct 26
        Replying to @AP

        Why? The police did not investigate the killers’ relationship to the gay community. Matthew Shepard's drug abuse & that he knew 1 of his killers was never explored in court. Neither was the rumor he had $100K of meth his killers wanted 2 steal. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/26/the-truth-behind-americas-most-famous-gay-hate-murder-matthew-shepard …pic.twitter.com/rxOp15Z1Yz

        6 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Three Finger Creamer ™️‏ @RoseannesVagina Oct 26
        Replying to @velvethammer @AP

        thank you! tired of seeing him held up as a saint just because he died over drugs

        3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4.  🏳️‍🌈 Dinky 🏳️‍🌈‏ @0_Dinky_0 Oct 26
        Replying to @RoseannesVagina @velvethammer @AP

        Oh. I've just checked your profile. You're either a troll or just hate lgbt people.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Paul Cook‏ @Paul_Cook Oct 26
        Replying to @AP

        RIP Matthew - We were the same age... 😢

        0 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
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      2. Brionne Leycester‏ @mfornstrom1 Oct 26
        Replying to @AP

        So sad. We are all humans and need to be treated with respect!

        1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
      3. Oliver’s Dad‏ @JhKopp Oct 26
        Replying to @mfornstrom1 @AP

        The best expressions of sentiment on this thread, thank you for saying it

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. GateCaptain‏ @GateCaptain Oct 26
        Replying to @AP

        Wasn’t he murdered by his “friends” because of his involvement in criminal activity. Wow the left is so desperate for heroes

        11 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Mockingjay‏ @Mockingjay823 Oct 26
        Replying to @GateCaptain @AP

        The right is so desperate to hate. You are a sad person, hope you find the peace and happiness you are so clearly lacking. Be better.

        2 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
      4. Numbers 32:23‏ @RealCarlV Oct 26
        Replying to @Mockingjay823 @GateCaptain @AP

        Mathew is not the poster child you are looking for. The truth “... is that the grotesque murder was not a hate crime, but could instead be blamed on crystal meth, a drug that was flooding Denver and the surrounding area at the time of Matthew’s death.”

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Mockingjay‏ @Mockingjay823 Oct 26
        Replying to @RealCarlV @GateCaptain @AP

        Mathew was brutally murdered because he was gay.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. therealBFizzzle‏ @therealBFizzzle Oct 26
        Replying to @AP

        Turns out Matthew Shepard was killed by a former lover and fellow meth addict. The media spin that the Clintons created made this into a whole other thing. The original #FakeNews Check out "The Book of Matt" by Stephen jiminez.

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Kris traynor‏ @KrisScooter1063 Oct 26
        Replying to @therealBFizzzle @AP

        They don’t know the case at all

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. therealBFizzzle‏ @therealBFizzzle Oct 26
        Replying to @KrisScooter1063 @AP

        Incredible Book. Everyone needs to check it out if you want to know the truth. If you'd rather Bill Clinton and the media tell you what happened, then keep riding that #bluewavepic.twitter.com/s12eIQvBr9

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      6. therealBFizzzle‏ @therealBFizzzle Oct 26
        Replying to @bomland10 @KrisScooter1063 @AP

        If you look at the details, the book is based on fact. The actual conspiracy was the anti-gay narrative and the legislation that was passed as a result. Keep taking the blue pill... If you are ok with lies, then so be it. 👍

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Truther Dare‏ @truther_dare Oct 26
        Replying to @therealBFizzzle @bomland10 and

        The red pill is estrogen

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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