In this episode of the BTC, we take a look at one of the largest problems in the US: hate crimes. Join Janelle and Vicky as they look at two cases that changed the course of history.
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Research links here!:
People – “How the Killing of a Punk Rocker by a Clean-Cut Jock Tore a Texas City Apart”
Panhandle PBS – “‘It’s not 1997 anymore’: Brian Deneke death revisited in ‘Bomb City.’ screening Tuesday in Amarillo”
10 KFDA – “Teen Killer Camp Receives Parole”
Dallas Observer – “Anarchy in Amarillo”
Houston Chronicle – “Probation violater gets 8-year term”
Seteth – “Jason Deneke’s Story/Brian Deneke” (Youtube)
ABC 20/20 – “Brian Deneke Story” (Youtube)
Dropkick Murphys – “The Fortunes of War” (Youtube)
Total Chaos – “‘A punk killed’ and ‘Murdered'” (Youtube)
The United States Department of Justice – “Hate Crimes Federal Laws and Statutes”
Criminal Defense Lawyer – “Hate Crimes That Changed History”
Matthew Shepard Foundation
BBC News – “Matthew Shepard: The murder that changed America”
Britannica – “Matthew Shepard”
History – “Matthew Shepard, victim of anti-gay hate crime, dies”
ABC News – “Matthew Shepard: The legacy of a gay college student 20 years after his brutal murder”
WyoHistory.org – “The Murder of Matthew Shepard”
ABC News – “New Details Emerge in Matthew Shepard Murder”
The United States Department of Justice – “The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009”
The Guardian – “Fifteen years after Matthew Shepard’s murder, Wyoming remains anti-gay”
