7 October 1998 Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming. He died five days later.
Matthew Shepard, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard

SONGS ABOUT MATTHEW SHEPARD
SCARECROW  - Melissa Etheridge       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUX3rglSRJ0
Scarecrow (song) , article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecrow_(song)#:~:text=%22Scarecrow%22%20is%20a%20song%20by,in%20memory%20of%20Matthew%20Shepard
THE BALLAD OF MATTHEW SHEPARD   - Brian Houston       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7xQ-ImMhP0
ORDINARY BOY  - Conspirare & Craig Hella Johnson       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WWP2zrEWvA&list=PLE9-1825dN8v_rFB791c85bBB3q2yrnhl&index=2
MATTHEW SHEPARD   - Mark Tulk       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LIlG5yz4g
THE FENCE aka MATTHEW SHEPARD’S SONG   - Peter Katz      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ANBqzDFNo
AMERICAN TRIANGLE   - Elton John       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IJt0zmkEZg
It’s a cold, cold wind… , article from kimoreena.com     https://kimoreena.com/2011/07/31/its-a-cold-cold-wind/
THE DEATH OF MATTHEW SHEPARD   - Jason Roseboom       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC1kxw2PyKA
THE DREAM OF MATTHEW SHEPARD   - Tom Miron       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWAvJea_48s
AND SADNESS WILL SEAR  - Trivium       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9eTSewf8nc