ryan skipper
Here are some links to my friend Ryan's murder... if you're interested... since I don't know how to talk about it, i'll just use this as my way to get the word out. this kind of stuff is real. and there has to be something we can do about it - even if it just starts with telling the world about it
the original arrest article
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070317/NEWS/703170401/1004
blaming the victim article...damien has commented at the very bottom.
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2007/03/18/blaming-the-victim-portrayal-of-florida-man-killed-for-being-gay-doesnt-ring-true/
article where a friend claims he knew Brown.
http://www.polkonline.com/stories/032007/communitynews_memories.shtml
gay/lesbian forum article..."cruising" leads to murder.
http://www.queerty.com/queer/news/two-arrested-in-antigay-hate-crime-20070319.php
mother and stepfather's letter to the newspaper.
http://www.polkonline.com/stories/032207/letters_victim.shtml
joseph bearden's myspace page. bizarre.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=134683531
ryan's myspace page
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=52826642
joseph bearden's arrest record in polk county. (grand theft auto)
http://www.polksheriff.org/cgi-bin/i0115j?last=bearden&first=joseph
william brown's arrest record. scroll down to william david brown DOB
1986 (cyber stalker)
http://www.polksheriff.org/cgi-bin/i0115j?last=brown&first=william
wikipedia article on matthew shepherd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard
the original arrest article
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070317/NEWS/703170401/1004
blaming the victim article...damien has commented at the very bottom.
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2007/03/18/blaming-the-victim-portrayal-of-florida-man-killed-for-being-gay-doesnt-ring-true/
article where a friend claims he knew Brown.
http://www.polkonline.com/stories/032007/communitynews_memories.shtml
gay/lesbian forum article..."cruising" leads to murder.
http://www.queerty.com/queer/news/two-arrested-in-antigay-hate-crime-20070319.php
mother and stepfather's letter to the newspaper.
http://www.polkonline.com/stories/032207/letters_victim.shtml
joseph bearden's myspace page. bizarre.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=134683531
ryan's myspace page
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=52826642
joseph bearden's arrest record in polk county. (grand theft auto)
http://www.polksheriff.org/cgi-bin/i0115j?last=bearden&first=joseph
william brown's arrest record. scroll down to william david brown DOB
1986 (cyber stalker)
http://www.polksheriff.org/cgi-bin/i0115j?last=brown&first=william
wikipedia article on matthew shepherd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard