Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001)
This MTV film dramatizes the horrific hate-crime killing of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Wyoming. In 1998, Shepard, a gay college student, was savagely beaten by Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who left their victim to die. Flashbacks paint a picture of Shepard's life and provide insight into why the killers, who initially set out to rob the young man, would commit such a brutal murder.
- Released
- 2001-01-10
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tim Hunter
- TMDB rating
- 4.2/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Cy Carter as Matthew Shepard
- Brendan Fletcher as Aaron McKinney
- Ian Somerhalder as Russell Henderson
- Busy Philipps as Chasity Pasley
- Amanda Fuller as Kristen Price
- Gabrielle Miller as Kara Dupree
- Richard Stroh as Carter Grey
- Timothy Webber as Officer Slade
- David Haysom as Barrett Cooper
- Grant Linneberg as Ofc. John Ryan
- Carrie Schiffler as Officer Vicky Reese
- Andy Maton as Professor Tilden