Stephen Jimenez's Blog

Discussing Matthew Shepard’s murder, which happened 15 years ago today. Listen to the interview with host Rachel Martin.
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The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

“…it took me several days to write this review if only to see it level-headed. There was so much to absorb. he one consistency throughout the book is how Matthew died, but the question I feel THE BOOK OF MATT asked was why… I was amazed by the vast amount of information the author laid out for the reader both leading up to and the aftermath of Matthew's killing… it was all very eye-opening… Another thing I noticed is that the author draws a picture of Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson portraying them as people rather than the criminals they are. It was very Truman Capote style.”
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The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

“I feel, as an older gay man, that I’ve been concerned with the generations of gay people that have come after me." The Dish presents another video interview. THE BOOK OF MATT is on sale now.

http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...



The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

“So, as I became fascinated by the existence of such a narrative-changing book, it was interesting watching the online world pick it apart… I took a different path when faced with my gut reaction of “How could this be true?” I read the book… It is disconcerting to think that Matthew’s memory can be tarnished by the truth, and that sustaining potential lies would honor it.”

THE BOOK OF MATT is on sale tomorrow.

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The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

The Daily Beast has an excerpt: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles...

THE BOOK OF MATT is on sale tomorrow, 9/24!


The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

“I hope in some way that what I‘ve done is honoring Matthew’s memory. That’s really the purpose that I set out with in trying to tell the truth of his life and his death.” Watch the interview with The Dish: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...


The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

Watch today’s video from The Dish where Stephen Jimenez defends the use of anonymous sources in his book, given how perilous the drug underworld can be. A quote from the posting… “in Shepard’s case, the two perpetrators of the crime are serving life-sentences without parole – in a state that had no hate crime laws on the books. For hate crime supporters, that’s an extremely inconvenient fact. And yet they spent the next decade raising gobs of money arguing that hate crime laws was the only way to bring gay-bashers to justice… And if we had seen the role of meth up close earlier, we may even have been galvanized to tackle the meth epidemic more aggressively sooner – saving countless lives, careers and relationships.”
http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...


The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

From The Dish: In today’s video from Stephen Jimenez, author of The Book Of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard, he shares his thoughts on what role Russell Henderson played in the murder of Shepard and why he thinks Russell might have gotten a different sentence than Aaron McKinney if Henderson had not been pressured to accept a plea bargain. Watch the video interview. http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...


The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

Byliner is offering advance access at http://bit.ly/1gyWMZH.

THE BOOK OF MATT will be released on 9/24.



The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard

How the hate-crime narrative of Matthew Shepard’s murder took hold as fast as it did, noting the easy symbolism, frequently inaccurate media reports and how at that moment in 1998, both the gay community and president Clinton were under siege. watch the fifth video in the interview series with The Dish: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/0...


The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard