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

    The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard
    Jan 13 2026
    What role did crystal meth and other previously underreported factors play in the brutal murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard? The Book of Matt is a page-turning cautionary tale that humanizes and de-mythologizes Matthew while following the evidence where it leads, without regard to the politics that have long attended this American tragedy.

    Late on the night of October 6, 1998, twenty-one-year-old Matthew Shepard left a bar in Laramie, Wyoming with two alleged “strangers,” Aaron McKin­ney and Russell Henderson. Eighteen hours later, Matthew was found tied to a log fence on the outskirts of town, unconscious and barely alive. He had been pistol-whipped so severely that the mountain biker who discovered his battered frame mistook him for a Halloween scarecrow. Overnight, a politically expedient myth took the place of important facts. By the time Matthew died a few days later, his name was synonymous with anti-gay hate.

    Stephen Jimenezwent to Laramie to research the story of Matthew Shepard’s murder in 2000, after the two men convicted of killing him had gone to prison, and after the national media had moved on. His aim was to write a screenplay on what he, and the rest of the nation, believed to be an open-and-shut case of bigoted violence. As a gay man, he felt an added moral imperative to tell Matthew’s story. But what Jimenez eventually found in Wyoming was a tangled web of secrets. His exhaustive investigation also plunged him deep into the deadly underworld of drug trafficking. Over the course of a thirteen-year investigation, Jimenez traveled to twenty states and Washington DC, and interviewed more than a hundred named sources.

    The Book of Matt is sure to stir passions and inspire dialogue as it re-frames this misconstrued crime and its cast of characters, proving irrefutably that Matthew Shepard was not killed for being gay but for reasons far more complicated — and daunting.

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    1 h
  • Empire City Under Siege - Three Decades of New York FBI Field Office Manhunts, Murders, and Mafia Wa

    Empire City Under Siege - Three Decades of New York FBI Field Office Manhunts, Murders, and Mafia Wa
    Jan 12 2026
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    55 min
  • Mel Elorche - Code of Silence

    Mel Elorche - Code of Silence
    Jan 12 2026
    Mel Elorche is a screenwriter and journalist who lives in California. She is known for investigating connections between various criminal cases, including the disappearance of screenwriter Gary DeVore and murders in Antelope Valley. She has collaborated with former law enforcement officials to explore these topics in detailElorche has focused on the connection between historical murders and missing persons, notably the case of screenwriter Gary DeVore.She has discussed potential links between these cases and law enforcement officials, such as Sheriff’s Deputy Jon Aujay.In March 2025, Elorche released an article discussing the Antelope Valley murders and their possible connections to DeVore's disappearance
    Covert Action

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    53 min
  • Casey Gane Returns - December 2025

    Casey Gane Returns - December 2025
    Jan 12 2026
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    54 min
  • He's Either A Cop or a Snitch with a Well Trimmed Mustache

    He's Either A Cop or a Snitch with a Well Trimmed Mustache
    Jan 12 2026
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    1 h et 1 min
  • In The Shadoew of a Presidency

    In The Shadoew of a Presidency
    Jan 12 2026
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    1 h et 1 min
  • Six Degrees of Kanye Khashoggi

    Six Degrees of Kanye Khashoggi
    Jan 11 2026
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    1 h
  • John Hankey : Is Trump For Real

    John Hankey : Is Trump For Real
    Jan 10 2026
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    59 min