Aaron McKinney
E641695
Aaron McKinney is an American man best known as one of the two assailants convicted in the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a crime that drew national attention to anti-LGBTQ+ hate violence.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convicted murderer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | national debate on hate crime legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithLaw | Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| avoidedPenalty | death penalty ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | role in high-profile anti-gay hate crime ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
aggravated robbery
ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| coPerpetrator | Russell Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCrime | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCrime | 1998 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| involvedIn | hate crime against LGBTQ+ person ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imprisoned ⓘ |
| motiveDescribedAs | anti-gay bias and robbery ⓘ |
| notableFor | murder of Matthew Shepard ⓘ |
| occupation | unemployed at time of crime ⓘ |
| participantIn | murder of Matthew Shepard ⓘ |
| penalty | two consecutive life sentences ⓘ |
| placeOfCrime | Laramie, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Wyoming state prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pleaOrVerdict | convicted by jury ⓘ |
| publicPerception | widely condemned for role in anti-gay hate crime ⓘ |
| reasonForAvoidedPenalty | plea agreement to avoid death penalty ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
legal case State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
media coverage about anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Laramie, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim | Matthew Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfConviction | 1999 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.