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The Coroner's Story: Autopsy Reveals Details About Matthew Shepard's Hate Crime

Wyoming Public Radio | By Melodie Edwards
Published October 6, 2023 at 2:09 PM MDT
Matthew Shepard Foundation

Five years ago, 20 years after his death, Matthew Shepard's autopsy was released. During the 20th anniversary show, Wyoming Public Radio’s Melodie Edwards spoke to the coroner who conducted Shepard’s autopsy.

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Melodie Edwards is the host and producer of WPM's award-winning podcast The Modern West. Her Ghost Town(ing) series looks at rural despair and resilience through the lens of her hometown of Walden, Colorado. She has been a radio reporter at WPM since 2013, covering topics from wildlife to Native American issues to agriculture.
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