Two old murders are making the news again. The first is an example of how the media lied about a murder — the second one is an example of how they lied through omission by not covering the story.
Matthew Shepard:
The Truth and Matthew Shepard: Facts, Narratives, and Power
Almost everything you think you know about the Matthew Shepard narrative is false
Media Matters Tries to Torpedo Reporter’s Matthew Shepard Book
How Matthew Shepard Prefigured Trayvon Martin
Three lies that built a revolution
Jesse Dirkhising:
The Deviant Homosexual Rape-Murder of Young Jesse Dirkhising
The tragic story of Jesse Dirkhising
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Originally posted October 11, 2013.
