20/20 Transcript, 1998

20/20: A Night of Terror

What Happened the Night Matt Shepard Was Killed

October 14, 1998

Interesting in light of what we were discussing today...Plays out almost like Moment 14 (?) that we read toward the end of rehearsal. Kristen Price, Matt Galloway, Rob Debree, and other Laramie residents speak. Interesting to see who is talking to the press and then who ends up talking to the Tectonic Theater Company when they arrive.

Oh, Doc

"New Details Emerge in Matthew Shepard Murder" (Nov. 26, 2004)

Link to 20/20 Article

This is the first thing that came up in a google search for "Doc O'Connor." And here is a wonderful little excerpt:

"O'Connor says he never heard McKinney express any anti-gay attitudes. In his interview with Vargas, O'Connor reveals his belief that McKinney is bisexual. "I know of an instance where he had a three-way, two guys and one gal," he said. "Because he did it with me."

O'Connor added, "I know he's bisexual. There ain't no doubt in my mind. He is bisexual." '

Gotta love Doc.

(Another article from Newsweek right after the murder. Doc says almost the exact same thing he says in the moment we read today...)