LARAMIE, WYO. - October 4, 2003 - An artificial rose poked into a crack in the rail ranch fence near Laramie, WY where Matthew Shepard <cq> was tied, beaten and left to die stands quietly Saturday, 10/4/03. There is no evidence of the crime in the area, o [Getty Images]

LARAMIE, WYO. - October 4, 2003 - An artificial rose poked into a crack in the rail ranch fence near Laramie, WY where Matthew Shepard <cq> was tied, beaten and left to die stands quietly Saturday, 10/4/03. There is no evidence of the crime in the area, only footprints in the sand, the rose and a few disintegrating bouquets on the ground. (Jerry Cleveland / The Denver Post) (Photo By Jerry Cleveland/The Denver Post via Getty Images)