The Matthew Shepard Story Word Search Puzzle – Search Characters, Actors and Actresses. Word Search Puzzle Solver. In a senseless act of hatred openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother Judy in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston. Find out the following actor, actress, character names, and other movie-related words hidden in this word search puzzle based on this movie.. This includes identifying and searching for words that are related to : Shane Meier, Drew Nelson, Yani Gellman, Sam Waterston, Wendy Crewson, Joseph Ziegler, Kristen Thomson, Stockard Channing .