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Ryan Skipper
April 28, 1981 - March 14, 2007
Born in Winter Haven where he was raised by his mom, Patricia, and step dad, Lynn
Mulder, Ryan Skipper was brutally murdered in 2007 because he was gay. Outgoing and
popular, Ryan lived his short life openly in rural Polk County where he attended college
and aspired to one day open an internet cafe. But in March 2007, Ryan was targeted and
violently stabbed to death by William Brown, Jr. (age 20), and Joseph Bearden (age 21),
who admitted they did it because Ryan was gay. The brutal hate crime originally
received very little local media coverage. But Ryan's story was featured in a 2008
documentary, "Accessory to Murder," and his killers' trials ultimately received national
media attention in 2009 by CNN and TRU TV. Both of Ryan's murderers are now serving
life sentences with no chance of parole. In 2009, Ryan's brother, Damien Skipper,
attended the White House signing of the Mathew Shepard Act after President Obama
became aware of Ryan's story. Ryan's parents, Patricia & Lynn Mulder, who still live in
Polk County, are passionate activists who never miss an opportunity to speak out on
behalf of LGBT equality.
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Memorial: Ryan Skipper
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English
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Central Florida
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LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida
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