The infamous murder in October 1998 of a gay student of the University of Wyoming ignited a media frenzy and struck a chord with people across the country. Loffreda, a straight faculty advisor to the campus Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Association explores why the murder still haunts us. She draws on interviews with students, townspeople, police officers, and politicians, and shows how the politics of sexuality unfolded in a remote and sparsely populated area of the country. The author is assistant professor of English and adjunct professor of women's studies at the University of Wyoming. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)