Aaron Kreifels is a university student and Laramie resident. During a somewhat aimless bike ride, Aaron found Matthew Shepard tied to the fence where Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson had left him to die. Aaron Kreifels feels that God guided him to Matthew so that Matthew would not die alone. Aaron Kreifels’ experience offers an example of how religion can be a positive force that helps people understand and process trauma.
Aaron Kreifels Quotes in The Laramie Project
The The Laramie Project quotes below are all either spoken by Aaron Kreifels or refer to Aaron Kreifels. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 3: Aftermath
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It just hit me today, the minute that I got out of the courthouse. That the reason that God wanted me to find him is, for he didn’t have to die out there alone, you know. And if I wouldn’t’ve came along, they wouldn’t’ve found him for a couple of weeks at least. So it makes me feel really good that he didn’t have to die out there alone.
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Aaron Kreifels Quotes in The Laramie Project
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Act 3: Aftermath
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It just hit me today, the minute that I got out of the courthouse. That the reason that God wanted me to find him is, for he didn’t have to die out there alone, you know. And if I wouldn’t’ve came along, they wouldn’t’ve found him for a couple of weeks at least. So it makes me feel really good that he didn’t have to die out there alone.
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