he was trussed up." In March 2001, Brown was found guilty of first-degree murder and rape. He was sentenced to life in prison, and this sentence was upheld on appeal by the Arkansas Supreme Court in September 2003. In April 2001, Carpenter pleaded guilty to similar charges and was also sentenced to life. Subsequently, Carpenter said on the Fox News Channel that Brown was solely responsible for the rape and murder of Dirkhising while Brown said that Carpenter was the director. Carpenter, Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC)#120443 is in the Tucker Maximum Security Unit. He entered the state prison system on April 26, 2001. Joshua Macave Brown, ADC#120142, is located in the East Arkansas Regional Unit. He had been received into the state prison system on April 4, 2001. See also Cultural depictions of Matthew Shepard Citations References Editorial Bozell, Brent. Media Research Center, Human Events September 4, 2001, accessed through Ebsco, June 17, 2006 Edge with Paula Zahn, FOX News, May 16, 2001; Accessed through Ebsco, June 17, 2006. as quoted by Original site source was online September 18, 2002 for wayback machine purposes. Sullivan, Andrew, The New Republic April 2, 2001, Vol. 224 Issue 14, p8, 1p; Accessed through Ebsco, June 17, 2001. Further reading 1986 births 1999 deaths 1999 in Arkansas 1999 murders in the United States American torture victims Crimes in Arkansas Deaths by person in Arkansas Deaths from asphyxiation History of Washington County, Arkansas Incidents of violence against boys Matthew Shepard Mass media-related controversies in the United States Murdered American children People from Prairie Grove, Arkansas People murdered in Arkansas Rapes in the United States Violence against men in North America