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remember brian deneke (1978-1997)

Brian Deneke was murdered on December 12, 1997.
He was 19 years old


1978-1997




Brian did not die because he deserved to. Brian did not die because he asked to. Brian died because he was different, he was a PUNK. He was a nonconformist. He was an Individualist. He was a free spirit. Brian was also a thoughtful and caring young man, a good son, a good friend. His life was full of promise. His murder deprived this community of someone who had already begun to make a difference to it and no doubt would have made an even greater difference in the future. Brian Deneke is gone. His death has left a divided city, a shocked city, a hurt city in its wake. It has also left us a memory of who Brian was and what he stood for. That memory can serve either a negative purpose or a positive one.



This page is in tribute to Brian Deneke, and all others who are abused and harrassed and who have suffered because they dared to be different, because they refused to conform to jockish society, and because they had the courage to be themselves. Brian was only 19 when he was was killed. He was ran over and then left at there as his killers drove away. He was murdered December 19, 1997.



This is the story of Brian Deneke

The day was December 12th, 1997. It was a day the city of Amarillo, Texas, would never forget.Brian found one of his friends and went to get dinner at a local diner. After sitting there awhile, Brian noticed two little boys across the room were staring at his mohawk. He got up, and walked over to the table. He took a seat, and introduced himself. He became a friend for the two boys. Now it was night. Dustin and his friends were high and while passing Brian at the town center, they decided to beat him up. Brian and his friends got hit with bats and fists while a high Dustin got in his Cadillac. Brian and his friend, Chris Oles, retreated and were standing in the street. That was when it happened. Dustin ran over Brian with his car. Brian died that night in his brothers arms in the parking lot. An autopsy report later proved Brian Deneke's cause of death was wounds to the head and chest. Dustin's girlfriend testified that while crushing Brian he yelled, "I'm a ninja in my Caddy! I bet he liked that." She also said that Dustin was happy after he killed him, he felt like he had saved everyone from the evil punk, who wasn't so evil at all. The attorney of defense brought the clothes Brian wore that night to show the jury. Immediatly, out of pre-judgment, the jury was swayed. This caused Dustin to be tried only for manslaughter, no matter how many people came in to tell the jury that Brian was a good person. Then, at court, when all the evidence was laid in the hands of the jury, they let go and charged Dustin Camp, with TEN YEARS PROBATION. The Deneke family took the $20,000 they won and donated it to charity. They didn't want money. They wanted justice. Dustin Camp never spent one day in jail. This ruling split the city of Amarillo, Texas, in two. The mother of the two boys had to tell her children that their "special friend" was gone. The city was getting rowdy, and everything Brian worked for was disintegrating.

PLEASE REMEMBER BRIAN DENEKE. HE WAS INNOCENT AND DIED.PLEASE GO TO WWW.BRIANDENEKE.ORG AND ATLEAST READ IT. Most imporntantly, R.I.P. BRIAN DENEKE you will never be forgotten





















Who was Brian?


He was a son


He was a brother


He was a Friend


He was murdered for being a punk

http://www.briandeneke.org

Represent, cause you know he died represitin us!


**Encourage tolerance, dialog, and civilized respect for different lifestyles and perspectives **
**See that justice is done through the legal system**
**Dscourage violence and prevent acts of retaliation**
**Atually support the victims of this **




R.I.P. BRIAN



Divided we stand, united we fall
They say they are fair, but not to us all.
Stereotypes split people, we are all the same
The homeless will die, with no friends and no name.
I am the same as you, yet you treat me differently
I dont understand, what is wrong with me?
Is it because of my preferences, I dont like what you do
It is because I dress different, wont buy Nike shoes?
Why is it, some people are overlooked
They get murdered, their killers dont get the book.
Because they arent the jock, why cant they see
Good people can be different, remember Brian Deneke



www.briandeneke.org


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