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On December 12, 1997, 19-year-old punk musician Brian Theodore Deneke (March 9, 1978 – December 12, 1997) was murdered in a deliberate hit and run attack in Amarillo, Texas, by 17-year-old jock Dustin Camp. Camp was later found guilty of voluntary vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to ten years probation. In 2001, he was sentenced to an eight-year imprisonment for a variety of parole violations. He was paroled under supervision on July 31, 2006. The homicide and the outcome of the trial against Camp galvanized the punk community and raised accusations about the social tolerance of the Texan city. ==Brian Deneke== Brian Deneke was born in Wichita, Kansas,〔 the younger of two sons to Michael Max "Mike" Deneke and Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Bieker.〔(Potter County obituaries for December 13, 1997 )〕 His father was a native of Beloit, Kansas, and was born to Sylvester and Darlene Deneke.〔 Betty Deneke was a native of Concordia, Kansas, and was born to Omer and Marie Bieker.〔 Mike Deneke and Betty Bieker married in 1974 in Concordia, and had two sons: Jason Michael and Brian Theodore. The family settled in southwest Amarillo, Texas from Wichita in winter 1981.〔 Deneke was a Kwahadi dancer and member of the Boy Scouts of America during elementary school. He attended Belmar Elementary, Paramount Terrace Elementary, Crockett Middle School, and Amarillo High School in Amarillo.〔 He dropped out of high school during his junior year, and earned his GED at age 17. Deneke was an artist for Stanley Marsh 3's art project, ''Dynamite Museum'', which consisted of handmade mock road signs scattered across Amarillo city streets. Deneke was also the vocalist of punk rock group The White Slave Traders,〔(White Slave Traders Website )〕 and aspired to become a famous punk rock musician.〔 Deneke was remembered by his friends as being charismatic and seen as a leader in local punk circles, helping to organize many local musical events. Nicknamed "Sunshine", Deneke had a spiked mohawk hairstyle and often wore a black leather jacket with a studded leather collar and sported homemade tattoos. He was also an enthusiastic skateboarder, and it was this interest which drew him into the punk subculture.〔("Dropkick Murphys" ''Paste Punk'' March 15, 2001 )〕 Like other punks in Amarillo, Deneke had suffered frequent harassment and bullying, and acquired nicknames such as "Punch" and "Fist Magnet" by tormenters.〔 His parents were against their son's lifestyle, and warned him of possible prejudice from people in Amarillo.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Death of Brian Deneke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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