On July 4, 1954, Sam Sheppards wife was brutally murdered in the bedroom of their home in Bay Village, Ohio.
Sheppard voluntarily appears at sheriff's headquarters, where he is questioned at length by detectives Robert Schottke and Patrick Gareau.
jury returns a first-degree murder indictment against Sheppard and he is arrested.
Sam faced two different juries, one found him guilty, one didn't.
Sheppard jury is sworn in. The names and photos of jurors are printed in newspapers.
He describes his encounter on the night of the murder with a man who had "a good-sized head--with a bushy appearance at the top of his head."
guilty of murder in the second degree.
Sheppard is transferred to a maximum security prison near Columbus....A swimmer who lives next to the Sheppard home finds a dented flashlight in shallow water in Lake Erie.
Sam sheppard excapes from jail and is on the run.
No sign of Sheppard except a shoe print at his house.
Sam sheppard is caught fleeing his home and is sent in for investigation.
