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Marilyn's Body
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.
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jury returns a first-degree murder indictment against Sheppard and he is arrested.
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Sam faced two different juries, one found him guilty, one didn't.
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Sheppard jury is sworn in. The names and photos of jurors are printed in newspapers.
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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."
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guilty of murder in the second degree.
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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.
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Sam sheppard excapes from jail and is on the run.
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No sign of Sheppard except a shoe print at his house.
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Sam sheppard is caught fleeing his home and is sent in for investigation.
