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Dr. Sam Sheppard Trials

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  • Marilyn's Body

    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.

  • jury returns a first-degree murder indictment against Sheppard and he is arrested.

    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.

    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.

    No sign of Sheppard except a shoe print at his house.

  • Sam sheppard is caught fleeing his home and is sent in for investigation.

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