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Sam Shppard's wife Marilyn is murder
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in all the Clieveland papers Marilyn's death makes front page
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Marilyn's funeral is in service
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He is questioned in his own hospital room by Cleveland detectives. Sam says he is innocent
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Sam voluntarily went to the sarrif's head quaters to answer some questions. They asked him if he had an affair with Susan Hayes. He said "no we're good friends."
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"WHY NO INQUEST? DO IT NOW, DR. GERBER!" Later that day Cornoer Gerber annouces that he is doing a inquest and will start the next day.
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it's a three day inquest at the the Bay Village school gymnasium.
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Susan Hayes does amdits that her and Sam had an affair
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at 10:30 in the evening police arrested Sam at his parents house.
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The police keeps asking Sam questions for thirteen more hours. He still refuses to admit that he is guilty
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He gets a $50,000 dollar bail and is set free
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he is rearrested cause he is charged with first degree murder
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he decribes what had happen on that night when he encountered the guy who killed his wife
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They are saying that he is charged with second degree muder because his blood was in the crime sceen and the dog never barked. It wouldve barked if there was an introuder in the house at that night
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Sams mother commets suicide becuase of this situation.
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Sam's father dies of cancer.
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Sam Sheppard is transfered to a secured prison somewere 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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Sams affensive lwayer dies. Now the job is in F. Lee Bailey's hands
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Sam is released from prison. $10,000 bail.
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they will retry Sam Sheppard for the murder of his wife Marilyn.
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The jury finds Sam Sheppard not guilty in his re-trial
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he dies from a liver diesease
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thye finally knew he was not guilty and realized that Susan hayes was the killer cause she wanted Sam all to herself
