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Murder of Marilyn Reese Sheppard. On the night of Saturday, July 3, 1954, Sheppard and Marilyn were entertaining neighbors at their lakefront home (which was eventually demolished in 1993). While they were watching the movie Strange Holiday, Sheppard fell asleep on the daybed in the living room.
Jan 30, 2019 · The first day of the trial started with a press tour of Sheppard’s home to see the crime scene while Sheppard was hauled around in handcuffs. Back in the courtroom, the prosecution showed the jury a slideshow of grisly photographs of Marilyn’s autopsy. Sheppard was denied being excused from the court during this slideshow when he requested it.
Maxwell (1966-490) 384 U.S. 333 (1966) Case Background. BROWSE ALL IMAGES IN THIS COLLECTION. Marilyn and Sam Sheppard. Some time after midnight on July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard was murdered in her Bay Village home. The home overlooked Lake Erie and had beach access. She was pregnant at the time.
Nov 16, 2016 · Samuel H. Sheppard clenches his pipe in his teeth during a recess of his murder retrial in Cleveland, Ohio on Oct. 25, 1966. Sheppard stands charged with second-degree murder in the 1954 slaying of his first wife, Marilyn.
This much is certain: Marilyn Sheppard was brutally beaten to death. Sam Sheppard served 10 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for her murder, only to be freed by a landmark Supreme Court ruling. And, 35 years after the murder, young Sam Sheppard began a crusade to clear his father's name and bring to justice the man he believed killed his mother.
The first witness, Deputy Coroner Lester Adelson, described the autopsy of Marilyn Sheppard's body and showed gruesome pictures of the blood-spattered death scene and her battered face. Sheppard would not look at them.
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Feb 5, 1997 · The DNA evidence, the oldest ever presented in a criminal case, suggests that someone other than Dr. and Mrs. Sheppard was at the crime scene. It has increased suspicion that the killer was a...
