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Samuel Holmes Sheppard ( December 29, 1923 – April 6, 1970) was an American neurosurgeon. He was convicted of the 1954 murder of his pregnant [1] wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard, but the conviction was eventually overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, which cited a "carnival atmosphere" at the trial. Sheppard was acquitted at a retrial in 1966. [2]
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Apr 2, 2014 · In 1954, Sam Sheppard’s wife Marilyn was found murdered in their home. Sheppard was convicted of the killing and sentenced to life in prison, but he maintained his innocence throughout the...
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Jan 30, 2019 · In the early hours of July 4, 1954, the wife of a respected neurosurgeon was bludgeoned to death. The first person to find her body was her husband, Dr. Sam Sheppard, whose spotty alibi quickly made him the prime suspect in her murder. A media blitz and public witch-hunt turned Sheppard into a grisly pariah.
July 4, 1954. Early a.m. Marilyn Reese Sheppard murdered by severe beating in her bed. She was four months pregnant. 5:50 a.m. Bay Village mayor Spencer Houk and his wife, Esther, arrive at the...
Dr. Sam Sheppard and Defense Counsel Fred Garmone outside the court chambers, 26 Oct. 1954. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer. On 4 July 1954, Marilyn Reese Sheppard was found murdered in her BAY VILLAGE home. Her husband, Sam, said that a bushy-haired intruder had killed his wife.