MURDERED: Marilyn Sheppard (The Case Behind "The Fugitive")

In 1954, Marilyn Sheppard was found murdered in her Bay Village, Ohio home. Her husband, Dr. Sam Sheppard, claimed an intruder was responsible, but the case quickly became a media sensation and one of the most controversial trials in U.S. history.

We cover the murder, the investigation, the trial that captivated the nation, the Supreme Court appeal, and the decades of new evidence that continue to spark debate over Sam Sheppard’s guilt or innocence.

 

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Sources: Dr. Sam Sheppard

1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1161579403/?match=1&terms=Sam%20Sheppard July 5, 1954

2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1161579430/ July 5, 1954

3. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/chronology.html (Timeline)

4. Marilyn Reese Sheppard (1923-1954) - Find a Grave Memorial

5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1061161401/?match=1&terms=Sam%20Sheppard July 5, 1954

6. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1061161847/?terms=Sam%20Sheppard July 5, 1954

7. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1161579673/ - July 6, 1954

8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1161579693/ July 6, 1954

9. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1161580320/?terms=%22Dr.%20Samuel%20Sheppard%22 July 8, 1954

10. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1161580329/?terms=%22Dr.%20Samuel%20Sheppard%22 July 8, 1954

11. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1061163143/ July 8, 1954

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