Sam Sheppard
Sam Sheppard
Samuel Holmes "Sam" Sheppard, D.O.December 29, 1923 – April 6, 1970) was an American neurosurgeon, trained at Los Angeles county hospital. He was convicted in 1954 of the murder of his pregnant wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard, at their Bay Village, Ohio, home. He spent almost a decade in prison, mostly at the Ohio Penitentiary. At a retrial in 1966 he was acquitted of the same crime. To his death, Dr. Sheppard maintained his innocence in the murder...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth29 December 1923
CountryUnited States of America
Our family, from day one, has only sought the simple truth in this matter.
I think it's a day for American history because if we don't deal with the mistakes of the past we can't make this country a better place.
Hour after hour, they shouted at me, accused me, insulted me and members of my family.