Document Type
Coroner Document
Date
July 4, 1954
Box Number
15
Item Number
3
Keywords
coroner's investigation, Cuyahoga County coroner's office, Samuel Gerber, psychological autopsies
Abstract
The 1954 autopsy protocol of Marilyn Sheppard was performed by Dr. Samuel Gerber. An autopsy protocol is a standardized checklist of steps in a basic forensic postmortem examination that is meant to be objective and determine the comprehensive condition the body, including cause of death. Dr. Gerber determined that "The death of the decedent was the result of: multiple impacts to head and face with... fractures of skull and... contusions of brain."
Recommended Citation
Gerber, Samuel R. MD, "54/07/04 (1) Autopsy Protocol of Marilyn Reese Sheppard" (1954). Coroner Gerber's Reports & Documents. 7.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/coroner_docs_1954/7
