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Defendant's Exhibit 209: Esther Houk Statement
Bay Village Police Department
Esther Houk stated that the phone woke her up and her husband, J. Spencer Houk, told her that they had to get going because something had happened at the Sheppard home. When they arrived, she noticed that Sam's medical bag was overturned in the hall. She offered Sam some whiskey, and he declined. She went upstairs to check on Marilyn and noticed that she was very bloodied with lacerations on her head and that her stomach looked blue. She could not find a pulse. After the ambulance and Dr. Richard N. Sheppard (Sam's brother) arrived, she went to check on Chip and found him asleep in his room. She and Richard tried to wake him up to get him dressed and out of the house. Richard took Chip to his house, while Stephen Sheppard took Sam to the hospital. Esther Houk stated that Sam was wearing light cord pants and that she saw water spots on the stairs. She also stated that the desk drawers in the living room were all pulled out.
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Defendant's Exhibit 224: Sam Sheppard Statement
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office
Statement of Samuel H. Sheppard to the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office. In this statement Sam Sheppard told his version of what happened the night the Marilyn died. Dr. Sheppard detailed the entire day: leaving work, meeting the Ahern's at there home for drinks, and then later at the Sheppard home for dinner, falling asleep on the couch, waking to Marilyn's screams, and ultimately struggling with and chasing the alleged assailant. The statement also contains a transcript of questioning performed by Detective Robert Schottke. In this questioning, Dr. Sheppard denied having an affair with Susan Hayes, and answered questions about the events that occurred the night of the murder.
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Defendant's Exhibit 532: Overlay Of Pillow
Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office
Overlay of photo of the pillow stain outline
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Defendant's Exhibit 536: Close Up Of Sam's Watch
Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office and James Wentzel
Image of links 1-7 of Sam's 1966 watch photo
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Defendant's Exhibit 537: Close Up Of Sam's Watch
Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office and James Wentzel
Image of links 14-19 of Sam's 1966 watch photo
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Defendant's Exhibit 538: Close Up Of Sam's Watch
Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office and James Wentzel
Image of links 20-27 of Sam's 1966 watch photo
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Defendant's Exhibit 539: Close Up Of Sam's Watch
Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office and James Wentzel
Image of links 28-35 of Sam's 1966 watch photo
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Defendant's Exhibit 540: Close Up Of Sam's Watch
Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office and James Wentzel
Image of links 32-37 of Sam's 1966 watch photo
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Defendant's Exhibit 541: Blood Spatter On Door
Paul L. Kirk
Blood spatter on door [8 x 10 of Kirk image (15) by Wentzel] Extensive experiments show that probably nearly all of the blood drops on the east wall were thrown there by the back-swing of the weapon used, since this is the only method by which low-velocity drops could have reached that wall and been predominantly at right angles in impact direction. It can be stated very positively that they did not originate as impact spatter, which is the source of most of the drops that impacted other parts of the room. The low and triangular distribution of the drops on the two doors corresponds with the swing of the weapon, which started low in left-hand swing, rising through an arc, and striking the victim with a sidewise angular blow rather than one brought down vertically. The absence of blood on the ceiling at the time when blood was thrown in other directions from the weapon demonstrates that no vertical "chopping" blows were used. A swing similar to that used with a baseball bat by a left-handed batter is the only one consistent with the blood spot distribution.
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Defendant's Exhibit 542: Blood Spatter On Door
Paul L. Kirk
Blood spatter on door [8 x 10 of Kirk image (13) by Wentzel]. Blood spots on the east wall were exceptional in their indications. Nearly all of them contrasted sharply with other spots in the room in that they were placed by low-velocity drops. Most of the them impacted the wall nearly at right angles to it as is clearly demonstrated from their essentially round shape.
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Defendant's Exhibit 543: Blood Spatter On Door
Paul L. Kirk
Blood spatter on door [8 x 10 of Kirk image (14) by Wentzel] These drops, with low velocity and mixed pattern of impact (predominantly horizontal), could not have originated in the same manner as the remainder of the blood in the room and gives the clue to the entire pattern of the event. Extensive experiments show that probably nearly all of the blood drops on the east wall were thrown there by the back-swing of the weapon used, since this is the only method by which low-velocity drops could have reached that wall, and it is the only way in which they would have been predominantly at right angles in impact direction.
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Defendant's Exhibit 544: Blood Spatter
Paul L. Kirk
Blood spatter w/ruler [8 x 10 of Kirk image (12) by Wentzel]. Extensive experiments show that probably nearly all of the blood drops on the east wall were thrown there by the back-swing of the weapon used, since this is the only method by which low-velocity drops could have reached that wall and been predominantly at right angles in impact direction. It can be stated very positively that they did not originate as impact spatter, which is the source of most of the drops that impacted other parts of the room. The low and triangular distribution of the drops on the two doors corresponds with the swing of the weapon, which started low in left-hand swing, rising through an arc, and striking the victim with a sidewise angular blow rather than one brought down vertically. The absence of blood on the ceiling at the time when blood was thrown in other directions from the weapon demonstrates that no vertical "chopping" blows were used. A swing similar to that used with a baseball bat by a left-handed batter is the only one consistent with the blood spot distribution
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Defendant's Exhibit 546: Prospective Corrected Image
Paul L. Kirk
Perspective corrected image from murder room wardrobe door and bedroom door by Wentzel. In his 1955 Affidavit, Dr. Paul Kirk, expert witness for the Sheppard Defense, reported that the blood spatter evidence indicated a left-handed assailant: "A swing similar to that used with a baseball bat with a left handed batter is the only one consistent with the blood spot distribution." Sam Sheppard was right-handed.
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Defendant's Exhibit 547: Eberling Scar
Franklin County Coroner's Office
Close-up of original image or purported scar on Eberling's wrist
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Defendant's Exhibit 548: Close Up Of Eberling Scar
Franklin County Coroner's Office
Close-up of perspective corrected image of purported scar on Eberling's wrist
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Defendant's Exhibit 549: Close Up Of Eberling Scar
Franklin County Coroner's Office
B&W close-up of perspective corrected image or purported scar on Eberling's wrist
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Defendant's Exhibit 550: Eberling Wrist Left
Franklin County Coroner's Office
8 x 10 of original autopsy image of Eberling wrist scar without alteration
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Defendant's Exhibit 551: Eberling Wrist Left
Franklin County Coroner's Office
Perspective corrected image of purported scar on Eberling's wrist
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Defendant's Exhibit 552: Eberling Wrist Left
Franklin County Coroner's Office
Perspective corrected B & W image of purported scar on Eberling's wrist
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Defendant's Exhibit 606: Cleveland Police Dept Report
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office
Dombrowski report re: lampshade found in southwest bedroom
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Defendant's Exhibit 607: Susan Fortunato CV
Susan L. Fortunato
Sue Fortunato's Curriculum Vitae (Secret Service).
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Defendant's Exhibit 608: Philip Bouffard CV
Phillip D. Bouffard
Dr. Phillip Bouffard Curriculum Vitae (Handwriting Expert)
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Defendant's Exhibit 610K1a: Sam Sheppard Handwriting Sample
Sam Sheppard
Bouffard Known writing and Overlay of Sam's writing "Dear Betty and Steve..."
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Defendant's Exhibit 610K1b: Sam Sheppard Handwriting Sample
Phillip D. Sheppard
Bouffard Known writing and Overlay of Sam's writing "Dear Bill, my 1st attempt..."
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