54/12/21 Sam is Guilty in 2D Degree

Authors

Cleveland Press

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Description

After five days of deliberation, the jury indicated at 4:13pm on December 21, 1954 that it had reached a verdict. The seven-man, five-woman jury found Sam Sheppard guilty of murder in the second degree in the death of his wife, Marilyn. This verdict spared him from the death penalty, but offered the possibility of life imprisonment. Read the complete verdict here.

Publication Date

12-21-1954

Keywords

verdict

Recommended Citation

Cleveland Press, "54/12/21 Sam is Guilty in 2D Degree" (1954). All Articles. 3.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/newspaper_coverage/3

Item Number

541221_1

Box Number

17a