55/01/07 Mother of Dr. Sheppard Kills Herself With Gun

Authors

Cleveland News

Files

Description

Ethel Sheppard, mother of Sam Sheppard, committed suicide, leaving a note which read "Dear Steve: I just can't manage alone without father...Mother." Her husband, Dr. Richard A. Sheppard, was critically ill at Bay View Hospital at the time. He died 11 days later.

Publication Date

1-7-1955

Keywords

Ethel Sheppard, Richard A. Sheppard

Recommended Citation

Cleveland News, "55/01/07 Mother of Dr. Sheppard Kills Herself With Gun" (1955). All Articles. 68.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/newspaper_coverage/68

Item Number

17a_550107_2

Box Number

17A