This collection features newspaper articles about the murder of Marilyn Sheppard and the subsequent trial of Dr. Sam Sheppard. The articles appearing here are taken from scrapbooks kept by Coroner Samuel Gerber.
The media coverage of Sam Sheppard’s trial was questioned for bias and whether or not the media impacted Sam’s right to receive a fair trial. Ultimately, Sam was awarded a retrial via the Sheppard v. Maxwell decision in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that Sam had not received a fair trial in 1954 for a number of reasons including the State of Ohio’s failure of “duty to protect Sheppard from the inherently prejudicial publicity which saturated the community.”
The newspaper articles in this collection come from the Cleveland Press, the Cleveland News, and The Plain Dealer. The Cleveland Press went out of business in 1982 but was a major player in local news around the time Marilyn was murdered. The Cleveland News was purchased by the Cleveland Press in 1960. Cleveland State University has a copyright agreement with The Plain Dealer to post articles related to the Sheppard case.
(Cleveland State University was donated the archives of the Cleveland Press in 1984. Details about the donation and how to access articles and photos from the Cleveland Press can be found here.)
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54/12/21 Dr. Sam Adopts Role Of Patient
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sam Sheppard, in an interview with a reporter, says, "It now becomes necessary for me to practice what I have expected of others." He was referring to his former patients in which he expected them to display a faith in God, and a faith in him (Dr. Sheppard). Article also describes the tense, and somewhat emotional scene in the courtroom that day.
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54/12/21 Sam is Guilty in 2D Degree
Cleveland Press
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.
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54/12/21 Sheppard Trial Listed in 10 Top News Events
Cleveland Press
The editors of the United Press chose the Sheppard murder trial as one of the top 10 stories of 1954. Other stories mentioned included: the shooting of five congressmen in the House of Representatives; peace in Indochina, including the fall of Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Conference; Democrats winning control of the House and Senate and the Supreme Court's decision to outlaw racial segregation in Brown v. Board of Education.
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54/12/22 2 Voted to Acquit on 1st Ballot
Cleveland Press CITY
Article reports on some of the details that happened during jury deliberations. On the first ballot, all but 2 jurors, Mrs. Elizabeth Burke and Mrs. Louise Feuchter, had concluded that Sam Sheppard killed his wife, Marilyn.
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54/12/22 Buzzer Hum Brings Trial End
Cleveland Press
This article describes the scene in the courtroom on December 21, 1954 at 4:12pm when a buzzer announced a verdict had been reached until the jury is dismissed at 4:49pm including the reactions of Sam and his family and his attorney William J. Corrigan. Judge Edward Blythin's remarks to the jury are printed.
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54/12/22 Comment of Principals on Sheppard Verdict
Cleveland Press
Comments on the verdict of second degree murder by: William J. Corrigan, Sam's attorney; Richard N. Sheppard and Stephen A. Sheppard, Sam's brothers; Saul S. Danaceau, Assistant Prosecutor; Thomas J. Parrino, Assistant Prosecutor; James MacArthur, Cleveland Police Department Investigative Inspector; J. Spencer Houk, Bay Village Mayor; Jane Reese, Marilyn's Stepmother, and Sam Sheppard.
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54/12/22 Dr. Sam Must Serve 10 Years for Parole
Cleveland Press
Reports that Sam must serve a full ten years to be eligible for parole, unless he is granted executive clemency from the Ohio Governor.
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54/12/22 Dr. Sam's 65-Day Trial Sets Mark
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chronology of Sheppard trial from October 18th start to the verdict was reported on December 21st.
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54/12/22 Highlights of the Sheppard Murder Case
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chronology of the events from Marilyn's murder to the beginning of the trial.
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54/12/22 Jurors' 39-Hour, 23-Minute Deliberations Among Nations Longest
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Article compares the length of deliberation in this trial, 39 hours and 23 minutes, to many other similar trials that had long deliberations. Plain Dealer artist, Lloyd J. Slawson, sketches the moment just before sentence was pronounced.
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54/12/22 Photos: "Head Bowed"; "Last Cab Ride" (showing three jurors) ; "Edmond Verlinger"; Beatrice Orenstein"; "Evidence In Sheppard Murder Trial"
Cleveland Press CITY
Five photographs from the Sheppard Trial taken shortly after the verdict was read.
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54/12/22 Photos of Attorneys and Judge
Cleveland Press
Photos of Sam's attorney William J. Corrigan, Assistant Prosecutors Thomas Parrino and Saul Danaceau and Judge Edward Blythin.
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54/12/22 Photos of Sam and Marilyn's family members
Cleveland Press
Photos of Stephen and Betty Sheppard and Richard and Dorothy Sheppard after the verdict. Photos of Betty Sheppard and G. R. Brown and Mary Brown, Marilyn's aunt and uncle before the verdict
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54/12/22 Sam is Elated, Then Shattered
Cleveland Plain Dealer
This article describes the reaction of Sam and his family after the verdict of second degree murder was announced.
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54/12/22 Sheppard Guilty, Gets Life; Innocent Doctor Insists
Cleveland Plain Dealer
This article reports on the verdict saying that "the seven men and five women decided it was Dr. Sam who beat out the life of Marilyn Sheppard "maliciously and purposely," but not "deliberately and of premeditated malice," which is first-degree murder, on July 4 as she lay in her bed." Describes Corrigan's outburst after the reading of the verdict and the initial talks of a motion for a new trial.
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54/12/22 Sheppard Would Face Death Again in Any New Trial
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Article reports that if Judge Edward Blythin granted Sam a new trial, he would be at risk of receiving the death penalty.
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54/12/22 Snapshots from Sheppard Case
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Depicted are some of the key figures in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case.
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54/12/22 Susan is Mum on Conviction
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Article reports that Susan Hayes, Sam's lover, refused to comment on his conviction. Sam's friend, Dr. Lester Hoversten, was hoping for acquittal for Sam and expressed sadness at the idea of a surgeon as talented as Sam "going to waste behind prison bars when humanity needs him."
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54/12/22 Tears Signal End of Ordeal for Three Women on Jury
Cleveland Plain Dealer
This article reports the strain placed on the jurors by the trial and what some jurors did upon returning home.
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54/12/22 Verdict Sets Off Frenzied 'Flash'
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Describes the frenzied activity in the press corps after the verdict was announced.
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54/12/24 Murder Home Repossessed by Sheppard Family
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Photo shows Sheppard family attorney Arthur E. Petersilge signing papers in the office of Assistant County Prosecutor Saul S. Danaceau which return the Bay Village residence to the Sheppard family for the first time since 7/4/54.
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54/12/24 Sheppard Demands New Trial
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Describes Sam's motion for a new trial which includes forty "reasons" why the new trial should be granted. The motion charges the court, prosecutors, the state's witnesses and the newspapers with misconduct and irregularities. Despite the fact that he was NOT granted a new trial at this time, the Supreme Court in 1966 agreed with many of these charges when they threw out his conviction.
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54/12/26 Sheppard Case Parallels Ohio Nesbitt Slaying of '26
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Article draws parallels between the Sam Sheppard case and the Jacob Nesbitt case that happened in Troy, Ohio in the mid-1920's. Although a generation apart, both murder mysteries were sensational media stories that shared many details that are quite "spine tingling". Most notably, both Sam Sheppard and Jacob Nesbitt were 30 years of age at the time of each crime, and they were former football players. Jacob Nesbitt's wife, Frances Drake Nesbitt, was murdered. Both couples were also very popular. Other striking similarities are discussed in this article.
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54/12/29 Agreed on Dr. Sheppard's Guilt at 11a.m. 5th Day, 4 Jurors Say
Cleveland Plain Dealer
This article reports on information provided by four jurors about deliberations. They report that for the first four days, the jury was split on if Sam was guilty or innocent. At 11am on day five, all agreed he was guilty.
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54/12/30 'New Evidence' Plea Wins Stay
Cleveland News
This article reports that Defense attorneys for Sam saved him from an immediate trip to the Ohio Penitentiary with a plea that they had "newly discovered evidence" to present. Also, second motion for a new trial was presented claiming there were 43 "errors" in the trial record. The court transcript for the motion for a new trial can be found here.
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54/8/16 Dr Sam goes free on bail of $50,000
Cleveland Press
This piece talks about how Sam Sheppard was free on bail, but at the same time the grand jury deciding whether or not there is enough evidence to indict.
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54/8/16 Holdover Grand Jury Hears Sheppard Case
Cleveland News
This article talks about what is required of the Grand Jury in the first-degree murdeer indictment against Dr Sam Sheppard. It also describes the origins of the grand jury system, as well info on the members of this grand jury.
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55/01/04 Rejects Plea on New Trial for Dr. Sam
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Describes Judge Blythin's denial of a new trial. The article summarizes Blythin's responses to each of Sam's 41 charges of "errors" in the 1954 trial. Read Blythin's full response here.
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55/01/07 Mother of Dr. Sheppard Kills Herself With Gun
Cleveland News
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.
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55/01/08 Sam Put Under 'Suicide Watch'
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Article gives details about the suicide of Dr. Sam Sheppard's mother, Mrs. Ethel Niles Sheppard. Sheriff Sweeney said a court order would be necessary before Dr. Sam's request to attend his mother's memorial service would be considered.
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55/01/19 Court to Let Sam Go to Dad's Rites
Cleveland News
Judge Harry A. Hanna grants permission to Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard to attend the funeral of his father, Dr. Richard A. Sheppard, who died of a malignant lung ailment after an illness of several months.
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55/01/19 Dr. Sam Loses Plea To Go Free On Bail
Cleveland News
A 3-judge panel denies Sam Sheppard's motion seeking release on bail until the hearing of his appeal on its merits is overruled.
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55/01/19 Father Of Dr. Sam Dies At 64
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dr. Sam Sheppard's father dies 11 days after the suicide of Dr. Sam's mother. It was expected that Dr. Sam would seek court permission to attend the funeral of his father.
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55/03/25 Dr. Sam Naps, Reads in 8th Month
Cleveland News
Cleveland News Reporter James Flanagan sent Sam a note asking how he has coped with spending eight months in the County Jail. Sam replied "Only the effect of a clear conscience and continued drive for truth has enabled me to maintain both physical and mental health. My reading consists mainly of surgical books, journals and historical novels."
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55/03/27 The Mystery Woman in the Sheppard Case, Part I
American Weekly
The article talks about who Marilyn Shepard was as a person, her childhood, how she met and married Sam Shepard, as told by relatives, friends, and neighbors.
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55/04/03 The Mystery Woman in the Sheppard Case, Part I
American Weekly
This article starts with the events that took place the day before Marilyn Shepard murder and continues to the day of the murder and the trial that came after.
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55/04/27 Eyes of Dr. Sam's Expert See Left-Handed Sex Attacker
Cleveland Press
After Dr. Paul L. Kirk, Professor of Criminology at the University of California, investigated the murder of Marilyn Sheppard, he concluded that the crime was a sex attack, the weapon was no more than 12 inches, the killer was left-handed and blood from a bite inflected on the killer's hand by Marilyn splashed next to the closet door next to the murder bed.
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55/04/27 Familiar Faces Grace Courtroom at Hearing
Cleveland Press
Describes those in the courtroom for Sam's plea for a new trial including Judge Blythin, the prosecution team, Sam and his defense team, criminologist Dr. Paul Kirk, and friends and family of Sam and Marilyn.
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55/05/04 Sam Back in Court on New Trial Plea
Cleveland Press
Sam appeared before Judge Blythin for the final hearing on the claim of new evidence unavailable to the defense during the 1954 trial. Defense Counsel William J. Corrigan based the claim on the findings of Professor Paul L. Kirk.
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55/05/10 New Trial Of Dr. Sam Is Denied
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Judge Edward Blythin turns down Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard's demand for a new trial. Chief defense counsel William J. Corrigan will appeal the ruling.
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55/05/13 State Says Only Sam Had Chance: Blasts Theory of Intruder and Sex Fiend in Defense Case
Cleveland Plain Dealer
This article describes the state's response to Sam Sheppard's appeal.
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55/05/23 Convicted by 'Public Opinion,' Sam Charges: Appeals Court Hears Fight for New Trial
Cleveland News
Attorney William J. Corrigan opened the appeal of Sam's 1954 conviction with a
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55/05/23 Defense Chief's Wife Hears Freedom Plea
Cleveland Press
Describes some of the attendees in the courtroom during Corrigan's argument on behalf of Sam's appeal. Mentions that Common Pleas Judge John J. Mahon, Chief Prosecutor during the 1954 trial, looked in on the proceedings to give encouragement to his wife, Assistant Prosecutor Gertrude Bauer Mahon (they were married just after the 1954 trial.) Bauer Mahon later argued for the State in the landmark case Mapp v. Ohio which gave Fourth Amendment protection against “unreasonable searches and seizures” to state criminal cases. For Cleveland Memory Legal Landmarks series coverage of Mapp v. Ohio; C-SPAN coverage of Mapp v Ohio.
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55/06/14 Judges Begin Final Deliberations on Dr. Sam's Appeal for New Trial
Cleveland Press
On June 14, 1955, a three-judge Court of Appeals begins final deliberations on the murder conviction of Sam Sheppard. Defense Counsel William J. Corrigan raised the following two issues: 1) Did Sam receive a fair trial, or do 1 or more of the 41 "errors" in the 1954 trial cited by Corrigan justify a new trial? 2) Is Sam entitled to a new trial based on the findings of Dr. Paul Kirk? (read brief here)
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55/07/04 Bay Still Divided on Guilt of Sam
Cleveland News
Howard Beaufait writes that, one year after the murder of Marilyn Sheppard, Bay Village residents are divided on Sam's guilt. Beaufait also describes Sam's life in prison.
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55/07/19 Sam Gives Up Appeal Hope, Ready for Pen
Cleveland Press
With his appeal predicted to be turned down today by the Court of Appeals, Dr. Sam Sheppard concedes beforehand that he is ready to be transferred to the Ohio State Penitentiary to begin serving his life sentence for second degree murder.
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55/07/20 Just a Number Now,Sam Heads for Pen
Cleveland News
Article describes that Sam, having been denied an appeal for the second time within a week, will be taken to the Ohio Penitentiary. An appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court is plan. The article also reports that criminal and appellate court costs for the Sheppard murder case totaled $4,562.43.
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55/07/21 Say No to Dr. Sam on New Trial
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Appeals Judges Julius M. Kovachy, Joy Seth Hurd, Lee E. Skeel denied Sam's request for a new trial, at one point calling Criminologist Professor Paul L. Kirk's affidavit "sheer supposition." They found that most of Kirk's efforts were directed toward issues "already thoroughly debated by the jury." Kirk responds "If they [the judges] knew anything about criminal investigation, they'd know they are talking through their hats. I'm just as positive as I am of my own name that Dr. Sam didn't do it. I still want a chance to prove my case before a jury, rather than a group of legal minds."
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55/12/12 Supreme Court Hears Dr. Sam's Plea Tomorrow
Cleveland Press
Reports that Defense Attorneys William J. Corrigan and Fred W. Garmone will argue before the Ohio Supreme Court that Sam's conviction for second degree murder should be reviewed because of newly discovered evidence.
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55/12/13 Highest Ohio Court Gets Sheppard Plea
Cleveland News
Reports that Columbus Attorney Paul M. Herbert was employed as special counsel to handle Sam's appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. Herbert pointed to blood evidence that ruled out Sam as the murderer. Saul S. Danaceau, Thomas J. Parrino and Gertrude B. Mahon argued for the prosecution.
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56/01/11 Sheppard Wins Review
Cleveland Press
After the Ohio Supreme Court agreed to review Sam's case, Ohio State Penitentiary Warden Ralph Alvis arranged for Sam to hold a news conference. Sam defers questions about Dr. Paul J. Kirk's investigation, referring reporters to Kirk's report (available here) and talks about some of his experiences in prison.
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56/02/25 Blythin's Talk Irks Sheppard Lawyer
Cleveland News
One of Dr. Sam Sheppard's attorney's, Paul Herbert, terms a talk given last night by Judge Blythin as, "discourteous, disrespectful, improper and in bad taste for a judge whose actions are being reviewed (by the Supreme Court)."
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56/06/01 Summary of Court Opinions on Dr. Sam
Cleveland Press
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on June 1, 1956 that Dr. Sam Sheppard did receive a fair trial in 1954. Three judges felt Sam was fairly tried and properly convicted while two judges felt there must have been reasonable doubt in the minds of the jurors because they deliberated for 5 days. This article includes summaries of the Majority and Minority opinions.
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56/06/01 The Dr. Sam Murder Case. Pictures Review Bay Village Wife's Slaying
Cleveland Press
Several photographs of some of the people who figured prominently in the real life drama of the "Dr. Sam Murder Case", and some of the things offered in evidence.
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56/12/01 Dr. Sam Defense Makes Final Plea
Cleveland Plain Dealer
In a last ditch effort, Dr. Sam Sheppard's Attorneys submit a brief asking the court to hear an appeal. Those same attorneys also warn that the precedent set from Dr. Sam's "Roman Holiday" trial will soon become the norm for lawsuits all over the nation. Attorney William Corrigan adds, "it will justify the acts of judges, law officers, and demonstrative lawyers who covet publicity and crowd approval for their personal benefit."
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57/05/14 Dr. Sam Agrees to Lie Test
Cleveland News
Howard Beaufait reports that Sam agreed to take a lie detector test in a renewed search for the murder weapon. Warden Ralph W. Alvis at the Ohio Penitentiary told The News that he would not approve a lie test.
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57/07/18 Passes Lie Test in Sam Case
Cleveland News
This article reports that Donald Wedler, a fugitive who confessed to the Marilyn Sheppard murder, passed a lie test in which he said that he "clubbed a Greater Cleveland woman three years ago during a burglary." Alex Gregory, the polygraph expert employed by the Court of Last Resort, a magazine promotion, said, however that he wanted Wedler to take another polygraph test before making a final examination. The author of the Perry Mason mystery series, Erle Stanley Gardner, devoted thousands of hours to a project called "The Court of Last Resort". This project, which he undertook with experts in the the forensic, legal and investigative communities, reviewed charges against possibly innocent criminal defendants.
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57/07/19 Pal Named in Confession is Phantom, Police Find
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Reports that Donald Wedler, the fugitive who confessed to Marilyn Sheppard's murder, said he stayed with Marine veteran Charlie Fremont while he was in Cleveland in July 1954. Police couldn't find Fremont and no records of the man were found by the Veterans Administration. The article also updates the status of the investigation by Gardner's Court of Last Resort.
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57/07/20 Killer or Liar? / Gerber Wants Lie Tests for Sam, Brothers
Cleveland News
Reports that Coroner Gerber asked the County Commissioners for funds to go to Deland, Florida and question Donald Welder, the fugitive who confessed to Marilyn Sheppard's murder. Gerber also asked for permission to give lie detector tests to Sam's brothers and sisters-in-law. He also wants representatives from the County to be present if Sam is given a lie test in the Ohio Penitentiary.
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57/07/20 No Special Favors
Cleveland Press
Cleveland Press editorial states that "If Sheppard gets a lie detector test every other prisoner in the Ohio Penitentiary who asks for it should get one too. The test, of course, should be by regular law enforcement officials familiar with the work. Any test by an outsider is decidedly out of place."
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57/07/22 Lie Test For Dr. Sam Put Off By Governor
Cleveland News
Lie Detector test in question and discussed.
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57/07/22 Marilyn Was Desperate in Final Days of Her Life
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Article reports on documents that contradict repeated assertions by defense that the Sheppards lived happily together to the end. Article also claims that Marilyn sought out allies, and was far from reticent about her shaky marriage, as had been widely supposed.
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57/07/23 'Court' Drops Sheppard Case
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Earle Stanley Gardner, a mystery writer, and a group sponsored by Argosy magazine clashed with James E. McArthur, and two others, at Port Columbus airport. McArthur was on his way to Florida to question a possible suspect named Donald Joseph Wedler. The group refers to themselves as the 'court of last resort' and eventually said they will be dropping their pursuit of wanting to give Dr. Sam a lie detector test, unless readers of their magazine create pressure on them to do so.
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57/07/23 Coverup Was Tried in Sheppard Probe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
3rd in a series, article discusses Mayor Houk's early attempt to cover up Dr. Sam Sheppard's affair with Miss Susan Hayes.
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57/07/23 Gerber & Co. in Florida to Quiz Suspect
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Coroner Samuel R. Gerber, James E. McArthur, and David Yettra arrive in Florida today to question a now 23 year old man named Earle Stanley Gardner. While a prisoner in Florida, Gardner confessed to a Sheriff there that he was in a Cleveland, Ohio Suburb the night of July 4, 1954, and that he attacked a woman in a robbery attempt.
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57/07/24 Court Fight on Sheppard Reward Seen
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Court battle over $10,000.00 reward money appears likely.
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57/07/24 Dr. Sam in Jail Said Marilyn 'Understood'
Cleveland Plain Dealer
4th in a series, this article discusses the affair with Susan Hayes. It also analyzes Sam Sheppard's reactions when he was asked questions, while in jail, about the events of July 4, 1954.
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63/01/29 Sam to plead manslaughter
Cleveland Record
This article states that Sam Sheppard plan to plead guilty to manslaughter when going before the Ohio Pardon and Parole
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65/05/06 'Terribly Disapointed' Dr. Sam Ordered Back to Prison
Associated Press
In a 2-1 Ruling, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals holds that Sheppard's rights to a fair trial had not been violated as previously ruled by Judge Carl Wienman. If no appeal to that ruling is filed within 20 days, Sheppard will be returned to prison. Article describes what happened after Sheppard heard the news.
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66/06/06 Supreme Court Sets Aside Sheppard Murder Conviction
Cleveland Press
Reports on the Supreme Court's decision to set aside Sam's 1954 conviction, holding that the trial judge, the late Edward Blythin, "did not fulfill his duty to protect Sheppard from inherently prejudicial publicity which saturated the county." The court also held that Judge Blythin had failed "to control disruptive influences in the courtroom."
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70/04/06 Ariane Had Hint of Trouble
Cleveland Press
In this article, Ariane Sheppard, Sam's second wife, states that she felt something bad would soon happen to Sam. She also stated "He wasn't really himself. He was in another world from taking drugs." She would not comment on if Sam every admitted to killing Marilyn.
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70/04/06 Dr. Sheppard is Dead
Cleveland Press
Reports Sam's death at age 46. His wife of six months, Christine, daughter of Sam's professional wrestling partner, reports that Sam thought he had the flu and became violently ill before he died at home.
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70/04/06 Marilyn's Aunt Shocked by News
Cleveland Press
Marilyn Sheppard's aunt, Mrs. Helen Weigle, expressed shock and sadness over Sam's death but states that she and her husband always believed that he killed Marilyn "in a fit of temper."
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70/04/06 Two Sheppard Trials Were Landmarks
Cleveland Press
This article reports that the murder trials of Sam Sheppard brought about changes in the press coverage of trials. The article notes that for the 1966 trial, "Judge Talty ran a tight courtroom ship" in contrast to the "courtroom circus" over which Judge Blythin presided in 1954.
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8/18/1954 Judge tells jury to keep secrets, Plain Dealer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grand Jury was call into open court to be reminded by Common Pleas Judge Arthur Day of their oath of secrecy. The jury heard 15 witnesses.
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8/18/1954 Sam arrested at dinner, but finishes meal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
This article gives the details of Sam Sheppard second arrest after being indicted by the Grand Jury, at his father's house, while he was eating dinner.
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8/18/1954 Sheppard indicted, jailed again: Jury weighs evidence 40 minutes and acts
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Article states that the Grand Jury took 40 minutes to indicted Sam Sheppard on 1st degree murder and was arrested again. It also gives the details of those charges. His defense team took action is getting the case moved from Bay Village due to the press coverage.
