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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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  • 54/12/16 The Defense Rests by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/16 The Defense Rests

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Photo of Sam's chief defense counsel William J. Corrigan.

  • 54/12/17 Blythin Outlines Possible Verdicts in Charge to Jury by Cleveland Press

    54/12/17 Blythin Outlines Possible Verdicts in Charge to Jury

    Cleveland Press

    The article describes the legal directions Judge Blythin gave the trial jury to follow to find a verdict. He also discussed the different degrees of guilt possible in the verdict, the difference between direct evidence and circumstantial evidence, and the jury's option to recommend mercy (so Sam wouldn't face the death penalty.)

  • 54/12/17 Jurors Debate Dr. Sam's Fate by Cleveland Press

    54/12/17 Jurors Debate Dr. Sam's Fate

    Cleveland Press

    Describes the beginning of the jury's deliberations.

  • 54/12/17 Jury Debates on Sam by Cleveland Press

    54/12/17 Jury Debates on Sam

    Cleveland Press

    Describes Judge Blythin's instructions to the jury which included not discussing the case with anyone -- including themselves -- except in the deliberation room. Hotel arrangements were made, in case the jury couldn't reach a verdict that day.

  • 54/12/18 Jury Deadlocked; Talk of Visit to Murder Home by Cleveland News

    54/12/18 Jury Deadlocked; Talk of Visit to Murder Home

    Cleveland News

    Describes the status of the jury's deliberations.

  • 54/12/18 Sam's Freedom Hope Fades by Cleveland Press

    54/12/18 Sam's Freedom Hope Fades

    Cleveland Press

    Authors describe the general mood at the Criminal Courts building in Cleveland as the jury deliberated today in a third floor room. They also report about several rumors floating around that the jury might be "deadlocked". Both Prosecution and Defense claim the jury will decide in their respective favor. Another unusual incident involving a mystery woman trying to enter the jury room during deliberations, despite security being around, is also described.

  • 54/12/18 Sam's jury locked for night by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/18 Sam's jury locked for night

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    This story reports how wrung out the Jurors in the Sam Shepard trial were in the fist day of debating. The male jurors were harassed in the hotel lobby, by a drunk as they waited to be taken to their rooms.

  • 54/12/20 Dr. Sam Expects Hung Jury Asks Bail Until Second Trial by Cleveland Press

    54/12/20 Dr. Sam Expects Hung Jury Asks Bail Until Second Trial

    Cleveland Press

    On this fourth day of deliberations, Judge Blythin believes there is a possibility that the jury may reach unanimity. Dr. Sam asks his attorneys to apply for bail should a second trial be necessary.

  • 54/12/20 Review Juror's Answers Seeking Verdict Clew by Cleveland Press

    54/12/20 Review Juror's Answers Seeking Verdict Clew

    Cleveland Press

    Author ponders what goes on in the minds of the Sheppard case jurors. More specifically, quotations from Juror No. 8, Beatrice P. Orenstein, while she was being quizzed in open court about her eligibility to sit on the juror panel, are published here.

  • 54/12/21 And Time Stands Still as Jurors Talk 5 Days by Cleveland Press

    54/12/21 And Time Stands Still as Jurors Talk 5 Days

    Cleveland Press

    This article questions why the jury is deliberating for 5 days and speculation how their families are faring without them. Personal information about the jurors, including addresses, is included.

  • 54/12/21 Dr. Sam Adopts Role Of Patient by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/21 [Photo of Judge Edward Blythin flanked by reporters] by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/21 [Photo of Judge Edward Blythin flanked by reporters]

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    A photo of Judge Edward Blythin around the same time he told reporters he was going to let the jury continue deliberating.

  • 54/12/21 Sam is Guilty in 2D Degree by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 54/12/21 Sheppard Trial Listed in 10 Top News Events by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 54/12/21 Verdict Today, Is Hint By Jury; 'We Can Do It; Foreman Says by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/21 Verdict Today, Is Hint By Jury; 'We Can Do It; Foreman Says

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    On the fourth day of the Jury's deliberation, the foreman relayed to the bailiff, "We think we can do it. I know we can do it." Judge Blythin set no deadline and stressed, "we are going to let them deliberate. I did not set a deadline..."

  • 54/12/22 2 Voted to Acquit on 1st Ballot by Cleveland Press CITY

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Buzzer Hum Brings Trial End by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Comment of Principals on Sheppard Verdict by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Dr. Sam Must Serve 10 Years for Parole by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Dr. Sam's 65-Day Trial Sets Mark by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Highlights of Sheppard Murder Case by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/22 Highlights of Sheppard Murder Case

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Chronology of the events from Marilyn's murder to the beginning of the trial.

  • 54/12/22 Jurors' 39-Hour, 23-Minute Deliberations Among Nations Longest by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Lindbergh Stories Only Rivals to Sheppard Trial in Public Interest by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/22 Lindbergh Stories Only Rivals to Sheppard Trial in Public Interest

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    The telephone switchboard of the Cleveland Plain Dealer received a record number of phone calls after the jury verdict was announced in the Sheppard trial.

  • 54/12/22 Mayor Calls Sheppard Trial Fair, Says Verdict Was Justified by Evidence by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/22 Mayor Calls Sheppard Trial Fair, Says Verdict Was Justified by Evidence

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    City of Cleveland mayor, Anthony J. Celebrezze, the person responsible for the Cleveland Police taking full charge of the case, feels the verdict of the Sheppard trial is "justified by the evidence presented."

  • 54/12/22 Photo: Leaving the criminal court building was the Sheppard jury... by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/22 Photo: Leaving the criminal court building was the Sheppard jury...

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

  • 54/12/22 Photos: "Head Bowed"; "Last Cab Ride" (showing three jurors) ; "Edmond Verlinger"; Beatrice Orenstein"; "Evidence In Sheppard Murder Trial" by Cleveland Press CITY

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Photos of Attorneys and Judge by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Photos of Sam and Marilyn's family members by Cleveland Press

    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

  • 54/12/22 Sam is Elated, Then Shattered by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Sheppard Guilty, Gets Life; Innocent Doctor Insists by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Sheppard Would Face Death Again in Any New Trial by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Snapshots from Sheppard Case by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/22 Snapshots from Sheppard Case

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Depicted are some of the key figures in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case.

  • 54/12/22 Susan is Mum on Conviction by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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."

  • 54/12/22 Tears Signal End of Ordeal for Three Women on Jury by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/22 Verdict Just, In-Laws Assert by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/22 Verdict Just, In-Laws Assert

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Marilyn Sheppard's Aunts expressed tears following the conviction of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard for second-degree murder. Marilyn's cousins, Keith and Thomas Weigle, said they regarded the jurors' verdict as "just."

  • 54/12/22 Verdict Sets Off Frenzied 'Flash' by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/22 Verdict Sets Off Frenzied 'Flash'

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Describes the frenzied activity in the press corps after the verdict was announced.

  • 54/12/24 Murder Home Repossessed by Sheppard Family by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/24 Sheppard Demands New Trial by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/26 Sheppard Case Parallels Ohio Nesbitt Slaying of '26 by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/27 Evidence Hiding Denied By Mahon by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/27 Evidence Hiding Denied By Mahon

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Assistant prosecutor, John J. Mahon, takes exception to Samuel H. Sheppard's statement that accused prosecutors of concealing favorable evidence. Sheppard made the statement just three days before his motion for a new trial in front of Judge Edward Blythin.

  • 54/12/28 Jail Mail Bulges For Dr. Sheppard by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    54/12/28 Jail Mail Bulges For Dr. Sheppard

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's office said that Sam Sheppard, while in County jail, received approximately 250 letters in one day. Most of them were in support of him.

  • 54/12/29 Agreed on Dr. Sheppard's Guilt at 11a.m. 5th Day, 4 Jurors Say by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 54/12/29 Sam Sees "Killers" Face More Clearly by Cleveland Press

    54/12/29 Sam Sees "Killers" Face More Clearly

    Cleveland Press

    In the lead up to tomorrow's hearing of a motion for a new trial, Dr. Sam has been telling family members & friends that "the features of Marilyn's attackers are coming back to me."

  • 54/12/29 Sheppard Has Spagetti on 31st Birthday by Cleveland News

    54/12/29 Sheppard Has Spagetti on 31st Birthday

    Cleveland News

    A report on how Samuel H. Sheppard spent his 31st birthday in County Jail. Meanwhile, jurors were considering a joint statement explaining how they arrived at their verdict a week ago.

  • 54/12/30 'New Evidence' Plea Wins Stay by Cleveland News

    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.

  • 54/8/16 Dr Sam goes free on bail of $50,000 by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 54/8/16 Holdover Grand Jury Hears Sheppard Case by Cleveland News

    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.

  • 55/01/04 Rejects Plea on New Trial for Dr. Sam by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 55/01/07 Dr. Sam's Mother Was Kindly to All by Cleveland News

    55/01/07 Dr. Sam's Mother Was Kindly to All

    Cleveland News

    On the day of Mrs. Ethel Sheppard's death, Cleveland News reporter, Doris Millavec, writes a short bio of her active life. She also interviews her longtime friend Mrs. James G. Murray, who described Mrs. Sheppard as "always gracious", and having "a deep abiding kindness."

    In one past interview, Mrs. Sheppard identified her own role as "the family stabilizer."

  • 55/01/07 Mother of Dr. Sheppard Kills Herself With Gun by Cleveland News

    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.

  • 55/01/08 Dr. Sam Moves To Gain Release by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/01/08 Dr. Sam Moves To Gain Release

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Article reports that on the morning before Ethel Sheppard's suicide, Samuel H. Sheppard's attorneys asked the Court of Appeals to free Dr. Sam on bail, and to dismiss the new evidence motion "without prejudice".

  • 55/01/08 Dr. Sam Set To Attend Funeral by Cleveland Press

    55/01/08 Dr. Sam Set To Attend Funeral

    Cleveland Press

    Common Pleas judge Harry A. Hanna grants permission for Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard to attend the funeral of his mother, Ethel Sheppard, which is to be held in a couple days. The request was made by Sheppard's attorneys.

  • 55/01/08 Elder Sheppard In Serious State by Cleveland News

    55/01/08 Elder Sheppard In Serious State

    Cleveland News

    Sam Sheppard's father, Richard A. Sheppard Sr., was reported in "near critical" condition today at Bay View Hospital. He has been hospitalized for over two weeks and had just learned of the suicide of his wife, Mrs. Ethel N. Sheppard, which happened yesterday.

  • 55/01/08 'Normal' Day Is Painful For Sam by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/01/08 'Normal' Day Is Painful For Sam

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Article describes the sequence of events that happened at County jail before and after the news broke of the sudden death of Dr. Sam Sheppard's mother, Ethel Sheppard. Reporters and photographers had suddenly arrived after they had heard the news. The jail visitors waited until Dr. Sam's brother, Dr. Stephen A Sheppard, arrived, whom later broke the tragic news to his brother. Sam Sheppard's reaction is reported on as well.

  • 55/01/08 Pastor Tells of Talk With Mrs. Sheppard by Cleveland News

    55/01/08 Pastor Tells of Talk With Mrs. Sheppard

    Cleveland News

    Four days before her untimely death, Ethel Sheppard was visited by her pastor, Rev. Howard Brown, who offered her spiritual comfort and guidance. The minister said that Mrs. Sheppard spoke as if she was reliving the last three months. She said, "those three months -- I don't think I could stand that again."

  • 55/01/08 Sam Put Under 'Suicide Watch' by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 55/01/08 Sam To Attend Mother's Rites by Cleveland Press

    55/01/08 Sam To Attend Mother's Rites

    Cleveland Press

    Sam Sheppard was granted permission by Common Pleas judge Harry A. Hanna to attend the private funeral of his mother, Mrs. Richard A. Sheppard.

  • 55/01/09 Saw His Mother 'Ebb,' Sam Says by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/01/09 Saw His Mother 'Ebb,' Sam Says

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    The day after his mother's death, Samuel H. Sheppard spoke with the reverend Alfred C. Kreke. Dr. Sam related to him, that he could tell she was not the same after her stroke, and was "losing the will to live".

  • 55/01/10 Dr. Sam Attends Rites for Mother by Cleveland News

    55/01/10 Dr. Sam Attends Rites for Mother

    Cleveland News

    Sam Sheppard was handcuffed and escorted by prison guards to his mother's funeral service today in Lakewood, Ohio.

  • 55/01/11 Sam's Father Takes Turn For Worse by Cleveland News

    55/01/11 Sam's Father Takes Turn For Worse

    Cleveland News

    Dr. Richard A. Sheppard's health condition took a turn for the worse today. He is transferred from Bay View Hospital to the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, as it is feared his lung infection may develop into pneumonia.

  • 55/01/19 Court to Let Sam Go to Dad's Rites by Cleveland News

    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.

  • 55/01/19 Dr. Sam Loses Plea To Go Free On Bail by Cleveland News

    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.

  • 55/01/19 Father Of Dr. Sam Dies At 64 by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 55/01/20 State Bills Sam $4425 for Trial by Cleveland Press

    55/01/20 State Bills Sam $4425 for Trial

    Cleveland Press

    Dr. Sam will be billed $4425 for the court costs of his conviction. State law provides that anyone convicted of a felony can be compelled to pay them, if they are financially able to do so.

  • 55/01/21 Prof. Kirk Flying for Sam Probe by Cleveland Press

    55/01/21 Prof. Kirk Flying for Sam Probe

    Cleveland Press

    Sam Sheppard's attorney, William J. Corrigan, files an "assignment of error" with the Court of Appeals claiming the trial had a circus-like atmosphere. He also hires a professor named, Paul Kirk, to "look into" the conviction.

  • 55/01/23 Criminologist On Job To Aid Sam by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/01/23 Criminologist On Job To Aid Sam

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Dr. Paul L. Kirk, a scientist on the staff of the University of California Berkeley, is retained by Sheppard's defense counsel, William J. Corrigan. Kirk said he will use his own methods to try and turn up enough new evidence to convince the appeals court that a new trial is justified.

  • 55/03/25 Dr. Sam Naps, Reads in 8th Month by Cleveland News

    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."

  • 55/03/27 The Mystery Woman in the Sheppard Case, Part I by American Weekly

    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.

  • 55/04/03 The Mystery Woman in the Sheppard Case, Part I by American Weekly

    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.

  • 55/04/27 Asserts Marilyn Bit Killers Hand by Cleveland News

    55/04/27 Asserts Marilyn Bit Killers Hand

    Cleveland News

    An appellate brief was filed by the defense in support of Sam Sheppard's contention that the killer must have suffered a severe laceration when he placed his hands over the victims mouth to prevent injury.

  • 55/04/27 Dr. Sam No Killer, Says Kirk, Charges Case Is Full Of Errors by Cleveland News

    55/04/27 Dr. Sam No Killer, Says Kirk, Charges Case Is Full Of Errors

    Cleveland News

    A California biochemist, Dr. Paul C. Kirk, acting as a "crime expert" for the defense, was the only witness on a new trial before Common Pleas Judge, Edward Blythin. Kirk charged that the case against Sheppard was, "superficial, incomplete, and erroneous in interpretation."

  • 55/04/27 Eyes of Dr. Sam's Expert See Left-Handed Sex Attacker by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 55/04/27 Familiar Faces Grace Courtroom at Hearing by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 55/04/27 Killer signed name in blood by Cleveland Press

    55/04/27 Killer signed name in blood

    Cleveland Press

    The article states how the Judge hears about new blood evidence in support for a new trial after giving the prosecution the opportunity to contradict the findings. The Prosecutor states that new facts must be presented now mere interpretations and opinions.

  • 55/ 04/27 Kirk Describes Tests Tried in Sheppard Case by Cleveland Press

    55/ 04/27 Kirk Describes Tests Tried in Sheppard Case

    Cleveland Press

    Prof Paul Kirk gives a statement on the tests tried in the Sheppard case. He starting with his qualifications including where he went to school and different projects he has worked on, including development of the A-bomb. Prof Kirk, then describes some of the experiments he used in the Sheppard case.

  • 55/04/27 New Clew Claimed by Sam by Cleveland Press

    55/04/27 New Clew Claimed by Sam

    Cleveland Press

    A affidavit prepared by Prof. Paul Kirk offered new evidence in support in Sam Sheppard's plea for a new trial. The claim states there was blood in the bedroom where Marilyn was killed that did not match either Sam or Marilyn.

  • 55/04/27 See One Spot Of Blood Exonerating Sheppard by Cleveland Press

    55/04/27 See One Spot Of Blood Exonerating Sheppard

    Cleveland Press

    Paul L. Kirk, a professor from the University of California, writes up a 46 page account of how he feels the events unfolded the morning of the murder. Kirk was hired by Sheppard's lawyers to support the claim of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard's innocence.

  • 55/04/27 State Asks Dr. Moritz to Sam's Hearing by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/04/27 State Asks Dr. Moritz to Sam's Hearing

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    At the request of Coroner Samuel Gerber, County Prosecutor, Frank Cullitan, extended an invitation to Dr. Alan R. Moritz to observe, and listen to, the courtroom testimony of Dr. Paul L. Kirk, a professor of criminalistics, who is appearing for the defense.

  • 55/04/28 Kirk Challenges State To Disprove 'New Facts' by Cleveland News

    55/04/28 Kirk Challenges State To Disprove 'New Facts'

    Cleveland News

    Dr. Paul Kirk presented a 50 pg. affidavit yesterday to Common Pleas Judge Edward Blythin, supporting the application for a new trial for Dr. Sheppard, by suggesting new evidence needs to be disproved. The Prosecution disputes the information contained within the affidavit.

  • 55/04/28 Prosecution Plans to Reject Dr. Sam's "New Evidence" by Cleveland Press

    55/04/28 Prosecution Plans to Reject Dr. Sam's "New Evidence"

    Cleveland Press

    Prosecutor Saul Danaceau rejects the "new evidence" advanced in an affidavit by Prof. Paul L. Kirk, a criminologist working for the defense, calling it a "rehash of defense arguments at the trial." Before Kirk returned to his home in California, he expressed that catching the "real killer is police work, and I'm not a policeman."

  • 55/04/29 Crime Expert Moritz Puts Lens on Kirk's 'Evidence' by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/04/29 Crime Expert Moritz Puts Lens on Kirk's 'Evidence'

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Dr. Alan R. Moritz, who is assisting the prosecutors as an advisor, will soon submit a report which is critical of Dr. Paul L.Kirk's previous affidavit which claims "new evidence" proves Sheppard's innocence.

  • 55/04/29 Hits Kirk Prowler, Bloodspot Theory by Cleveland News

    55/04/29 Hits Kirk Prowler, Bloodspot Theory

    Cleveland News

    The State today struck back at defense contention that a strangers blood was found on the wardrobe door of the main bedroom.

  • 55/04/30 Blood Expert Takes A Look At Kirk Data by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/04/30 Blood Expert Takes A Look At Kirk Data

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Another blood expert, Dr. Roger Marsters, is recruited by Coroner Gerber to help the prosecution counteract the affidavit previously filed by California Criminologist, Paul L. Kirk.

  • 55/05/01 State To Argue Kirk Is Too Late by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/05/01 State To Argue Kirk Is Too Late

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Two affidavits in refutation of the defense motion for a new trial will be submitted tomorrow.

  • 55/05/02 4 State Affidavits Hit Sheppard Plea by Cleveland News

    55/05/02 4 State Affidavits Hit Sheppard Plea

    Cleveland News

    The prosecution presents 4 affidavits today attacking two main issues raised previously in the defense's motion for a new trial.

  • 55/05/03 Sheppard Ruling Delay Expected by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/05/03 Sheppard Ruling Delay Expected

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    This article explains that the ruling of a new trial, in the Sam Sheppard case, by Judge Blythin is likely to be delayed after he hears the oral arguments on the motions. The Judge stated that due to other work and that he has not yet read over the four counter-affidavits filed by the state nor the 50-page document submitted by the defense-hired criminologist.

  • 55/05/04 Dr Richard Doubts Retrial Plea Will Win by Cleveland News

    55/05/04 Dr Richard Doubts Retrial Plea Will Win

    Cleveland News

    Dr. Richard, brother of Sam Sheppard expressed little hope that his brother Sam will win a new trial. He stated although he found the hearing interesting not much will come of it. There were about 40 spectators in the courtroom.

  • 55/05/04 Sam Back in Court on New Trial Plea by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 55/05/10 New Trial Of Dr. Sam Is Denied by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 55/05/10 Prof. Kirk Rips Judge for Refusing Retrial by Cleveland Press

    55/05/10 Prof. Kirk Rips Judge for Refusing Retrial

    Cleveland Press

    After Judge Blythin ruled against Sam Sheppard's plea for a new trial, Calif. professor Paul L. Kirk lambasts the ruling as a "miscarriage of Justice", blaming public opinion for Dr. Sam's original arrest and conviction.

  • 55/05/10 Sheppard Plans New Appeal by Cleveland News

    55/05/10 Sheppard Plans New Appeal

    Cleveland News

    In 13 days Dr. Sam's attorneys and prosecutors will argue the issue of a new trial in the Appellate Court. Should the prisoner be turned down there, he will be transferred from the County Jail to the Ohio Penitentiary to begin a life term for second degree murder.

  • 55/05/10 Stephen Sheppard Pays Surprise Call on Prosecutors. by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    55/05/10 Stephen Sheppard Pays Surprise Call on Prosecutors.

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    This article details how Sam Sheppard brother Stephen, came to the prosecutor's office as his brother motion for a new trial was being overruled in court. He was there for over two hours, and refused to tell that press what he talked about.

  • 55/05/11 Dr. Sam's Verdict Fair, State Brief Claims by Cleveland Press

    55/05/11 Dr. Sam's Verdict Fair, State Brief Claims

    Cleveland Press

    Prosecutors will file a brief with the Court of Appeals contending that the jury reached a fair, and correct, verdict when they convicted Sam Sheppard of second degree murder.

  • 55/05/13 State Says Only Sam Had Chance: Blasts Theory of Intruder and Sex Fiend in Defense Case by Cleveland Plain Dealer

    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.

  • 55/05/19 Dr. Sam Appeals Retrial Refusal by Cleveland News

    55/05/19 Dr. Sam Appeals Retrial Refusal

    Cleveland News

    Defense attorney William J. Corrigan files a notice of appeal, and a bill of exceptions, in response to Judge Edward Blythin's refusal to give Dr. Sam a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence.

  • 55/05/23 Convicted by 'Public Opinion,' Sam Charges: Appeals Court Hears Fight for New Trial by Cleveland News

    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
    "four-hour oral barrage." Appellate Judges Lee E. Skeel, Julius Kovachy and Joy Seth Hurd will rule on this appeal.

  • 55/05/23 Defense Chief's Wife Hears Freedom Plea by Cleveland Press

    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.

  • 55/06/14 Judges Begin Final Deliberations on Dr. Sam's Appeal for New Trial by Cleveland Press

    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)

  • 55/07/04 Bay Still Divided on Guilt of Sam by Cleveland News

    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.

  • 55/07/19 Sam Gives Up Appeal Hope, Ready for Pen by Cleveland Press

    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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