Samuel Sheppard

Public figure1 case

Also known as Dr. Sam Sheppard, Sam Sheppard

Cases

The Murder of Marilyn Sheppard
Named suspectAcquitted

Timeline

Events across every case involving this person

July 4, 1954
Marilyn Sheppard murdered in her Bay Village home
The Murder of Marilyn Sheppard
July 30, 1954
Samuel Sheppard arrested and charged with murder following inquest
The Murder of Marilyn Sheppard
December 21, 1954
Jury convicts Sheppard of second-degree murder; sentenced to life in prison
The Murder of Marilyn Sheppard
June 6, 1966
U.S. Supreme Court reverses Sheppard's conviction on fair-trial grounds
The Murder of Marilyn Sheppard