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Samuel Holmes Sheppard ( December 29, 1923 – April 6, 1970) was an American osteopath. He was convicted of the 1954 murder of his pregnant [1] wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard, but the conviction was eventually overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, which cited a "carnival atmosphere" at the trial. Sheppard was acquitted at a retrial in 1966. [2]
Sam Shepard. Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American actor, playwright, author, director and screenwriter whose career spanned half a century. [1] He won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most by any writer or director.
Jan 30, 2019 · The first person to find her body was her husband, Dr. Sam Sheppard, whose spotty alibi quickly made him the prime suspect in her murder. A media blitz and public witch-hunt turned Sheppard into a grisly pariah. The court even called the case an absolute “carnival.”
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Apr 2, 2014 · Sam Sheppard was an American physician at the center of one of the most sensationalized court cases in modern American history. Updated: Oct 20, 2020. (1923-1970) Who Was Sam Sheppard? In...
Nov 13, 2009 · Sam Sheppard was a doctor who was convicted of killing his pregnant wife in 1954, but later exonerated in 1966. His story was rumored to have inspired the TV series and movie The Fugitive.
May 31, 2024 · Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943, Fort Sheridan, near Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.—died July 27, 2017, Midway, Kentucky) was an American playwright and actor whose plays adroitly blend images of the American West, Pop motifs, science fiction, and other elements of popular and youth culture.