Dr. Sam Sheppard: A Murder Trial that Shocked America

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Thomas Sankara

[@2Hesiod]

Dorothy Kilgallen also was a highly veracious prominent personality and journalist who suspected that John Kennedy was killed by the mafia.

[@attraueketcham350]

Can you do one on the horse Jim key?

[@djzrobzombie2813]

How about Slobodan miloselic ?

[@rhiannon0717]

Please cover Operation Paperclip and/or Wernher von Braun! Fascinating, shocking, and significant part of USA and NASA history. (NAZIS!!!)

[@a-drewg1716]

Wow after 10 years in prison after being falsely accused of the murder of his wife he started drinking heavily... Who would have thought?

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

Well after losing his job due to two patients dying due to mistakes during operations, ruining his career. Plus his mother could easily have taken her life with just the pressure of her dying husband. That might have driven him to drink without all the other stuff.

[@KingBrandonm]

@@user-yv2cz8oj1k Would have been better for him had he gone back to medical school just to refresh his skills. 10 years is a long time to not be practicing medicine. It's only natural his skills would fail him after so long away.

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

@@KingBrandonm true, but you know, he's still a serial killer, so doesn't even deserve the time to say this. 🤦‍♂

[@Chance57]

I don't feel too bad for him after he killed at least 2 more because he didn't want to admit he was incompetent. Plus he was marrying people left and right apparently. A 20-year-old for crying out loud? Practically a baby that her father delivered right into his arms. Weird as hell.

[@jacobjones5269]

Falsely accused my ass.. You people will believe anything!..

[@mikechasmar4154]

The takeaway is if you're a serial killer, you should knock the husband unconscious instead of killing him. Everyone will think he killed his wife and not you

[@ffgamming42]

where from you are Man😍

[@Cobra85291]

Im writing this down

[@tobyv6087]

@@Cobra85291 reported you to the FBI and the CIA. Good luck getting deported kid

[@phyokyawkhaing2251]

@@tobyv6087 wtf, i cant tell if this is a skit

[@noahaidenescamila6489]

@@phyokyawkhaing2251 i would assume so.

[@doberman1ism]

I was a child when this murder/trial shocked our community. People have forgotten that their young son suffered all of his life trying to exonerate his father. This was such a severe tragedy.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

The vast MAJORITY just don't care.....until it happens to them! I KNOW from experience how corrupt the Just Us system is!

[@borisdorofeev5602]

This is why I detest the news media; even if the person is guilty they still deserve a fair unbiased trial.

[@Gbari7]

Just like O.J. right? I'm sure the media didn't influence half of America's audience one way by dismissing anything pointing to his innocence and bringing to light anything and everything making him seem guilty. The way almost all of America feels about OJ in our time they felt about Sam in his time.

[@borisdorofeev5602]

@@Gbari7 influence of the media goes both ways, to show the defendant as innocent or guilty is wrong. Unbiased juries can't have preconceived notions about a person showing them in a positive or negative light. A fair trial is neutral and from there the defense and prosecution can call witnesses, present evidence, Etc. The media shouldn't be involved at any point, especially to attempt to sway public opinion. Just like the court of law should remain neutral so should the media. But neither can live up to that expectation, that's why I detest both.

[@louthinator]

this became real relevant recently with the derek chauvin/george floyd case with the media completely misrepresenting the defence and using their bias are trying to push the narrative that unless chauvin is declared guilty then the trial is wrong and riots will ensue effectively threatening the court. Someone was even caught taking pictures of the jury to dox them just in case they come back with a declaration of not guilty.

[@stigmaoftherose]

@@louthinator yeah but in the modern media's defense they are less factual news and more a cult information dispensary.

[@louthinator]

@@stigmaoftherose tbh you could just leave "information dispensary" off the end of that since what they dispense isn't even information anymore, it's conjecture... they have become just a cult jerking eachother off and selling overhyped stories for views ignoring actual news. I get what you were going for but that isn't a defence of the modern media more just a sad state of affairs... Journalistic integrity has been going down for about a decade with them becoming more and more partisan to the left wing (apart from a few who are polarising in the opposite direction which is just as fucked up)

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:35 - Chapter 1 - Portrait of a perfect family 4:40 - Chapter 2 - Night of the murder 7:55 - Mid roll ads 9:35 - Chapter 3 - Trial of the century 12:15 - Chapter 4 - The road to freedom 15:45 - Chapter 5 - A new life 17:50 - Chapter 6 - Who did it ?

[@Tiberon098]

Thanks.

[@Awesomewithaz]

Thanks for the link to the ad.

[@mitzietheodore2589]

Thanks!

[@mdsharfuddinmd5710]

Ok

[@DemonVido]

What a poor guy - his wife was killed, his father died, his mother committed suicide and he went to jail.. Shout outs to his great lawyers

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

Thanks for ruining the video

[@bayoubilly5176]

@@Baelor-Breakspear maybe don't go through the comments of videos before watching them? There probably saved yah a bunch of time... Also cook chicken and pork before you eat it... Dumbass

[@human3683]

@@Baelor-Breakspear lmao you want other people to censor themselves because you cant watch a video without reading all of the comments first? Lol ok

[@williamrogers7974]

Yeah right. He did it

[@gomahklawm4446]

@@Baelor-Breakspear The comment section is for talking about the content of the video. If you don't want to know, don't read before watching, very simple.

[@hayamura8195]

Media presuming someone's guilt before a trial? Sounds familiar.

[@Samm815]

Which one?

[@Prodilytyler]

That one football guy that was accused of rape

[@badfoody]

Well. Whoever you have in mind was totally guilty anyway

[@chewechilumbu3985]

What the media doing such a thing, I refuse, I totally refuse to believe they would do such a thing, after all isn't the media the most truthfully honest place to get valid facted checked information

[@daltonkanton1101]

Even after the trial OJ is still guilty

[@zJoriz]

Good example of how prejudiced media coverage can ruin someone's life. Something seemingly simple as saying 'the murderer has been caught' instead of 'a suspect has been apprehended' can have huge consequences.

[@adamfrazer5150]

Simon leading with a Tommy Lee Jones monologue ? It's a bit late but THIS IS a Christmas present 🎁

[@deboralee1623]

ya beat me to it. so to speak.

[@ffgamming42]

where from you are?

[@ethanramos4441]

“I therefore believe that our system does not have word for failed trial, and that is where the American public does not realize that our criminal justice system sometimes makes mistakes.” Dr Sam Shepard

[@TjamVideoMan]

“Miscarriage of Justice”

[@DerIrreLeWand]

If the word wouldn't already hold a slightly different meaning I'd say "mistrial" would be the perfect word for the occasion

[@bayoubilly5176]

This is why I cringe for both sides of the political spectrum in the US. No matter your side ...prosecutors dem or repub never admit a mistake... Innocence project has thousands proved innocent and they won't even look(the gov) half the time. Sad state.

[@PrezVeto]

@@DerIrreLeWand It's actually the same meaning at its core. Judges _declare_ a trial to have been a mistrial, voiding it. One could still say a trial was a mistrial even if the judge didn't acknowledge the fact. It just means the judicial system won't recognize it. It's the perfect word.

[@michaelverbakel7632]

I found out something interesting. After years in prison and everything that Dr. Sam Shepherd went through after his wife's murder, he did manage to remarry. His 2nd wife was a German woman who happened to be a sister of Magda Goebbels. Magda was the wife of the famous Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. She & her husband killed themselves and had their six children murdered on the same day or day after Hitler killed himself in the bunker in Berlin.

[@blackblurable]

Sam Sheppard: I didn’t kill my wife! Everyone: I don’t care!

[@gangching8057]

*we

[@charlestrout3886]

Lmaoo

[@charlestrout3886]

@@gangching8057 no, it's "I". He's quoting the movie The Fugitive.

[@Bingewatchingmediacontent]

It’s weird when they brought out his high school yearbook during the trial, where he was voted most likely to murder his entire family

[@joe18425]

Paper said you did !! "Charge the chair up"

[@ztoob8898]

The movie The Fugitive was shot in and near the town of Golconda, Illinois, which happened to be my mother's home town. (Pay close attention: Tommy Lee Jones even mentions the town name as he's barking orders to his team.) She knew the family whose home the filmmakers rented to use as "HQ" for the U.S. Marshals. The family was 1) shocked at how much the crew remade their home, and 2) even more shocked when they put everything back exactly as it was before they arrived. They didn't even leave a keepsake behind. As a town, Golconda is a place where time has stood still. This has been on purpose; the townspeople want to keep the place as it was over a hundred years ago. My mother went back for a visit some 50 years after she had left as a teenager, and was shocked at how everything was still exactly. the. same. She walked into the General Store and could have found any item in the store blindfolded, because nothing had moved.

[@historymatters8991]

You guys should do Giulia Tofana. She killed over 600 men and the police did not discover that she did it for over 50 years. She was a poisoner that owned a makeup factory. She would make poisons for women who were seeking a way out of their marriage (women during her time period couldn't divorce and men had all the power in everything, they were stuck). She was only caught because of a bowl of soup.

[@jbuckley2546]

Now they can divorce and they have all the power. Where's that old soup bowl gone Darling?

[@historymatters8991]

@@jbuckley2546 I was just stating what the article on her said(it was the 1600s), and men did have lots of the power in that time. I also want to put out there that I'm not some feminists or man hater, I don't think women should treat men badly or how some women have stated "treat them the way they treated us". i also will say that they(Giulia and the other women) are not justified in posioning and killing people. For the bowl of soup, a woman backed out at the last second telling her husband not to eat the soup she prepared (she put the poison in the soup) which soon lead them to Giulia. She was arrested and hanged.

[@LadyCatterly]

aqua tofana!

[@zeusathena26]

I hope they put it on the list. I ha sent heard of it before. I'm going to research it though. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@Concetta20]

Whoa.

[@bewitch6864]

In 2000, his son sued Cuyahoga County, Ohio for wrongful imprisonment of his dad. He lost. This jury was so convinced of Dr. Sheppard's guilt, they wondered if they could re-convict. But, the doctor was dead for 30 years.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

BE Witch, thanx for the refresher. It' been years since I researched this FRAME-UP of Dr. Sheppard.

[@bewitch6864]

One of the reasons the son lost his case and the jurors thought Dr. Sam was guilty, was the FBI profiler’s testimony. He stated like 5-6 points for domestic murder and the Sheppard murder fit them all. The profiler had years of experience.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

​@@bewitch6864Well his profiling is irrelevant to the DNA, which proved that some of the blood drops didn't belong to either Sam or Marylin, thus proving an intruder.

[@bigdundee12345]

Simon: the trial of the century O.J. : hold my knife

[@BradyIsAfagInHeat]

Soon this will be top comment. Soon my friend......real soon.

[@JustaPackGuy]

@@BradyIsAfagInHeat sooooon 😑

[@soccrstar4]

“Trial of the century” : Nuremberg convenes

[@dripkidd8572]

If it doesn't fit, he must have quit

[@triggeredcat120]

Simon: "The trial of the century." OJ: "Hold my Bronco keys."

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

18:56 Simon did a very good job of containing the boy with the blaze and keep from screaming "ALLEGEDLY" there!

[@soccrstar4]

“Lawyers. Ya know, the reason why the sentence ‘Greta Thunberg *allegedly* killed Jeffrey Epstein.’ has the word ‘allegedly’ in it.” - John Oliver Simon knows how to write a great piece while also not getting sued by any of the people in his videos 😆

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

@@soccrstar4 Danny knows, but yeah!

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

@blue You'd think all that cocaine would fuel his creativity but he just gets louder

[@soccrstar4]

@blue He is the one saying it though. He would be listed in a lawsuit if filed.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

What do you mean "boy with the blaze"?

[@VitoDRF]

Thank you for making the distinction between osteopathic physicians and osteopaths.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Also: Sociopathic physicians.

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

Yeah couldn’t have done without that distinction

[@charliebronson1308]

@@Baelor-Breakspear yeah, the video wud have been unwatchable without the distinction!

[@lovintube25]

See my explanation above. His explanation was far from accurate

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@Baelor-Breakspear This case was created because of 'medical envy' coming from the 'established' Medical Mafia of 1954. That is why the distinction was mentioned. They did not want the Sheppards to succeed in their up and coming practice. I did a LOT of research on this case about 5 years ago! I was born across the lake (Erie) a year before this went down.

[@billthecat666]

Sheppard's son worked very hard to clear his dad's name even after his death.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

The PROGRAMMED (sleeper) window-washer did it!

[@ladymopar2024]

Thanks Simon for making me feel really old LOL ways to watch the show in the 60s. My husband loves The Fugitive every time it's on it's a must-watch. Another great video from the master of the KZbin channels

[@mr.blackhawk142]

I BINGE-watched The Fugitive after researching this case years ago!

[@b1646717]

Imagine sitting in prison for this but not having the resources to keep a lawyer working your case for 10 years.

[@darkogordic4108]

Ngl one of the best and most underrated channels on yt

[@GerSanRiv]

This is not Business Blaze though.

[@gamewarrior666]

1.5 mil = underrated

[@KaoticReach1999]

The media not caring about the truth, some things never change

[@mr.blackhawk142]

The media actually CREATES the FALSE realities that most of us beLIEve.

[@ClarkPesto]

Looks like I'm watching The Fugitive tonight.

[@apex2000]

Film or show?

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

There's is never a time where I don't like Tommy Lee Jones for talking fast.

[@ladymopar2024]

A subject that you should watch him in Man of the House oh my God that is so funny and so true about the Texas Longhorns

[@hannibalmendess]

I get it

[@ashleylamont7687]

Although...not fast talking in No Country For Old Men, but equally effective

[@lionelhutz5137]

"I DON'T CARE"

[@sherlockbonez]

Also great at talking slow at no country.

[@quasarsavage]

Prosecutor: He can't tell a story and had an affair Defense: ummm ... Judge: guilty guilty reeeeeeee SCOTUS: Are u all drunk? Idiots

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Yup! ALL cheaters are MURDERERS!!!!

[@hetalianotaku7103]

I vaguely remember learning about this case in middle school. We were all asked by the teacher to come to our own conclusions based on the available evidence.

[@velkycungus]

Based teacher

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

I feel like a few parts of this case inspired Stephen King’s _The Shawshank Redemption_

[@pinkimietz3243]

💯

[@annescholey6546]

Get busy livin or get busy dyin'

[@ESOJOTREBLA]

Wich parts?

[@robjohnston1026]

deadass tho

[@johnbarber4549]

The book is titled Rita Heyworth and the Shawshank Redemption. The movie has too many plot holes to bear watching.

[@tomlyons8440]

In Chicago, you see the plumbers march in the St. Patricks Day parade in the Fugitive. My grandpa was a plumber. Camera pans to the crowd, you see my mom and grandma

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Tom, that's cool they got a 'part' in this popular movie!

[@Bingewatchingmediacontent]

He had “murdery” eyes. GUILTY!

[@twocvbloke]

Imagine the media tainting the outcome of a trial......... :P

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Better yet...Imagine the media CREATING 'events' that NEVER happened. (social engineering)

[@Prellium]

If you haven't already a Biographics on Dorothy Kilgallen would be super interesting to watch, if only for her interactions with Jack Ruby and her mysterious death soon after.

[@mortalclown3812]

I'm fascinated by her work and, for wont of a better term, connections. She was underrated in her lifetime and still obscured in the fog of history.

[@carlyyoung3481]

I'd loved to hear a program on the case. I wasn't born then but have read on the subject.

[@Kepora1]

"Trial by newspaper" *[Stares at Minneapolis]*

[@AnimeShinigami13]

somehow that monologue is funnier when Tony Dinozzo performs it and Ziva has no clue what the hell he's talking about :3

[@Spookypiratez]

Simon I just wanted to say, you’re doing a great job and to keep it up

[@gabriellashimone6546]

This case is also well known as being one of the most mishandled cases in all aspects.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

It's called a FRAME-UP, and not mishandled at all. It happens a LOT!

[@BaneofBots]

Media deciding someone’s guilt even before a trial? Now where have I heard that before?

[@christinaspeer9744]

Just came across this channel this morning and now im bingewatching every single one. Looks like im in for a very long binge sesh but I ain't even mad. What im mad about is not finding this channel sooner!! You definitely got a new subscriber today, and im gonna spend every bit of my free time catching up to date on your uploads. Good content! Definitely what I needed rn!

[@maattthhhh]

Fun fact: The Fugitive inspired the manga and anime Monster by Naoki Urasawa.

[@kerrystrother1560]

Very good read

[@maattthhhh]

@@kerrystrother1560 Definitely! It's my most favorite manga :)

[@CallOfCutie69]

Best anime I’ve seen and the only anime without stereotypical fan service I’ve seen.

[@PauloGarcia-sp5ws]

Monster is amazing.

[@anarchyantz1564]

Simon: Trial of the Century! O.J Simpson: Hold my gloves and knife

[@crazyamericanredhead]

I’m a native of the Cleveland area. This was another that’s infamous. There was no doubt in the minds of the greater Cleveland area that that the Fugitive was loosely based on the Sheppard case.

[@charc1822]

I am too and still remember the local news coverage of it at times

[@TheAndroidNextDoor]

Reminds me of the Richard Jewell and the Centennial Park Bombing story.

[@snazz1363]

I knew that this story reminded me of something, except that in the case of Richard Jewell, he even saved people from the blast, but the media still socially executed him :(

[@joe18425]

@@snazz1363 now that was F'd right up

[@doc_sav]

Dorothy Killgalen is an unsung hero in journalism and justice. Definitely doesn't get the recognition she deserves.

[@mortalclown3812]

Truth. Smart as hell with unsurpassed deductive reasoning.

[@grandwazoo1696]

I loved the 60's version of the Fugitive. They used to play it on A&E, when A&E was good. Man, I miss that channel.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Yeah! I used to watch that True Crime drama on A&E regularly way back when?

[@mr.blackhawk142]

"Investigative Reports" IIRC? With Bill Kurtis.

[@joshuapatrick682]

They destroyed his life, completely. Whether innocent or guilty the media indirectly killed this man.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

FINALLY! Someone who actually GETS it!!!

[@charc1822]

I’m from Cleveland and this like a town legend

[@ryanvason6818]

im in cleveland and never heard of it

[@taakotruck1894]

I’m not from Cleveland

[@Hollylivengood]

I remember this whole thing in the news. You know, Sheppard didn't help much because he acted like a jerk to everyone and all those people talked about him. But most people thought, if Shepard wanted to kill his wife he was smart enough to do it some other way besides a brutal attack. But a lot of people didn't like Sam Sheppard, so it could have been a lot of people.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Holly, 27 years researching MK Ultra tells me it was the window washer. I can't place judgement on any man who went thru what Dr. Sheppard went thru! I know the feeling.

[@hrthrhs]

Pretty much all the issues with the news media and court case, occurs now-a-days and much more often.

[@dawidgarbowski7860]

You know at some point when I look at Simon he makes me think of Johnny Sins both are smart funny and bald. The only difference is that Simon has many channels and Johnny many jobs...

[@guts1859]

If you consider each channel to be a different source of income then you can also say that he has many jobs too. This guy is Johnny Sins.

[@whiskeyactual.]

A lot of people don't know that the movie US Marshals with Tommy Lee and Wesley Snipes is actually a sequel to The Fugitive. The stories are not related but the same team of Marshall's Lee leads in The Fugitive are the same characters/actors in US Marshalls.

[@TjamVideoMan]

Where the hell does WESLEY SNIPES fit in???

[@whiskeyactual.]

@@TjamVideoMan Snipes is another falsely accused fugitive on the run obviously

[@chill2025]

@@TjamVideoMan maybe watch the movie and find out...?

[@cassandraralph5906]

I learned a lot about the Sam Shepherd murder trial, thanks again, Simon! Well done indeed!

[@Lavaman3682]

A couple of minor points. A couple of witnesses did come forward at the 1st trial and say they had seen someone somewhat matching the description of the suspect that night in the area. Also the defense team was denied access to any of the physical evidence by the judge during the 1st trial. And for what little it may be worth the writers and producers of the original TV show have steadfastly maintained that they were not inspired by this case.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

1st RULE in life! NEVER beLIEve anything from Govt. or media! (esp. HollyWEIRD).

[@Vic35102]

Love your videos Simon I've got it so it informed me of every new video you have have it's clear that you have a passion for your job and the videos are meticulously researched and poured in with so much passion thank you ❤

[@maklasika5055]

Simon, please! Would love if the newer episodes got into spotify.. I love listening to them while I draw. Please consider uploading there again.

[@arcdominion2009]

Do one on Desmond Doss... He was a man who saved over 70 wounded soldiers on hacksaw ridge with no weapon

[@russelljohnson6267]

i would love to see that video. he actually crawled off of a stretcher to provide first aid for one of the soldiers and then told the stretcher-bearers to take that man down before coming back for him. he was then awarded the medal of honor for that action.

[@arcdominion2009]

I own the movie it's one of my personal favorites

[@russelljohnson6267]

@@arcdominion2009 same here

[@yurmabeechaudits3522]

"Lord. Help me get just one more". No better hero ever lived!

[@Jesusandbible]

Murderers are so few and far between Eberling committing murder afterwards convinces me it was him, and the fact he had her jewellery. .

[@mr.blackhawk142]

IIRC, Eberling was conning older rich women out of their $$$ and killing them, yet a prominent doctor who took an oath to do no harm was convicted instead? No brainer for me! In the 50s some doctors used to actually help people, but now they are almost entirely dope dealers!

[@nathaliediedrichs3306]

My absolute favourite page. I work with dogs and you are educating me and only human I hear speaking all day sometimes. thanks for keeping me company and well entertained.

[@brivonn5222]

The fact that he was able to still practice after being found not guilty on the 2nd trial just blows my mind.

[@BadWebDiver]

Not very well though...

[@keuwlcat1319]

@@BadWebDiver can you imagine having some depressed probably very fucking stressed guy perform surgery on you? I couldn't i would simply be a man and die

[@abbycounihan790]

I would love to hear about Patty Hearst!

[@bryantorres512]

Always glad to watch a Biographics video

[@cathrenriddler45]

Never been this early. I love this one! Thanks guys!

[@RainbowBubbleSparkle]

in his mugshot my man went 😐 📸😑 😐 “wait i think i blinked can we do it again”

[@LilDitBit]

😆 this was funny!

[@rockgod6180]

Can you do one on Hideki Tojo next?

[@justinharris2272]

Life for second degree murder with nothing but circumstantial evidence should bena crime against the judge

[@leontrotsky7816]

The most detailed account of this case I ever read said that Sam Sheppard's biggest problem was that his version of events "didn't make any frigging sense." And it doesn't. He may not have killed his wife, but he clearly wasn't telling the full truth.

[@--enyo--]

Yeah, agreed.

[@PetrSojnek]

Actually that's kind of contraintuitive. Typically liars forge their lies very well and meticulously. So if everything makes perfect sense, there is very good chance it's fake. If you have super stressed event, of course you would have your memories extremely mangled.

[@LucyLynette]

@@PetrSojnek Great point. Also, Sheppard had a head injury (medically attested to have been real, according to other coverage of this story I've seen). If a person woke in the middle of the night to an emergency situation, got knocked on the head at least once (twice, by Sheppard's account) in the first few minutes after waking, then had the shock and trauma of a brutally murdered partner in front of them when their head cleared, and DIDN'T have a fragmented, fuzzy account of events, that would be incredibly suspicious.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@LucyLynette Thanx for having some COMMON sense! (it snot very common nowadaze)

[@MadDragon76]

Couldn't the brother-in-law have confirmed whether Richard the handyman had stolen the rings from his house? Had he had stolen them before they would never have been in the brother-in-law's possession in the first place. Too late now, but it seems fairly obvious logic to me.

[@themattrich]

Fun fact, WWE wrestler Mick Foley got his finishing move The Mandible Claw from Sam Sheppard after reading about him and how he used it to immobilise his opponents using a nerve hole.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

What is the average IQ of wrestling fans? Does it reach double digits yah thiMk? :P

[@fanaticat1]

I really enjoyed the way this channel presents these cases. I'm officially subscribed to this channel!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Is there an UNOFFICIAL subscription?

[@fanaticat1]

@@mr.blackhawk142 😂 good point! does binge watching without subscribing count?

[@RedneckTaZ]

Dr. Sam Sheppard after his retrial became a professional wrestler. The hold that he came up with was known as "The Mandible Claw". It was years later used by Mick "Mankind" Foley, Bray "The Fiend" Wyatt (Windham Rotunda), and Sue Yung (Vannarah Rigs). "Truth is stranger than fiction."

[@Hanna-nv3du]

He also married a woman whose sister turned out to be Joseph Goebbels’ wife. Couple weird turns of events in his life after Marilyn’s death

[@RedneckTaZ]

@@Hanna-nv3du Correct. His second wife was Ariane Tebbenjohanns, who was Magda Goebbels sister. His third wife was the daughter of his wrestling trainer and tag team partner, Walter Stickland.

[@tvyellow9525]

Man I was just about to comment the same thing until I saw your comment. It's a real strange story

[@mangrove]

I scrolled down to see if anyone else had mentioned this before I posted it. Well done!

[@dsnodgrass4843]

He did that because there was no other way he could make a living; bc Gerber had everyone believing he was guilty. He didn't want to; but it was the only option he had. Of course, he was always a "heel"; and the abuse he suffered from crowds never ceased.

[@Didi-wq8hw]

Perfect timing! Just finished listening to True Crime Garage's episode on this case

[@jackfrost2673]

Simon are you available for parties?

[@jorickploegmakers9631]

Could you please make like a mini series of the most legendary and renowned vikings? Just like with the pirates. More samurai too would be amazing. Thank you so much for this channel it’s a work of art.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Do you want a LIKE mini series or an ACTUAL one?

[@ATLAoftheHill]

Huh, I drove by this man's (former) grave every day and had never known about this story.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Oh! This man???

[@naphza1]

Closing in on 2M subs. Congrats!

[@RichPal_]

Please do one on Mozart and other classical artists

[@abzmorningstar4429]

I agree

[@taylorlibby7642]

Gotta pick somebody uncontroversial like.......Wagner?

[@alexanderchristie7029]

Hey Simon, could you please do one on Tchaikovsky.

[@martijndaem4074]

Idea for a BIOGRPAHICS EPISODE of ; willem van oranje (William of Orange) is known as the founding father and hero of The Netherlands. he made his fame when he led the Dutch uprising against the rule of the Spanish Habsburgthe (The Spanish where in the Netherlands) , The uprise led to the 80-year war (1568-1648) between the Dutch states and Spain There is a English page on wikipedia "William the Silent" that's his nickname.

[@dclfc97]

Ahh or as we call him in Northern Ireland King Billy 👍🏻

[@martijndaem4074]

@@dclfc97 King Billy = William III of England , i was just suggesting William the Silent There is a English page on wikipedia "William the Silent" that's his nickname ;-)

[@mr.blackhawk142]

WHERE in the Netherlands where they??? L0L

[@RonnieOP]

Please make a Video about an infuential German post-WWII politician, vor instance Konrad Adenauer or Helmut Kohl

[@phoenixfox2697]

I’ll bet my Enron trademark that Simon has not seen the movie.

[@Dan19870]

Danny needs to write a script; 'Fake (Film) Facts Everyone Thinks Are True PART #'. I'd like to see him use his cocaine and coffee fuelled logic to try and figure it out.

[@Thecoincollector.]

I was just thinking that

[@phoenixfox2697]

@@Dan19870 cocaine, coffee and peanut butter Magic Spoon. Allegedly.

[@zeusathena26]

@@Dan19870 great idea!

[@cybersquire]

Never heard this one before. Great presentation! Fascinating stuff.

[@susanrobinson910]

I often get the facts of this case mixed up with those involving Dr. Jeffery MacDonald...they are very similar, at least to me. Great video, Simon and crew!

[@mortalclown3812]

It's the white guy with an MD syndrome. Happens all the time.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Me too Susan! Both doctors were framed of course. I need to refresh on McDonald tho! I remember some story about drugged up hippies doing it? There is SO MUCH info that is DELIBERATELY omitted from us of course!

[@dsnodgrass4843]

Between his conduct investigating the Torso Murders and his role in railroading Dr. Sheppard, former Cuyahoga County Coroner Dr. Sam Gerber left a very dark legacy in Cleveland, Ohio; that should be far more deeply looked into. Unfortunately, his successors and their circles of power in law enforcement and Cleveland politics have a vested interest in preventing such a reckoning, even to this day.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

I know that Dr. Gerber was the coroner in the Cleveland Torso Murders in the 1930s. That, in my opinion, is probably how he became so corrupt, that he resorted to railroading into prison a man (Sam Sheppard) whose family he had a grudge against. After all, at the time of the Torso Murders, Cleveland was beset by a wave of crime, graft, and corruption that nearly matched what went on in Chicago during the 1920s, the days of Prohibition and the speakeasies. In fact, the city fathers of Cleveland even brought in Eliot Ness, the former head of the "Untouchables," to become the town's Chief Of Public Safety. His efforts helped to clamp down on the Cleveland racketeers in such a way, that eventually, Cleveland became "the safest big city in the United States." By the way, Ness also worked on the Torso case. The point is, who's to say that some of that Cleveland corruption didn't rub off on Dr. Gerber? It happens even to the best people, you know.

[@dsnodgrass4843]

@@michaelpalmieri7335 Gerber's corruption in the conventional financial sense, I can't speak to, but he had specific political allegiances and had a taste for public importance and self-aggrandizement that in many cases tainted the objectivity of his work, and made him culpable in the destruction of both Sam Sheppard and Frank Dolezal. There are probably others, too; now lost to time and the willful amnesia of the powerful. Ness, btw, was a failure in Cleveland; ill-suited to the job and more concerned with his public image than anything real. His fall was inevitable, and eventually fatal.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

@@dsnodgrass4843 Who was Frank Dolezal?

[@dsnodgrass4843]

@@michaelpalmieri7335 Look back at the Torso Murders, particularly towards the end. No room to tell it here.

[@truebluemiata]

Please cover the Jeffery McDonald case. May take more than one episode.

[@redsloane879]

Yes!!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

That was ANOTHER more obvious FRAME-UP! I researched it years ago too.

[@-Erebus]

1:11 wow i just understood that line from The Mask 27 years later

[@roberthoward9500]

Truth be told after watching this video I am far from convinced the murderer wasn't Sheppard.

[@thegamingjelly1719]

Goddamn, the media affects people decades later huh

[@fort809]

@@thegamingjelly1719 idiots love to gobble propaganda from the talking heads

[@Clannluan]

... did I miss something about the dog? Did Simon not say we'll get back to the dog later? a then it wasn't mentioned again! Or did I zone out during that video

[@shanewalsh1188]

When Simon trims his beard 😔

[@SkunkApe407]

Did he trim it, or is he just using his new beard oil?

[@Rockoblocko]

We all need to get a life.

[@Technobitsarchive]

holy crap how many Channels does this guy have

[@ronalddevine9587]

No one armed man? How well I remember the tv show, The Fugitive. We were GLUED to our TV for several years. David Janssen did a great job.

[@stevedietrich8936]

Narrator: "Tuesday, September 5th. The day the running stopped." One of the best programs on TV in that era.

[@GHGore]

If it helps, in the movie Tombstone, Sam Elliott said, "I still got one good arm to hold you with." And I confuse Sam Elliott's name with Sam Shepard's all the time.

[@JoshSweetvale]

The Fugitive inspired generations of screenwriters.

[@alicewonderglass679]

I’m impressed with your list of source material. You really do your research, very unusual. Well done, great channel

[@therealdeal3672]

It's usually the husband. Still possibly was. Glad forensics has improved so much! Even if too late for this case.

[@lovintube25]

OK, Osteopathic physicians receive the same medical education as MDs.. They have the same residencies as MDs. And practice ALL specialties, including surgery, as MDs. The only difference is that Osteopaths are trained in the practice of Osteopathy which includes body adjustments much like Chiropractors, although the majority rarely practice it. I know this because I am an RN who worked this Osteopaths for 40 years. I can tell you that their knowledge of osteopathy came in handy when on a tough work day I could get one to adjust my neck and relieve some tension. :}

[@stephanieden4]

Everything in your comment is correct. But there’s another major difference between MD’s and DO’s. MD’s are trained to just treat the symptoms of a patient, while DO’s are trained to treat the underlying cause of the symptoms. It’s a more investigative field. My cousin is a DO and West Virginia has an esteemed osteopathy medical school. She doesn’t like to do manipulations, even though she’s very good at it. The difference in strategies is obvious in cases like my elderly stepfather, who’s being hospitalized for the second time for dehydration due to diarrhea. They’re just pumping him with fluids, and giving him meds. But no one is trying to figure out why he has diarrhea. It came on suddenly last week and hasn’t stopped. They think it’s food poisoning but it should have cleared up. A DO would be trying to figure out what’s causing it, but no one is.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@stephanieden4 During this case in the 50s I remember reading about MDs being envious of D.O.s. The Sheppards were supposedly threatening the established Pill Pusher MDs and that didn't sit well with them! The RESULTS speak for themselves! The whole Sheppard family was destroyed because of this case! So much for any competition!

[@qrufus]

I remember from a different video on Sam Sheppard that the crime scene wasn't properly secured. So, it's possible that potential suspects could've walked off with evidence and a bunch of random individuals contaminated the crime. scene.

[@Kushey4025]

I've been waiting for you to do this guy

[@shootthemoon6072]

Ewww!

[@Ap3xSqu1rr3l]

Do a Biographic over Clarence Darrow, the lawyer of the damned, and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial.

[@robertlevine2827]

Not to mention Leopold & Loeb.

[@mortalclown3812]

@@robertlevine2827 Absolutely.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@robertlevine2827 Leopold & Loeb??? Sorry! You AXED me NOT to mention them! :P

[@robertlevine2827]

@@mr.blackhawk142 I guess I had that coming.

[@sweetdisaster4203]

Very late on watching this video but better late than never! I would love to see you do a video on Dr. Kevorkian!

[@Salami-s5o]

Why are these videos so addicting?

[@brianbaldowski7722]

If you have not done a video on her, Dorothy Kilgallen had a fascinating life and also a mystery surrounding her death.

[@lavonnep]

Love the Tommy Lee Jones homage. You need to work on that Texas drawl, though.

[@codycronin3229]

@Biographics I just discovered there is a condominium in Alaska that houses a town might be a fun video. Thank you for your content!