Sam Sheppard | True CSI | S1E01

A woman is found bludgeoned to death, her husband is convicted of her murder, he claims that an intruder killed his wife. It is one of the most famous murders in the 20th century and evolutions in forensic science may help disclose the truth.
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[@jowatson6750]

This family suffered enormous injustice.

[@ashleysovilla2037]

That poor family! 😢 The son lost both his parents and three of his grandparents as a result of this horrific crime and the mismanaged aftermath. Holy moly.

[@janettesessions]

Sam was guilty as sin -- he finally met his maker and ultimate justice

[@fbecke]

Ah, I dunno

[@lisatodd8420]

The state of Ohio will never allow Sam to be found innocent. They would have untold financial remuneration. It was never brought out that the coroner was extremely jealous and critical of the Shepard family who were Ostepathic Doctors, they owned their own hospital. He set out to make Sam Shepard the murder no matter what.

[@susanford2388]

The 1950's were a different time. Taking facts on face value & not bothering to dig deep. The police were shoddy. Sam's defense team were shoddy, Sam alas was no "Husband of the Year" which of course hurt him morally. So 50's leap from adulterer to murderer seemed easy. Was the jury made up of 12 white males?

[@kathleendobens6648]

@@susanford2388 good points

[@maricamaas2326]

Wow, that's interesting!

[@msbigdog1460]

Wow! Thanks for that information tidbit. Never knew that, I have numerous family members who had relocated to the Cleveland, Parma areas back in the mid 40's to late 60's. So I have heard alot from them about this story, but never heard what you posted. Thanks, again!

[@anonymousdogmama9720]

sometimes I think that all prospective jurors should be required to undergo an IQ test. might not be a bad thing to apply that rule to anybody running for public office, too. lol.

[@Nupagade246]

I absolutely Agree

[@charlesstephens5974]

That should have been applied to jurors at the OJ Simpson trial. What an outrage that trial was.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@charlesstephens5974 The Sheppard family's argument that he was innocent, as presented at the civil trial, was based on the O.J. defense; incompetent police work framed an innocent man. The last Sheppard trial took place just a couple years after the O.J. trial, and they thought they could capitalize on that fact. It didn't work; the Sheppard civil jury passed the I.Q. test.

[@camilleamandabizri3201]

I agree with you!

[@gaiagreen2690]

@@TheMrSuge You did hear the forensic and other evidence presented here, didn't you? You do realize that "capitalizing" on another totally ludicrous trial has nothing to do with the indisputable scientific fact that it was not Sheppard's DNA, don't you? You did understand that there was no evidence to prove Sheppard's guilt but a ton of evidence proving it was not him and pointing at the other guy, and that counted together that evidence surpasses even the slightest possibility of coincidence to any group of even semi intelligent people with basic education, didn't you? It was just explained in great detail that Sheppard's family's claim was based on lots of scientific EVIDENCE, provided by many leading scientists, and not on the botched OJ trial, so why, after seeing all this, would you still claim such an absurd thing?

[@jekku4688]

I'd heard about this case nearly all my life, but did not know the trauma had also caused the _suicides_ of so many in the extended family, my goodness how awful.

[@katrinacarter2019]

Really sad,who in family ,I'm new to this one

[@mimimitch327]

So sad!

[@pksams2146]

@@katrinacarter2019Dr Sam Shepherd's mother died by suicide after Sam's father became gravely ill and died shortly after his son, Sam was convicted in the first trail.

[@janettesessions]

Malignant narcissists are brutal --

[@gs-nt6nf]

People see what they want and prosecute innocent man.

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@itsjenga]

There is enough evidence to create reasonable doubt and say that Sheppard was innocent. I believe if he was guilty, he would've gone about his life like nothing happened when he was released, but his devastation was apparent. My heart goes out to his son.

[@maricamaas2326]

Compare his tragic outcome for example to how Jean Harris reacted, after being found guilty. She knew she was fortunate to have gotten away with murder, and then exploited her situation - using it as a platform to establish herself; this in spite of previously being an unstable drug addict.

[@janettesessions]

I think you got that backwards buddy -

[@SAN-np9tz]

Stranger than fiction! Politics rule in that town...the biased judge proved that.

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@TheMrSuge]

How exactly did "politics" affect the outcome of this case ? What, if you know, was Sheppard's politics ? The Judge's politics ? The prosecutor's ? Were they of different political parties ? I am curious as to why you believe politics was involved here

[@TheMrSuge]

Still waiting for you to explain how politics played a role here. Hello ? Bueller ? Bueller ?

[@ginaragone7035]

They were part of Cleveland's elite.... shouldn't politics have played in their favor?

[@dalily9607]

The state of Ohio destroyed this family , alot of people knew the media drove this case. Anyone looking at the murder scene knows the husband didn't do it . Sam was totally innocent, Ohio should admit it!

[@patrickcork7981]

I Totally Agree

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@LynxStarAuto]

Let's be real, the state of Ohio has destroyed many families... 🤷‍♂️

[@TheMrSuge]

Well, in 2000, an Ohio jury looked at that very issue, examined all the evidence (not just the stuff this documentary wanted you to see) and determined that the State of Ohio didn't destroy his life, because in their opinion, he was guilty.

[@susanford2388]

@@humbleservant1294 You sound the like biased crappy unethical Judge

[@lizconner1789]

The smugness on the face of the representative of the state is appalling.

[@caroljackson5051]

Evil, hell awaits him, if he has not already gone there.

[@LynxStarAuto]

@Patrick Dolan well duh. It always about personal gain.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@LynxStarAuto Who asked for $$$$ here ? Not the State of Ohio. The son was asking for $$$$. Who's the greedy one here ?

[@stevebbuk]

I haven't read all 438 comments so excuse me if this has been mentioned before, but the huge weakness in this theory is that if Sheppard grappled with this man losing a T-shirt in the process then surely he would have recognized him as the person he and his wife employed to do odd jobs for them.

[@stephaniek1076]

Insightful point.

[@ashleysovilla2037]

They said he was a handyman SHE hired. If Sam was working while she had contractors over, he might not have been as familiar with them.

[@victordelorientis8763]

He did it. His T-shirt was covered in blood, so he got rid of it. She never screamed, she was knocked out with the first blow on her skull, then he massacred her. They called it ''crime of passion'' because of the unnecessary and excessive amount of energy the perpetrator delivered during the act. It was personal, impulsive and intimate. He later destroyed himself because he couldn't forgive himself for the death of his parents. His second wife ran away once she understood what he was. Doctors covering for one of their own is nothing new. He killed 2 patients but I bet he had another ridiculous explanation for his failures. I could on and on like that.. Americans are very easy to dupe but I don't know why.. 🤷

[@Retired2021]

@@victordelorientis8763 This is what I thought too, if she is screaming for him how long did it take for him to get to her, she took a lot of blows to the head, the dog does not react to her screams and all the scuffling, the sons never wake up?

[@LL-jt1xt]

Not necessarily. It was dark (4.30am), he was groggy & hungover & in a fight.

[@kathleendearana4498]

That Ohio prosecuter was SO blinded! He did Not understand the forensic proof.

[@kathleendobens6648]

It's a crying shame he was accused of the murder. He suffered a lot. I don't think he could do such a horrible crime. Love the son who always believed in his father.

[@humbleservant1294]

That doesn’t make it so…

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@TheMrSuge]

He didn't suffer as much as his victim. Marilyn died

[@stevenmutumbu2860]

Sad but I thought it's only Africa where 70% Innocent in Jail coz they can't afford to buy their frredom rich people's goes scott-free

[@rainsongt189]

@@humbleservant1294 Just so happens blood at the scene and on the doctor was not the doctor's or the wife's. Just so happens the sperm found in Mrs. Sheppard was not her husband's. Just so happens contaminated does not mean altered or changed to someone else's DNA.

[@shouldbeabrook862]

So prosecution agrees that the blood on the wall was type O and nobody else that was looked at does. Wouldn’t that still mean there was someone else there? How does that prove the Dr did it?

[@humbleservant1294]

The neighbor he called… Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@orianisortega3621]

@@humbleservant1294 you again 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@TheMrSuge]

@@orianisortega3621 Why don't you refute his argument ?

[@susanford2388]

My thoughts exactly. Beyond a reasonable doubt is the question? Sam's defense team were shoddy, did not bring up the handyman, who knew the layout of the house, perhaps knew Sam did not sleep in the marital bed, plus was a lunatic.

[@TheMrSuge]

Richard Eberling's blood was Type A. All the blood in the room was Type O. The victim, Marilyn Sheppard, was Type O. All the blood in the room was hers.

[@terryanglin6847]

I truly believe the Dr. is innocent...That family went through hell. The prosecutor couldn't face the fact they were wrong.

[@brynstarkiller7419]

The state would have been up for millions in damages . They couldn’t allow that.

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@TheMrSuge]

@@brynstarkiller7419 Actually, the State WAS sued for millions in damages. And the jury found for the State and against the Estate of the deceased Dr. Shepperd. Go back and watch the documentary.

[@susanford2388]

I think the judge could not face the fact. As he had told journalist Kilgallen before hand. Plus she wrote in her paper that Dr. Shepard was not guilty. She thought the trial a sham.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@susanford2388 You think he's innocent just because Dorothy Kilgallen says so ? OK. She's the ONLY person who attended the 1954 trial that thought it was a "media circus". Virtually no one else who attended the trial found any improprieties. Furthermore, she NEVER told anyone at the time what the judge "allegedly" said to her (and she waited until he died before she went public with it. What does THAT tell you ? It might interest you to know that, in her opinion, Sheppard probably was guilty. Sensational journalist looking for a sensational story angle. And you fell for it.

[@terryanglin6847]

Everyone knows your dad is innocent, it's sad they put your family through this nightmare to save face!!

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@TaniaRouserArt]

@@humbleservant1294 one word - not the husband’s DNA mixed with victim’s blood

[@susanford2388]

It is alarming that the judge was allowed to continue his career & not disbarred. That is a crime in itself.

[@gomahklawm4446]

@@TaniaRouserArt As if a doctor, especially a surgeon couldn't get access to blood? All his "stolen" items were found at the back of his house as well.

[@TaniaRouserArt]

@@gomahklawm4446 we’re talking about a perpetrator’s dna who wasn’t doctor’s patient

[@sherrymiller2302]

Back when I was 19, I worked a gift shop on the Ohio Turnpike one night. Dr. Sheppard came in after getting off his motorcycle. He wanted to buy 4 red cut-glass wine glasses for his current wife, Arianne. I joked a little w/him but he never smiled once. Just looked kind of sad to me. I didn't know who he was till the manager told me later.....

[@TheMrSuge]

Just be thankful he didn't bludgeon you, too

[@sherrymiller2302]

@@TheMrSuge His guilt is whatever version of the story you want to believe, reasonable or not. But let's not ramp it up to mass murderer, OK?

[@deegold3791]

So he married again after he got out of jail ? Wow...did not know that.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@deegold3791 He actually married twice after he got out of jail. The first wife divorced him because he was violent to her. Dr. Sam; violent to his wife ? Has a familiar ring to it

[@stephaniek1076]

@@TheMrSuge You know, it occurred to me that a person could have committed the atrocity during an alcoholic blackout. Not saying he did...just raising the possibility. Rarely hear that discussed anywhere. They said Sheppard had alcoholic tendencies. Never said how much everyone had to drink that night @dinner w friends either.

[@jacquibarnden7135]

Please do not put the volume of advertising so louder. Far louder than the volume of the program.

[@stevennabe5356]

It’s not the uploader!!

[@wynbrown7321]

I loved The Fugitive. Always felt sorry for the doctor.

[@elizabethclothier3267]

*They all keep talking about $ex, and framing this case around "Sam wanted to have $ex and was refused", and Everling demanded $ex, etc. R@pe and S Assault is NOT about $ex. It's about control and dominance. The mistakes made in this case was astounding. It literally destroyed this family. It's heartbreaking* . 😥💔🙏

[@humbleservant1294]

He’s the killer

[@tcc5995]

@@humbleservant1294 Keep reading Einstein. Sheppard physically couldn't have committed the crime.

[@humbleservant1294]

@@tcc5995 🤤

[@humbleservant1294]

@@tcc5995 Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@russellbeaty7538]

@@humbleservant1294 Troll

[@bet1568]

Who would have been the father of the baby? I am from the area and remember this well. I always thought Eberling. But convicting a 'playboy' doctor was more exciting if you will. Lots of publicity. Prayers to the son. How awful.

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@wigglyennui]

@@humbleservant1294 the policemen blocked Reese's view.. not the killers

[@humbleservant1294]

@@wigglyennui sounds pretty convenient bud 😆

[@john-brady]

Somehow, like fine wine, this case grows richer and more compelling with the passing years …

[@susanford2388]

If you like this case you should check out the death of Dorothy Kilgallen, that is equally gripping, questionable & intriguing.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@susanford2388 She accidentally OD'd herself. Nothing interesting about that

[@rosecorbello5750]

I remember when this happened. I'm from Louisiana and this was big news. The police seemed to decide that he was guilty immediately. Later I read a book about it and it was said there was a bloodstain on a pillow or sheet that was made by a surgical instrument. How they could come to that conclusion was beyond me.

[@mariejeanette9365]

F. Lee Bailey attacked the surgical instrument issue in the second trial. Got the coroner to admit he was guessing, had no idea what sort of surgical instrument could have been used and had never been able to find such an instrument!!!

[@lynx6124]

I don't understand how this story prompted 'The Fugitive" show. The man that killed his wife in that-was a one-armed man. That was a good show!

[@TheMrSuge]

And he was also innocent. Unlike Dr. Sam

[@NastyWoman1979]

Hollywood

[@turtle19dad]

The movie with Harrison Ford was just as good.

[@ginaragone7035]

Not every detail matched. Many basic elements did

[@user-ph4pc4mg7z]

It follows the case exactly except for the description of the real murderer! And the setting was Chicago instead of Cleveland! I lived in Chicago when the movie was made!

[@loritracy1385]

Excellent. Thank you. 🌺

[@cynthiacox8925]

My heart goes out to this family. The state of Ohio should be ashamed for there ignorance and heartlessness in how they handled the case from the start. I honestly feel like they didn't want to take responsibility for there departments short comings and most likely was concerned of being sewed.

[@mpalmer7800]

No surprise science should determine guilt.. instead of ppl who claim to be impartial… I don’t trust justice system. In 2021 black men who was sentenced to life spending 40+ years are now released because science prove they are innocent

[@terry4137]

@@mpalmer7800 not only blacks, many others.

[@user-gj1me4mf5c]

"Sewed" What is sewed?

[@Lovinlife1234]

@@user-gj1me4mf5c come on. You know the word "sued' was meant... don't be petty and silly..

[@mimi2the4]

@@Lovinlife1234 maybe people should 1. Use proper spelling or 2. Utilize spellchecker.

[@kathybrooks452]

It was tunnel vision and the classic case of lazy police work 😴

[@CyberiaKid]

So true

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@TheMrSuge]

You're comment strikes me as a classic case of watching one slanted KZbin documentary and jumping to a false conclusion. Lazy commenting, Kathy

[@mitch460]

They turn it down for the third time coz once they proved Sam is not guilty then thats the real news in Ohio for convicting a wrong man . Of course to avoid trial for themselvesz i feel sorry fot the shepherd family

[@yolandawilson6619]

Plus, the state of Ohio owes their son.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@yolandawilson6619 Owes him ... what ? Money ? He had his day in court; a full trial in 2000. And he failed to prove his case. Nobody owes him anything

[@yolandawilson6619]

@@TheMrSuge What do you think they owe him for wrongfully convicting his father, causing him to be an orphan and the loss of financial security his father was providing?????

[@TheMrSuge]

@@yolandawilson6619 Oh, sweetie, did you not watch the documentary ???????? He filed a lawsuit to get awarded damages to compensate him for those very things. Following presentation of all the evidence, the jury determined he was not entitled to any damages. And as a legal matter, Ohio's statute granting damages for wrongful imprisonment allows ONLY the person wrongfully imprisoned to file suit. That would be Dr. Sam AND NO ONE ELSE. That means that legally little Sammy Jr. here has no legal cause of action, since he wasn't the person actually imprisoned. He is owed bupkiss, deary. The middle of the donut. Zippo. The Big Fat Goose Egg.

[@necadrateescabarte82]

To all the people wondering and doubting why didn't the dog bark? My opinion is that the suspect (Eberling) worked for the family. So probably the dog knew him.

[@stephaniek1076]

Dog and kid could also have been drugged. Easy access to drugs.

[@Retired2021]

If she is screaming why wouldn't the dog react to her screams?

[@richbrake9910]

The dog was also known to cower easily and was not a barker in general. The dog was indeed familiar with Eberling.

[@Malepical]

The fact that they think this doctor wanted to have relations with his wife, got turned down, went to the kitchen and got a knife and then stabbed his wife LEFT HANDED is beyond me.. and what, she waited for him to come back with it so he could kill her properly? And the blood that didn't belong to either of them was just a coincidence, huh? A suspect who basically admitted his guilt but okay, the doctor did it cuz he didn't get some that night.. riiiiight

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

He hired someone to do it. That’s why no blood on him.

[@Malepical]

@@gabrielamartiniuc6322 he was covered in bruises, cuts and blood from fighting the intruder.. 😒 also, there was blood at the crime scene that didn't belong to either him or his wife..

[@ritaeichler2066]

@@gabrielamartiniuc6322 no evidence of that..

[@kathleendobens6648]

The handyman confessed to people later and he was also convicted in another murder.

[@ritaeichler2066]

@@kathleendobens6648 he did not confess to the actual killing but said he was there...

[@lulassong6524]

The Filming was superb: editing exceptional. Thank you.

[@marydennison1807]

Hell yeah. Thx for this 🙌

[@paulinemoriarty3627]

No one will ever know the truth, the truth died a long time ago !!

[@vickinoeske1154]

One of the scariest scenarios in our legal system, judged by a jury of your peers.

[@Deondra754]

The way this family was destroyed so sad man smh 🥺

[@caroljackson5051]

Evil cannot purge itself. The jury is as evil as the murderer.

[@humbleservant1294]

The father was the murderer

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@orianisortega3621]

@@humbleservant1294nothing to do🤔

[@susanford2388]

The jury were not to blame they of course are fed information they are not the investigators. If evidence is withheld or not presented that is the role of the judge, prosecution & defense. 1950's straight laced middle class jurors who perhaps had served in WW2 were a different breed. The judge was unethical & should have been recused.

[@richbrake9910]

Thank You for your brilliant work DR. Kirk. RIP. Thanks for your efforts also Mr. Sam Reese Sheppard.

[@ANDREA-kk2gx]

How didn't the little boy wake up tho?? Why didn't he check on his son..??

[@TheMrSuge]

Hw was too busy murdering his wife, cleaning the blood from his body, staging a murder scene (where, curiously, not of value went missing). Who has time to check on their kid ?

[@TheMrSuge]

@@granny58 He didn't have to; he knew the kid was OK. Because he knew there was no intruder, since he was the one who killed Marilyn

[@ellenmorgan9857]

Wasn’t Shepherd found Not Guilty when Bailey was his attorney?

[@ronclifford3336]

He was exonerated (conviction reversed). They chose to try him again and he was found not guilty. The civil suit was lost though. One Court ruled they had not proved he was wrongfully convicted and another said it shouldnt have went to court because Sheppard had already died. Statute of Limitations also played a role.

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@NastyWoman1979]

@@humbleservant1294 cut and paste loser

[@kimmyfreak200]

@@humbleservant1294 and the dog never barked...just like the darlie routier case..,.if an intruder breaks in, she struggles with him and chases him and glass is being smashed the dog WOULD HAVE HEARD IT and barked its freaking head off and woke up the husband as it was upstairs... its as if she got the intruder story from this case... this is nuts how similar they are

[@ginaragone7035]

Bailey admitted later that he thought Sheppard did it

[@patriciafeehan7732]

How did they have enough evidence to charge and arrest him? Hearsay.

[@vanessadodge1610]

It so sad unfortunately this happens every day innocent people are convicted of crimes they had nothing to do with everyday as a innocent law abiding citizen this makes me horrified we all should be scared this could easily happen to absolutely anyone can be wrongly convicted be careful everyone rest in peace DOC Sheppard

[@D_M_S_4]

Yes, so so sad. It hurts

[@TheMrSuge]

It can't happen to everyone. Only to people who kill their wives

[@vanessadodge1610]

Yes you are right but once in a while they get it wrong

[@eddyherfst2923]

I think there must be another trial . Science is now on a higher level and i think they can solve it

[@nicolarollinson4381]

God alone knows the truth and eventually the true murderer will pay for his crime and this family will be blessed for all eternity.

[@GretchenV95]

These people mess with so many other peoples lives and the lives of their families by making absolutely idiotic decisions. And they don’t care. Absolutely infuriating.

[@butterflygirl3359]

Does any child think their father can kill their mother? No child can ever believe that.

[@OtelliSandrina]

I wonder if O.J Simpson's kids do...

[@richbrake9910]

some actually do.

[@joycesuggs2496]

Excellent video

[@moomyung9231]

I don't get why this case is so famous but the exact same thing happened in my hometown of Tustin except the husband was in jail more than 20 years when DNA cleared him, and all he got was like $100,000 in compensation that he quickly lost in stocks. The wife was even pregnant just like in this case, and they had argued earlier.

[@rayjames6096]

He did it.

[@terryanglin6847]

Shame on the state of Ohio!!

[@user-ph4pc4mg7z]

My family watched the 'The Fugitive" every week until the VERY end! My family's name is Kimble ❤

[@zeeleo6115]

Justice is truly blind. It's a shame that it's handicap ruined a good man.

[@humbleservant1294]

You mean a murderer

[@faykouri1162]

What a sad case families destroyed career ruined and finally death at such a young age poor man .Justice in this case was not served to begin with due to police incompetence and a judge who shouldn’t have been a judge.

[@humbleservant1294]

Yes it was and then removed… Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@christopherhan3347]

If Sam had been a bit more sympathetic he would surely have been exonerated in the first trial. But he didn't seem to care about his wife at all.

[@alicepotter8165]

What's interesting is that I remember reading about Shepherd in the Saturday Evening Post when I was under 10.

[@arethagrassi6420]

It's about time the Son got some justice!

[@staceylili6703]

What about Marilyn Sheppard ?

[@staceylili6703]

@Patrick Dolan fair enough .

[@TheMrSuge]

he had his chance. And he lost his civil suit. Justice was served Marilyn is still waiting for hers, however

[@richbrake9910]

@@staceylili6703Son is still alive, but I doubt the killer is.

[@gingerstoudt6978]

This case is pathetic and unjust. There is someone else's blood in the bedroom. I feel so bad for all of the Shepherds, especially Sam.

[@jessiefrye3045]

Rest in peace Sam and Marilyn .

[@feurquiola9444]

The people who put Dr.Sam Sheppard in jail destroyed his life his family his career.But God knows .There is also Karma .

[@loriewood425]

Only problem for me is him sleeping elsewhere that night and how did the other suspect know that

[@CarisstaRashele]

An unfortunately lucky break for the intruder

[@TheMrSuge]

@@CarisstaRashele Lucky break for the intruder ??? LOL Sam was sleeping on a day bed at the bottom of the stairway. The intruder had to walk past him and creep up the stairs to the second floor bedroom without waking the doctor up. (Another implausible claim the good doctor made in his "defense")

[@constancecombs2807]

But now there is genetic genealogy which is curing cold cases. I bet if a Go Fund Me was set up, there would be enough money.

[@george7058]

Impossible to find twelve people in Ohio that has enough common sense to set on this jury. Shame he and his family had to deal with such injustice.

[@richbrake9910]

True. Juries are not always the brightest people, and the complexity of this case was way above their head.

[@issievdhorst]

MY main problem: DOG DID NOT BARK, CHILD DID NOT WAKE UP..... so unless somebody drugged them both.....? ONLY God knows the truth here. If he was innocent, terrible.

[@Adriana-hp1eh]

I don't know about the dog, but my kids at that age would have slept through my brutal murder, no question. Even now, as adults, they would sleep through a tornado.

[@kevingpotts369]

The justice system doesn't like to be wrong even when it is

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@kathleencalhoun2225]

No one has ever said this before, but I wonder if God is going to hold those ones who wrongly convicted him due to the fact that other lives (his relatives) were taken away by either their own hand, or with one, due to health-borne complications resulting from family disgrace.

[@angelicaplummer4691]

if Sam had serious anger issues it seemed, to me, that his brothers' "knows no bounds" anger was certainly in common with his own... just sayin

[@humbleservant1294]

He did it

[@TheMrSuge]

Sam was married 3 times. He killed his first wife. His second wife divorced him because of his violent tendencies

[@bewitch6864]

And the brother and son did not show up for his funeral. I think his anger knew no bounds because his brother kind of messed up the whole family's life...just sayin

[@rebeccahuntress4617]

He did not do it

[@zahria]

Dear Sam Reese Shepherd - we ALL know it was not your father! Keep this in mind if the situation and stupidity of those prosecuters saddens you. Just to listen to those ridiciulous argiments is shamefull ! Such obidient mislead automates of the state . Every thinking beeing knows. And so does God. Love to you and yours.

[@lexismom9341]

Not ALL of us......

[@staceylili6703]

Please speak for yourself.

[@TheMrSuge]

If Dr, Sam ever meets this God of whom you speak, I got news for you .... He's not saying to Sam, "Hey, Doc, come on in"

[@seanthe100]

No, we don't...

[@candiceparr4174]

They never did find Dr Sam's t shirt. All thatt blood evidence that washed away in the lake he just happened to pass out in. Please.

[@janettesessions]

The total lack of any concern on Shepard's part about who killed his wife speaks volumes, as well as the fact that his son and the dog heard nothing that night. Man is guilty as sin and carried the consciousness of his guilt throughout his short life-

[@theemagicalwendigo5070]

Oh yeah totally. I mean the evidence points he didn't do it but ok.

[@janettesessions]

what evidence is that?@@theemagicalwendigo5070

[@marg233]

Overkill is proof enuf!

[@richbrake9910]

You should have been on the jury in 2000. They did not pay attention either.

[@robinkemmerer289]

That prosecutor should be ashamed of himself putting that family through that again.

[@ElizaBeth-ne8tv]

No evidence pointing to the husband. Our court system ruined 3 families' lives.

[@justrayena526]

Dang that's a tough one...thanks for sharing

[@yolandawilson6619]

I agree. I'm leaning toward the husband being innocent. The only thing I can see making him guilty is if he caught them together and a struggle and murder ensued. They almost made it seem like no one knew she was pregnant. I know women began to show at different times but even at four months, there's a little bump.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@yolandawilson6619 The point of this documentary is to lead you to "lean" towards the husband being innocent. That's why a 51 minute documentary spends 48 minutes on Shepperd's argument of innocence, and 3 minutes telling you about the prosecution's case. So you've been led by the nose to the false conclusion that they wanted you to adopt. Congrat, Yolanda; You're one of those suckers that P.T. Barnum said were born each and every minute

[@yolandawilson6619]

@@TheMrSuge What in the world are you talking about?

[@lindathomas2924]

I HAVE NEVER BELIEVED DR SHEPHERD COULD COMMITT SUCH A HORRIBLE CRIME. BE VERY CAREFUL WHO U HIRE TO WORK IN OR AROUND YOUR HOME.

[@ritaeichler2066]

There is reasonable doubt as to sam's guilt. Was Eberling left handed?

[@humbleservant1294]

Just so happened to lose his shirt… 🤔 Phones neighbors first… 🤔 Goes unconscious twice conveniently… 🤔 The killer cares so much for his son that one blocks his view… 🤔 He has a fight to be able to explain his swollen hands… 🤔 He is actively cheating on his wife… 🤔

[@stephaniek1076]

I wondered that as well. You'd think that, if he were, they would have said so. Also, him remarking something like, "There was a lot of blood." I don't really see how that is such a big thing, necessarily. Meaning, don't think it's quite enough to suggest guilt. After all, wasn't it common and widespread knowledge that a brutal attack/murder had occurred? Why would there NOT be a lot of blood? Just sayin.

[@TheMrSuge]

Eberling was gay. Why would he sexually assault a woman ?

[@tinfoilhatcovidiot]

Left handed is irrelevant. I'm left handed but do everything else bar write with my right hand.

[@ritaeichler2066]

@@tinfoilhatcovidiot in this case the murderer was deemed to be left handed..so it is relevant

[@davidtiemann1296]

Wrong the last episode of M.A.S.H was the most watched show in history

[@richbrake9910]

He said Dallas was the most watched show (series), not episode....

[@carolinecarter3661]

Rest in peace Marilyn!

[@wandahall4435]

Sam Reese Shepherd:America knows Your Father is NOT GUILTY...

[@ms.pisces8262]

this story makes me sad. the jury, judges makes this family suffer so much, they destroyed sam's fsmily😡😡😡😭😭😭

[@pattynielsen5506]

the greatest threat to a pregnant woman is her partner

[@KarenLynge1]

Or an obsissive crazy psycopath who is outside of the relationship... 🙄

[@ElisPalmer]

Crazy story 😬

[@ozdavemcgee2079]

Saw a movie no not the fugitive lol, on this how he never got his life back on track.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

The fact he was concussed and in a neck brace should have keyed them in that there was an intruder. It's highly unlikely his wife had the physical strength to inflict those kinds of injuries on him.

[@georgej.dorner3262]

Wasn't this the case that led to the ban on cameras in the courtroom?

[@rickmcelmurry1578]

I beleive the doctor was innocent, look how many innocent people have bee jailed do to cops just want to pin the crime on anybody

[@robynotway9430]

I found this documentary intriguing and well presented. BUT, very disappointed to feel it heavily leans towards Eberling being guilty when a cursory quick research suggests that Eberling was right handed and Blood type A. And he was known to lie about committing other crimes. Pity this was overlooked

[@stephaniek1076]

Maybe overlooked, or conveniently omitted, since it did not line up w the intended slant.

[@TheMrSuge]

He was also gay. Why would a homosexual man rape a woman ?

[@sharonwatson358]

Do not believe he killed his wife.

[@AudreyH100]

There is definitely reasonable doubt. The blood on the wall, the injuries sustained by Sam Shepard. If they had DNA back then they could of checked under her fingernails. That guy Eberley was a good suspect. The way Sam Shepard acted after he was set free makes me think he was innocent otherwise he would have just got on with is life. He was suffering.

[@minasokhangoo7120]

Yep, I was thinking the same! Killers most likely narcissistic and love themselves too much

[@humbleservant1294]

Suffering with guilt

[@stephaniek1076]

I agree that he certainly was suffering. However, exactly from what---the ingredients thereof---I don't think can necessarily all be confirmed. I'm wondering if he had alcoholic tendencies before the murder. And, unchecked alcoholism merely progresses, I've observed. I'm not saying it's the only factor and explains everything, but could be one factor.

[@TheMrSuge]

"The way Sam Shepard acted after he was set free makes me think he was innocent otherwise he would have just got on with is life" Actually, Sam just acted exactly like a lot of people do when they've spent a decade in prison. It messes you up for the rest of your life. I wouldn't draw any conclusions as to his innocence from how he acted after he was released from prison

[@yugogurl6911]

Has anyone ever seen a jail cell? Of course Dr. Sheppard was suffering. Anyone who is used to the cleanliness of the OR now sees only the jail cell with no end in site, plus when you reach 40, your days of being a neurosurgeon is over. The State of Ohio closed the case with the wrong guy rotting in jail. They didn’t care.

[@thebewitchinghour831]

I might have misunderstood at the end but would it be possible (and I don't know the answer to this one way or another) that the unidentified blood on the wall maybe came from the baby? She obviously miscarried during the attack and that's where the blood came from? I've never had kids. Does the placenta, umbilical cord or anything of the unborn child have a different blood type?

[@pegs1659]

It never said she miscarried. The baby stayed in her when it died. And the baby would have either the moms or the dads blood type.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@pegs1659 An autopsy was conducted on the fetus for the civil trial. It was determined that Sam was the father

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Did he beat himself to be hospitalized? If he hired someone who had just killed his wife for him, would he trust him enough not to kill him accidentally? (Or intentionally to kill keep him quiet?)

[@TheMrSuge]

His injuries were sustained when Marilyn fought back during the murder

[@redpillfreedom6692]

​@@TheMrSugeMarilyn could not have wounded him to the point of needing a neck brace. That points to a male intruder.

[@TheMrSuge]

@@redpillfreedom6692 Actually, x-rays taken after the alleged "incident" indicate that Dr. Sam faked the neck injury. The neck brace was superflouous, and there is no issue of whether he was attacked by a man or a woman because the evidence points to no intruder

[@richbrake9910]

Richard Ebberling, wearing a bushy toupee in the dark would be difficult to recognize, especially if you're getting beat on your head and face, and being hit from behind in the bedroom. Another thing is we do not know whether Sam ever met Ebberling, and even if he did, it was probably only once or twice because Sam was usually working at the hospital when Eberling worked at the Sheppard home.

[@suzannebrady6201]

I watched the “ unsolved no more” KZbin channel’s episode regarding this . I truly think that Sam Sheppard is guilty

[@membering]

Me too.

[@ginaragone7035]

Ken Mains (?sp?) is good.

[@samantarizzi248]

Same tbh. People online don’t have all the information that Ken Mains presented and so they like to assume things. Although the detective Mains did say he is not 100% sure he’s guilty and he probably wouldn’t arrest the guy, but it’s more than likely he was the murderer. There are many things that just don’t make sense if someone did actually entered their home and did this to Marilyn.

[@samantarizzi248]

Also there is such a high probability when something bad happens to the wife the husband is to blame. It usually happens that way. It’s just how it is.

[@breann7913]

All I can think is Dr.Sheppard and Meredith Grey!!

[@stevenyourke7901]

District Attorneys never admit they convicted the wrong guy. Never!

[@susanford2388]

The UK overturned the death penalty because of that. Derek Bentley then Timothy Evans. Both hanged quickly in the 1950's Evans was pardoned as they found the real killer, John Christie, Bentley was pardoned in the 1990's, as he did not actually shoot the police officer but his 17 year old friend did. Bentley was 19.

[@stevenyourke7901]

@@susanford2388 The criminal justice system in the USA is incredibly screwed up and there’s no doubt that we convict and execute a lot of guys who are actually innocent of the crime. With DNA evidence, many have been exonerated while sitting on death row. I think it’s probably the strongest argument against the death penalty.

[@susanford2388]

@@stevenyourke7901 Yes, indeed, I think you are right. Too many men of color are prosecuted & to the fullest. Furthermore, I believe private prisons are unethical, immoral & open to abuse. the idea of prisons being run for profit, when those prisons are built & funded by our tax dollars. Also the rich get away with murder.

[@stevenyourke7901]

@@susanford2388 The USA has about 5 percent of the worlds total population but 25 of all prisoners. We have insanely long prison sentences and most are not violent criminals. The drug laws are completely insane. But prisons provide cheap labor for private corporations. Prisoners can be forced to work for practically nothing. They’re slave labor really.

[@susanford2388]

@@stevenyourke7901 Yes, I heard that. It's mind boggling

[@Sonny84586]

The state’s doctor didn’t like the x-rays showing a broken neck, so he got new ones! What does that sound like? Are you saying the hospital falsified the original x-rays? That doesn’t even make any sense!!

[@TheMrSuge]

The State was presented x-rays from the Sheppard family (generated at the Sheppard owned hospital) that showed a broken neck. The Coroner had Sam thereafter take additional x-rays. The new photos showed a healed neck. Either Sam was the fastest healing human being in the history of the species or the 2 sets of x-rays were from different people

[@Sonny84586]

@@TheMrSuge Well, actually, that would be very dependent on how much time had gone by between the original x-rays and the newer ones, as well as what stage of healing we’re talking about. Not only that, but are you suggesting that one x-ray was falsified by the hospital by using an x-ray of some other man with a recently broken neck, while the second x-ray was of Sam’s neck, which had a healing fracture in the exact same location? If so, that’s completely ridiculous. It seems to me that both x-rays were of Sam, and that he clearly had a neck fracture, which, of course, would be in some stage of healing at a later date.

[@Sonny84586]

@@TheMrSuge Oh yeah, and Sam Sheppard was finally exonerated through DNA evidence. There is zero doubt in my mind that Richard Eberling is the man who committed this crime, and the police completely botched the investigation right from the start, when they ignored the obvious signs that this was a sexually motivated crime. “Eberling's DNA type was found in semen on two slides of vaginal smears taken from Mrs. Sheppard. Her body was found in a position suggesting that she had been raped. The prosecution never disclosed at the doctor's trial that his wife had been sexually assaulted.”

[@TheMrSuge]

@@Sonny84586 I'm not "suggesting" anything; just stating the facts: The 2 sets of x-rays were taken just 3 days apart. Not nearly enough time for a fracture to heal. Dr. Sheppard was first x-rayed on the morning of July 4th (at a hospital owned by his family and with his brother present). The technician that took the x-rays and saw them "wet" noticed no neck fracture. However a different doctor at the hospital later composed a written report that claimed the presence of a fracture of the 2nd vertebrae. The 2nd x-rays were taken 3 days later on the 7th, showing no fracture. An expert witness at the civil trial testified that, in his opinion, the x-rays associated with the written report and the x-rays taken on July the 7th were from 2 different people. Just the facts. Draw your own conclusion.

[@bewitch6864]

@@Sonny84586 The second, third x-rays were taken in a matter of days after the broken neck one was presented.

[@toddbonin6926]

I don’t understand how the dog slept through all of this. My dog wakes up when someone closes a car door at the house next door.

[@crystaltheo8494]

The state didn’t want to have to pay smh. Who was the defending lawyer ???

[@TheMrSuge]

Actually, the State gave Sam Reece Sheppard every opportunity to get paid. The lawsuit he brought, seeking compensation on behalf of the estate of Dr. Sheppard, was clearly not justiciable under Ohio law, since such lawsuits can ONLY be brought by the person alleging the unlawful imprisonment. The cause of action dies with the person aggrieved. Thus the cause of action died with Dr. Sheppard. The State of Ohio actually moved to dismiss the case for this reason, thereby preserving the issue on appeal, but then requested that the judge deny their motion and let the trial proceed. They did that because they felt it was in the best interests of the community that the trial take place and the whole case be re-examined. They gave the kid all possible chances to prove his case. Unfortunately, the facts let him down

[@maggiethompson8222]

First of all.. lawyers and scientists need to speak in layman's terms when talking to jurors or anyone frankly, secondly For Shame on the jurors for not asking for clarification or explanation. I wouldn't hand down a quilty verdict if I didn't understand the underlying information.

[@vivalaleta]

Someone else killed her because Sheppard paid him too. No other reason for doing it exists.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

No evidence for such a payment

[@vivalaleta]

@@redpillfreedom6692 Sheppard is exceedingly intelligent. There's no motivation elsewhere.

[@nigellbutlerrr2638]

He never had any history of battery of the wife.. Innocent. The step of not being violent to being so violent is not possible for an educated person in a short time.

[@lillymom7909]

Did they ever say if Eberling was left handed? I didn't hear where they reconciled that.

[@stephaniek1076]

You're right; they never did reconcile that fact. You'd think if he WERE left-handed, they would have stated such, in order to give weight to their perspective.

[@raymondkymsuttle]

All I’m hearing from the prosecutor/cops is a refusal to admit they could be wrong. Typical straight male behaviour in my experience.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@Patrick Dolan Even gay men display behaviour like this. Social view are that men can't admit they're wrong without loosing face for it. This is a general gender behaviour that is continually reinforced by social expectations/ views. On how men are supposed to act REGARDLESS of their sexual identity. So claiming that its a 'hertophopic' view point is a just claiming the straight male victim card.

[@saymyname2417]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 - Really... just stop.

[@juliehay]

all about face saving, the judicial system is a farce sometimes and incredibly cruel, and my guess is now that if the state admits they got it all wrong they then might have to compensate the family, money, money, politics and saving face. ffs

[@juliehay]

@Patrick Dolan oh, ffs, don't get all upset over that

[@outdoorloser4340]

Typical woke cultists answer.