Photos: 50th anniversary of Dr. Sam Sheppard's acquittal
On Nov. 16, 1966, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his second trial of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in their Bay Village, Ohio, home in 1954. The controversial murder trial of Sheppard drew national attention, with a television series, "The Fugitive," and the 1993 film of the same name, often cited as being loosely based on Sheppard's story.
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Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, arrested on first degree murder charge on July 4 slaying of his wife, Marilyn, is led into the Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland on July 30, 1954 where he was committed into the sheriff’s custody. The officer with him is not identified. (AP Photo)
Marilyn Sheppard
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Marilyn Sheppard, 31-year-old Bay Village socialite in Cleveland, July 31, 1954, who was bludgeoned to death before dawn on July 4. Her husband, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, a 30-year old osteopath, was charged with first degree murder. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard home
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This is the home in suburban Bay Village where the beaten body of Mrs. Marilyn Sheppard, 31, was found early in July 1954. Her husband Dr. Samuel R. Sheppard told police he was hurt in a fight with the slayer, but has been able to give only a hazy description of the man. (AP Photo)
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Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, accused of murdering his wife, Marilyn sets camly waiting for the court to open for the second day of his trial in Cleveland, Oct. 19, 1954. At the right is William H. Corrigan, son of Defense Attorney William J. Corrigan. (AP Photo)
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Members of the panel from which the jury will be picked to decide whether Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard is guilty of first degree murder leave the Criminal Courts Building for lunch in Cleveland, Oct. 19, 1954. Two jurors had been seated at the noon recess. (AP Photo)
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Miss Susan Hayes, who testified she shared a bed with Dr. Samuel Sheppard, heads into court December 1, 1954, for her appearance at his first-degree trial in Cleveland. In background is Detective Sgt. Harold Lockwood. Dr. Sheppard is charged with slaying his wife, Marilyn last July 4. (AP Photo)
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Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, found guilty of his pregnant wife's second degree murder, was sentenced on December 22, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio, to spend the rest of his life at the Ohio State Penitentiary. Sheppard is a prosperous osteopathic neurosurgeon. (AP Photo)
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Lee Bailey of Boston, left, attorney for Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, right, talks with newsmen, after arguing the former Cleveland, Ohio, osteopath’s case before the Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 28, 1966. Dr. Sheppard is seeking a new trial in the slaying of his first wife, Marilyn. He was convicted 12 years ago. (AP Photo/William J. Smith)
Sam Sheppard
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Samuel H. Sheppard, his second wife, Ariane, and his 19-year-old son Sam Jr., right, showed little emotion when they met newsmen and photographers on the lawn at their home in suburban Rocky River in Cleveland on June 6, 1966. Sheppard, 42, had just been informed the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he did not receive a fair trial when convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1954 bludgeon slaying of his first wife, Marilyn. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)
Sam Sheppard
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Newsmen follow Samuel H. Sheppard and his second wife, Ariane, as they leave the Criminal Court Building in Cleveland on Sept. 8, 1966 where he pleaded innocent to a charge of second-degree murder in the bludgeon slaying of his first wife, Marilyn, 12 years ago. Sheppard was given a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted of second degree-murder in 1954. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)
Sam Sheppard
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Samuel H. Sheppard clenches his pipe in his teeth during a recess of his murder retrial in Cleveland, Ohio on Oct. 25, 1966. Sheppard stands charged with second-degree murder in the 1954 slaying of his first wife, Marilyn. In 1954, Sheppard stood trial for his life. The retrial resumes with the selection of more prospective jurors. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)
Sam Sheppard, Ariane Sheppard, F.Lee Bailey
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Samuel H. Sheppard, center, flanked by his chief counsel, F. Lee Bailey and his wife, Ariane, leaves the criminal courts building in Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 7, 1966 after a session in court where he is on trial for the murder of his first wife Marilyn, in 1954. Sheppard is charged with second-degree murder. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson )
Sam Sheppard, Ariane Sheppard
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Samuel H. Sheppard and his second wife, Ariane, arrive at the Criminal Courts Building in Cleveland on Nov. 15, 1966, for his murder retrial, which was in the final arguments stage today. He is on trial for second degree murder in the bludgeon slaying of his first wife, Marilyn,, July 4, 1954. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard Murder Trial
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Five members of the Samuel H. Sheppard murder retrial are leaving the jury bus to enter criminal courts building in Cleveland, Nov. 16, 1966. After hearing the judge’s charge, the jurors get the case. The retrial started on October 24, and the jury has been sequestered since November 1. (AP Photo)
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On Nov. 16, 1966, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his second trial of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, in 1954.
Samuel Sheppard, Ariane Sheppard
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After a Jury verdict, Samuel H. Sheppard and his second wife, Ariane, seemed oblivious to the crowd around them for this moment at their news conference in a downtown hotel in Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 17, 1966. Sheppard was found NOT guilty of second degree murder in the bludgeon slaying of his first wife, Marilyn on July 4, 1954. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard
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Samuel H. Sheppard arrived at the criminal courts building in Cleveland, Ohio on Dec. 2, 1966 in answer to a subpoena to tell the Cuyahoga County grand jury his story of what happened the morning his first wife was slain in their suburban Bay Village home 12 year ago. Sheppard was convicted of second-degree murder in December 1954, and served nine years in prison, but won a new trial on appeal and was acquitted. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)
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Sam Sheppard
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Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, arrested on first degree murder charge on July 4 slaying of his wife, Marilyn, is led into the Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland on July 30, 1954 where he was committed into the sheriff’s custody. The officer with him is not identified. (AP Photo)
Marilyn Sheppard
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Marilyn Sheppard, 31-year-old Bay Village socialite in Cleveland, July 31, 1954, who was bludgeoned to death before dawn on July 4. Her husband, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, a 30-year old osteopath, was charged with first degree murder. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard home
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This is the home in suburban Bay Village where the beaten body of Mrs. Marilyn Sheppard, 31, was found early in July 1954. Her husband Dr. Samuel R. Sheppard told police he was hurt in a fight with the slayer, but has been able to give only a hazy description of the man. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard
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Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, accused of murdering his wife, Marilyn sets camly waiting for the court to open for the second day of his trial in Cleveland, Oct. 19, 1954. At the right is William H. Corrigan, son of Defense Attorney William J. Corrigan. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard Trial
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Members of the panel from which the jury will be picked to decide whether Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard is guilty of first degree murder leave the Criminal Courts Building for lunch in Cleveland, Oct. 19, 1954. Two jurors had been seated at the noon recess. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard trial
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Miss Susan Hayes, who testified she shared a bed with Dr. Samuel Sheppard, heads into court December 1, 1954, for her appearance at his first-degree trial in Cleveland. In background is Detective Sgt. Harold Lockwood. Dr. Sheppard is charged with slaying his wife, Marilyn last July 4. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard
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Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, found guilty of his pregnant wife's second degree murder, was sentenced on December 22, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio, to spend the rest of his life at the Ohio State Penitentiary. Sheppard is a prosperous osteopathic neurosurgeon. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard
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Lee Bailey of Boston, left, attorney for Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, right, talks with newsmen, after arguing the former Cleveland, Ohio, osteopath’s case before the Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 28, 1966. Dr. Sheppard is seeking a new trial in the slaying of his first wife, Marilyn. He was convicted 12 years ago. (AP Photo/William J. Smith)
Sam Sheppard
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Samuel H. Sheppard, his second wife, Ariane, and his 19-year-old son Sam Jr., right, showed little emotion when they met newsmen and photographers on the lawn at their home in suburban Rocky River in Cleveland on June 6, 1966. Sheppard, 42, had just been informed the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he did not receive a fair trial when convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1954 bludgeon slaying of his first wife, Marilyn. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)
Sam Sheppard
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Newsmen follow Samuel H. Sheppard and his second wife, Ariane, as they leave the Criminal Court Building in Cleveland on Sept. 8, 1966 where he pleaded innocent to a charge of second-degree murder in the bludgeon slaying of his first wife, Marilyn, 12 years ago. Sheppard was given a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted of second degree-murder in 1954. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)
Sam Sheppard
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Samuel H. Sheppard clenches his pipe in his teeth during a recess of his murder retrial in Cleveland, Ohio on Oct. 25, 1966. Sheppard stands charged with second-degree murder in the 1954 slaying of his first wife, Marilyn. In 1954, Sheppard stood trial for his life. The retrial resumes with the selection of more prospective jurors. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)
Sam Sheppard, Ariane Sheppard, F.Lee Bailey
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Samuel H. Sheppard, center, flanked by his chief counsel, F. Lee Bailey and his wife, Ariane, leaves the criminal courts building in Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 7, 1966 after a session in court where he is on trial for the murder of his first wife Marilyn, in 1954. Sheppard is charged with second-degree murder. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson )
Sam Sheppard, Ariane Sheppard
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Samuel H. Sheppard and his second wife, Ariane, arrive at the Criminal Courts Building in Cleveland on Nov. 15, 1966, for his murder retrial, which was in the final arguments stage today. He is on trial for second degree murder in the bludgeon slaying of his first wife, Marilyn,, July 4, 1954. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard Murder Trial
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Five members of the Samuel H. Sheppard murder retrial are leaving the jury bus to enter criminal courts building in Cleveland, Nov. 16, 1966. After hearing the judge’s charge, the jurors get the case. The retrial started on October 24, and the jury has been sequestered since November 1. (AP Photo)
Samuel Sheppard, Ariane Sheppard
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After a Jury verdict, Samuel H. Sheppard and his second wife, Ariane, seemed oblivious to the crowd around them for this moment at their news conference in a downtown hotel in Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 17, 1966. Sheppard was found NOT guilty of second degree murder in the bludgeon slaying of his first wife, Marilyn on July 4, 1954. (AP Photo)
Sam Sheppard
- Julian C. Wilson
Samuel H. Sheppard arrived at the criminal courts building in Cleveland, Ohio on Dec. 2, 1966 in answer to a subpoena to tell the Cuyahoga County grand jury his story of what happened the morning his first wife was slain in their suburban Bay Village home 12 year ago. Sheppard was convicted of second-degree murder in December 1954, and served nine years in prison, but won a new trial on appeal and was acquitted. (AP Photo/Julian C. Wilson)
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