LibGuides: Primary Sources: The 1950s: Sheppard, Sam

Online Sources: Sam Sheppard

Famous Trials: Sam Sheppard (1954 & '66)
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"Apart from the large unanswered question of guilt, the Sheppard case deserves to be considered among the nation's most famous because it produced a landmark U. S. Supreme Court decision on fair trial rights and launched the career of a flamboyant young defense attorney named F. Lee Bailey...."
FBI Vault: Dr. Samuel Sheppard
FBI Vault: Marilyn Sheppard
The Sam Sheppard Case 1954-2000
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"In 1999, Sam and Marilyn’s son, Sam Reese Sheppard, unsuccessfully sued the state of Ohio for the wrongful imprisonment of his father. The documents collected and used by the prosecutor’s office in this trial are the basis of the collection.

The Sam Sheppard case materials were donated to the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office"
SHEPPARD v. MAXWELL, WARDEN, 384 U.S. 333
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