61: The Murder of Marilyn Sheppard

In 1954 Marilyn Reese Sheppard was brutally murdered in her home in Bay Village, Ohio an upscale suburb of Cleveland. If you take the media’s word for it, her killer was none other than her husband, Sam Sheppard. But the case isn’t as simple as it seems, and even three trials spanning 50 years weren’t able to come to a definite conclusion. This week we get into all the details of all the trials, other possible suspects, and even a detour into professional wrestling. Enjoy and let us know what you think! FURTHER READING: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Sheppard (Sam Sheppard) https://www.historicfilms.com/tapes/15618 (The Sam Sheppard Murder Case - Historic Films) https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sheppard/ (Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library | Cleveland State University Research | EngagedScholarship@CSU) https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard (Sam Sheppard Trials (1954 & '66)) https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/sheppard-murder-case (SHEPPARD MURDER CASE | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History) https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/10-evidence (Who Killed Marilyn?: Evidence Concerning Richard Eberling-- Was He "the Bushy-Haired Man"?) https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/eberling.htm (Richard Eberling) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/chronology.html (NOVA Online | Killer's Trail | Chronology of a Murder) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-26-me-7325-story.html (Richard Eberling; Accused in 'Fugitive' Case) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_(1993_film) (The Fugitive (1993 film)) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_(2020_TV_series) (The Fugitive (2020 TV series)) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_(1963_TV_series) (The Fugitive (1963 TV series)) https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/08/the-fugitive-harrison-ford-25-years-later/566729/ ('The Fugitive' Still Won't Quit, 25 Years Later) https://www.si.com/longform/true-crime/cleveland-1954-browns-indians-sam-sheppard-murder-trial/index.html (Cleveland In 1954: The Browns, the