Samuel Holmes Sheppard ((1923-12-29)December 29, 1923 â€"
(1970-04-06)April 6, 1970) was an American neurosurgeon. He was
exonerated in 1966, having been convicted of the 1954 murder of his
wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard. The case was controversial from the
beginning, with extensive and prolonged nationwide media coverage.The
U.S. Supreme Court determined that the "carnival atmosphere"
surrounding Sheppard's first trial had made due process impossible;
after ten years in prison he was acquitted at a second trial.Sheppard
was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of three sons of Richard
Allen Sheppard, D.O. He attended Cleveland Heights High School where
he was an excellent student and was active in American football,
basketball, and track; he was class president for three years.
Sheppard met his future wife, Marilyn Reese, while in high school.
Although several small Ohio colleges offered him athletic
scholarships, Sheppard chose to follow the lead of his father and
older brothers and pursued a career in osteopathic medicine. He
enrolled at Hanover College in Indiana to study pre-osteopathic
medical courses, then took supplementary courses at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland. Sheppard finished his medical
education at the Los Angeles Osteopathic School of Physicians and
Surgeons (now University of California Irvine) and was awarded the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O) degree.
(1970-04-06)April 6, 1970) was an American neurosurgeon. He was
exonerated in 1966, having been convicted of the 1954 murder of his
wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard. The case was controversial from the
beginning, with extensive and prolonged nationwide media coverage.The
U.S. Supreme Court determined that the "carnival atmosphere"
surrounding Sheppard's first trial had made due process impossible;
after ten years in prison he was acquitted at a second trial.Sheppard
was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of three sons of Richard
Allen Sheppard, D.O. He attended Cleveland Heights High School where
he was an excellent student and was active in American football,
basketball, and track; he was class president for three years.
Sheppard met his future wife, Marilyn Reese, while in high school.
Although several small Ohio colleges offered him athletic
scholarships, Sheppard chose to follow the lead of his father and
older brothers and pursued a career in osteopathic medicine. He
enrolled at Hanover College in Indiana to study pre-osteopathic
medical courses, then took supplementary courses at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland. Sheppard finished his medical
education at the Los Angeles Osteopathic School of Physicians and
Surgeons (now University of California Irvine) and was awarded the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O) degree.
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