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The Wrong Man
- The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
"My God...I think they've killed Marilyn!"
At 5:40 a.m. on July 4, 1954, the mayor of Bay Village, a small suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, received a frantic phone call from his neighbor Dr. Sam Sheppard. The news was too terrible to comprehend: Marilyn, Sam's lovely wife, was dead, her face and torso beaten beyond recognition by an unknown assailant who had knocked Sam unconscious and escaped just before dawn. In the adjacent bedroom, Chip, the Sheppards' seven-year-old son, had slept through the entire ordeal.
Almost immediately, the police began to suspect Sam Sheppard. The local press rushed to cast judgment on the handsome, prosperous doctor. After a misguided investigation, Sheppard was arrested and charged with murder. Sentenced to life in prison, he served for nearly a decade before he was acquitted in a retrial. Until his death, he maintained his innocence.
Culled from DNA evidence, testimony that was never heard in court, prison diaries, and interviews with the Sheppard family and other key players, The Wrong Man makes a convincing case for Sheppard's innocence and reveals the identity of the real killer.
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- claire adams
- 10-07-23
Brilliant book
Absolutely great from start to finish. Despite the length, this book has no filler. The story is a compelling one,with twists and turns throughout. Loved it.
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- Mr M T Hardy
- 20-07-23
A tough but rewarding read…
This is a very detailed retelling of a real life American legal cause celebre. You have to stick with it through the heavy duty law and the even heavier science stuff, but it’s worth it. Important read about the injustices that occur when the law gets confused with salacious newspaper headlines, politics and old fashioned prurience!
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- Hayley
- 25-11-23
What a nightmare!
Such a well researched book, it really amplifies how far we’ve come with technology, I’d like to think that the same scenario now wouldn’t end in the travesty of justice that was done to this Dr.
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- Paul Tomkins
- 05-05-23
Superbly researched true crime masterpiece
A proper investigation of the facts by Neff, who speaks to the people involved (in the 1990s) and who properly examines evidence from the 1954 incident and the various trials the case produced over the subsequent decades. I knew the case but didn't know all the details.
Neff's conclusions are 100% sound, and it's a damning indictment of the original case brought against Shepherd, and the railroading involved. By the end, there is zero doubt about what happened thanks to the science being applied properly, and of who killed Marilyn.
Narration is excellent, too.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-06-23
It’s certainly detailed !
It’s well researched and certainly interesting. It also highlights the dangers of jury trials ! I wish the final summing up was a little more detailed by otherwise I enjoyed it
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- SHANE CANNING
- 10-01-24
Very good
Amazing story well read good listen finished it in less than 2 days only issue can be repitive same storyies u here a lot
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- Anonymous User
- 30-10-24
It’s long
long and detailed look at a case that became aware of many years ago. I recall the series The Fugitive from my childhood and was aware of the suggested links to this case. from what the story tells it’s hard to understand how Shepard was found guilty but times were different back then.
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