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Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

S4 Ep11: Justice Delayed. Justice Denied: The Dr. Sam Sheppard Story Part 2

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.110K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Sam Sheppard and his family fought for decades to clear his name in the death of his wife, Marilyn. But the long arm of law, right or wrong, is hard to run from.

"Strange and Unexplained" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab & Three Goose Entertainment and is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowable that will leave you both laughing and sleeping with the lights on.

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0:00.0

Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,

0:06.0

three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent.

0:11.1

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:13.1

All right.

0:13.9

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:16.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:19.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:22.8

All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat.

0:25.8

Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.

0:28.0

P and Dau Ferris, there is another way.

0:31.0

Strangers, this is part two of two.

0:33.0

If you didn't listen to last week's episode, go back and do that now.

0:36.0

Otherwise, you're going to be really confused.

0:38.0

But here's a quick refresher.

0:40.0

In the wee morning hours of July 4th, 1954, Dr. Sam Sheppard, a young successful doctor living on Lake Erie and Ohio, called police to report that his pregnant wife, Marilyn Sheppard, had been bludgeoned to death in her bed.

0:56.0

The coroner Dr Daniel Gerber took control of the investigation and within 12 hours had decided Dr. Shepard had killed his wife,

1:03.4

despite any evidence supporting this claim.

1:06.4

After a hasty inquest, arrest, and grand jury trial,

1:09.9

Dr. Sam Shepard found himself back in jail

1:12.4

after making bail awaiting an actual trial by jury.

1:16.5

Unfortunately, the media would have their trial first. Can we mere humans ever really separate out our personal opinions and biases from cold hard facts?

1:37.4

Once our minds are made up or at least influenced by outside forces, can we really ever be impartial?

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