Sam Sheppard, alcoholic
SEPTEMBER 2004
The Sam Sheppard Story
If I'd been able to land a copy of "The Sam Sheppard Story" in time for this issue, I would have reviewed it. Unfortunately, it was a movie made for television and cannot be rented. While the top story is long enough to forego a review, the Sheppard story, which also inspired the movie and television series "The Fugitive," is worthy of a brief discussion.
Sheppard was accused of murdering his wife in 1954. The U.S. Supreme Court subsequently freed him due to the prejudicial atmosphere surrounding his trial. A second jury trial in 1966 resulted in acquittal.
The "Sam Sheppard Story" was, apparently, written by his son in an attempt to offer an alternative ...
