Sam Sheppard: Case Closed - Part 3

11/13/19 • 7 min

This is the story about the third trial in the year 2000, a civil casewhere Sam and Marilyn Sheppard's son, Sam Reese, tried to use DNA to prove his father innocent.

This is the story about the third trial in the year 2000, a civil casewhere Sam and Marilyn Sheppard's son, Sam Reese, tried to use DNA to prove his father innocent.

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Sam Sheppard: Case Closed - Part 2

At the second trial, F. Lee Bailey conducted one of the most famous cross-examinations ever, proving the state's star witness either exaggerated or lied about knowing the identity of the murder weapon. That, coupled with new scientific evidence, and the choice to try the case towards the younger members of the jury, helped lead to a not guilty verdict.