SAM H. SHEPPARD - CHECK ENDORSED 08/02/1946 CO-SIGNED BY: MARILYN R. SHEPPARD, THOMAS S. REESE - DOCUMENT 264405

 

SAM SHEPPARD, MARILYN REESE SHEPHARD and THOMAS S. REESE. Rare Partly Printed Check signed: "Thos. S. Reese", endorsed on verso: "Marilyn Reese Sheppard" and "Sam H. Sheppard", 6¼x2¾. Cleveland, Ohio, 1946 August 2. Drawn on the Central National Bank of Cleveland, payable to Marilyn Reese Sheppard for $50. Sam Sheppard and Marilyn Reese were married in September 1945, 11 months before this check was written by her father. On the night of July 3, 1954, MARILYN REESE SHEPPARD (1922-1954) was bludgeoned to death in her bed. On December 21, 1954, her husband, neurosurgeon SAM SHEPPARD (1923-1970), was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to life in prison. In 1955, Dr. Sheppard's appeal to the state court of appeals was rejected, and the denial was upheld in the subsequent appeals, including one to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1963, Marilyn's father, THOMAS S. REESE committed suicide. In 1964, with the help of renowned defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, Sheppard was released and granted a new trial. On November 16, 1966, Sheppard was found not guilty. The Sheppard case inspired the popular TV series, The Fugitive, televised from 1963-1967. THIS IS THE FIRST DOCUMENT WE HAVE EVER SEEN SIGNED BY BOTH SHEPPARD AND HIS WIFE! All signatures are bold. Cancellation holes minimally affect both Sheppard signatures. Otherwise, fine condition.