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Finalist for the Edgar Award and one of Ann Rule's top five true-crime titles: The definitive account of the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder mystery 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. This ebook contains ten photographs not included in previous editions.

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An exhaustive piece of detective work...[Neff's] determination gives his book a gripping zealousness. --The New York Times Book Review The Wrong Man is one of the most brilliant works in the true-crime genre to come along for a decade. Even those who thought they knew the Sam Sheppard case are in for a surprise. James Neff's in-depth research resonates throughout this fascinating book, and he has come up with the real thing--a searing study of Dr. Sam Sheppard, a man no one really knew. Neff is my favorite true-crime writer! --Ann Rule, author of Every Breath You Take and Small Sacrifices James Neff's The Wrong Man...does an outstanding job examining the famous case, setting out the facts, and then illuminating the subsequent trials as seen through the prism of the evolving science of DNA and crime psychology....Far more than a true-crime book... The Wrong Man is a perceptive look at the intricacies of the justice system. --USA Today A gripping and meticulously researched book...[A] first-degree murder mystery. --People Journalist James Neff...has amassed an impressive body of evidence that points to the almost inevitable conclusion that the wheels of justice ran over 'the wrong man.'...Fascinating and provocative reading. --The Washington Post Book World From the Trade Paperback edition.

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