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Title: Mockery of Justice: The True Story of the Sheppard Murder Case by Cynthia L. Cooper, Sam Reese Sheppard ISBN: 1-55553-241-1 Publisher: Northeastern University Press Pub. Date: October, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.79 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fascinating Story Well Told
Comment: This book brings to life the fascinating Sheppard case, shedding new light onto the tragic events surrounding the murder of Marilyn Sheppard and the travesty of the criminal justice system in Cleveland, OH. The book provides a systematic and extremely readable examination of the evidence, while capturing the essence of the characters involved and the times in which they lived. Author Cynthia Cooper leaves you in no doubt of the innocence of Dr. Sheppard, the culpability of the Cleveland police, and the identity of the real killer. This is a captivating, well researched and extremely well-written book. This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Rating: 4
Summary: A MYSTERY NEVER SOLVED
Comment: While this book doesn't prove who really did kill Marilyn Sheppard, it does provide us with enough evidence to believe, beyond a reasonable doubt that, that Dr. Sam Sheppard was truly innocent. Unlike, Fatal Justice, which attempts to "prove" the innocence of Jeffrey MacDonald, Mockery of Justice does provide us with "hard" evidence indicating that someone else was involved--not Sam Sheppard. Whatever your beliefs regarding the case, the book is well-researched, informative and thought-provoking.
Rating: 2
Summary: Sheppard case ineptly told
Comment: The Sheppard murder case is probably the most famous in America, certainly the most famous prior to O.J. Dr. Sam Sheppard, a relatively prominent doctor from suburban Cleveland, was accused of murdering his wife. The case was tried in the newspapers, and he was convicted before the trial even began, served a dozen years in prison, and then was acquitted by a second trial. There are still legal proceedings going on in this trial (his family wants a full exoneration for him) and interest in the case continues.
Dr. Sam (as he is known to distinguish him from his son, Sam Reese Sheppard) was apparently wrongly convicted, and according to police investigators in the book, never would have been indicted under similar circumstances now. A more thorough investigation of the other people in the lives of the Sheppards would have been conducted also. The authors make a good case that the investigation in 1954 was very sloppy and incomplete, apparently because they'd already decided who the culprit was.
Unfortunately, this is all told in wooden prose, almost unreadable at times. Further, in the first half of the book there are numerous flashbacks (or flashforwards, depending on your point of view) with the action shifting between 1954 and the 90's. The second half of the book jumps between several suspects that were looked at in the investigation conducted by Sheppard's son (who's one of the co-writers) along with a host of other people, including the other author of this book. It's all not very well sorted (I found myself leafing back and forth trying to remember who various people were, and losing interest, to be frank) and somewhat confusing, though the conclusion seems obvious enough.
There is much to like about this book. Unfortunately, most of what is likable about it is buried under a mass of barely-readable prose, and told in such a way as to make it considerably less than compelling. Frankly I wish I could give this book a higher rating. Reality, however, has to set in. It's not that good a book, except on the level of exonerating Sam Sheppard.
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Title: The Wrong Man : The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case by James Neff ISBN: 0375761055 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Dr. Sam Sheppard on Trial: The Prosecutors and the Marilyn Sheppard Murder by Jack P. DeSario, William D. Mason ISBN: 0873387708 Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Tailspin: The Strange Case of Major Call by Bernard F. Conners ISBN: 0945167504 Publisher: British Amer Pub Ltd Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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