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===Alternative suspects=== *[[Richard Eberling]] - The Sheppard's handyman, he had an intimate knowledge of the layout of the house, including an obscure basement entrance, and reportedly had a sexual obsession with Marilyn Sheppard. In 1959 he was arrested for stealing from two of his clients and two cocktail rings stolen from the Sheppard house were found in his possession. He also admitted to bleeding in Marilyn's room two days before the murder but was inconsistent on where he cut himself. A car resembling his was parked near the Sheppard house on the night of the murder and he bore a resemblance to the man seen nearby. Following the Sheppard case he was suspected in the deaths of multiple women and was eventually convicted of killing one. While dying in prison he allegedly made a detailed confession to Marilyn's murder. *Esther Houk - Many people in the local area believed that Marilyn was having an affair with Spencer Houk, giving Esther Houk a motive to kill her. She had also ignited a coal fire on July 4 despite it being a warm day. The blows to Marilyn's head had not cracked her dura, perhaps indicating lack of strength from a female killer. F. Lee Bailey personally believed her to be the killer because "A jealous killing requires a woman killer". Bailey posited that Esther had walked in on Spencer having sex with Marilyn, hence the semen in her body, and murdered her before Spencer knocked Sam out to protect his wife. Sam had then chased Spencer down to the lake before being knocked out a second time. *[[James Call]] - An Air Force pilot who went AWOL and embarked on a killing spree in 1954. According to FBI agent Bernard Conners, Marilyn's murder, which occurred during Call's killing spree, fit with Call's M.O. of breaking into houses and beating his victims to death. His main weapon was a crowbar, which could have been used to kill Marilyn. When Call was apprehended, he had an unexplained bite mark on his hand. *Donald Wedler - While in prison in Florida in 1957, criminal Donald Wedler confessed that he had broken into a house in the area of Lake Erie in July 1954 and beaten a woman to death with a large pipe before using it to knock out her husband when he ran up the stairs to intervene. Witnesses placed him in the general area on July 4 and he fit the general description of a tall bushy-haired man. However, his confession made no mention of the fight with Sam Sheppard down by the lake and several other details were incorrect. [[Category:List]] [[Category:Villainous Event]] [[Category:Modern Villains]] [[Category:United States of America]] [[Category:Fate unknown]] [[Category:Karma Houdini]] [[Category:Murderer]] [[Category:Rapists]] [[Category:Brutes]] [[Category:Incriminator]] [[Category:Adulterers]] [[Category:Thief]] [[Category:Perverts]]
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