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eee One ee "7 Ms J. Edgar Hoover, Director, - piu <°“ Federal bureau of Investigation, _ ~" Washington, D. C. ~ ~° Movember 2, 1959s, Ue Se Dé - of Investigation, — Dear Mr. Hoover, SUBJECT: Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case-Cu ahoga Count _ Some time before Dr. Sheppard went on trial at Cuyahoga County - aM Court House I received information which as from a source that has been very reliable that Mrs. Sheppard was ‘killed by a left handed — man= not her husband. ; ; oe Quite some time later a criminologist from California was called in by Defense Coung#l. He stated that it was his opipfrthe veating was administered by a left handed person. a Months later I spotted a driver for Shinrock Elevator, Shinrock, ; Ohio who fitted the description of a man witnesses claimed to have .% seen near Sheppard home about time of killing. This man was both © Lo right ani left handed. I was sure I had seen the picture of this ~ man on an old flyer. a long time before. This information I turned. over to . This man was picked up an was nformed was a fugitive and returned to Florida. I understand He ‘4s the one who made an admission regarding the casée At the time of the trial, on advice of counsel, Dr. Sheppard refused to take a polygraph test. Later, I understand that the authorities refused to let Hime do so. : | | aa Several of us feel that the conviction was largely due to : biased newspaper reporting and the apparent pressure that grose a for a conviction. Co . : “. We believe, if that man and Florida is willing, both He and v : Dr. Sheppard should receive poly tests. ; ‘ Is there anything the U. & Dept. of Justice can do? I never | - knew Dr. Sheppard or any of His relatives but I do,bdgliev ere ,. may have been a miscarriage of Justice. EX 100 CC ¢ - LAE -~ J. ¢. Os ~ No correspondelle’ Brek OS bs. resident Agent’ Sandusky, Ohio knows me. : c. :