Dr. Sheppard Injured Following the Murder ID: 5730 | This file appears in: Dr. Sam Sheppard Dr. Sheppard proclaimed his innocence to police, accounting a story of a bushy haired man who had been inside the house at the time of the murder. Sheppard stated that he chased the man down the beach as he was fleeing his home, and hurt his neck in a scuffle with the suspected criminal. Pictured here shortly after the crime, Sheppard is wearing a neck brace as a result of his injuries. | Date: 1954 | Source: Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections. Download Original File SourceCleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.Date1954 "Dr. Sheppard Injured Following the Murder" appears in: Dr. Sam Sheppard