Mockery of Justice: Studies in the Morality, Law, and Politics of Capital Punishment

by Cynthia L. Cooper and Sam Reese Sheppard

Book Overview

Although Dr. Sam Sheppard's conviction for the infamous and brutal 1954 murder of his wife Marilyn was overturned in the 1960s, the real killer has never been identified. In Mockery of Justice, his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555532411
• ISBN13: 9781555532413
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A disturbing look at justice miscarried

I really enjoyed the book. After reading the book you can't help but believe that Sam Sheppard was innocent, and those acting to convict him in there tunnel vision refused to look elsewhere. Sam's son does a wonderful job in pointing to the real killer, the window washer Richard Eberling who was convicted of killing a very old woman and has probably killed many more. A trully appalling look at the way this case was handled in the press and by those seeking for a conviction at any cost. This book sheds the light on what has been kept in the dark for years.

Mockery of Justice

I'm a D.O. from Ohio, just like Dr. Sam was. This book is a must read for anybody interested in the relationship between MD's and DO's during the 50's and 60's. If Dr. Sam had been an MD this book wouldn't have had to be written. I authored a book named Excape From The Human Race, and I was inspired by Dr. Sam. He who endures conquers!

Hard to imagine...

It is hard to imagine why the City of Cleveland and the media there still refuse to acknowledge the horrible error made in 1954 when Dr. Sam was convicted. As this fine book shows, there was much evidence to show that Dr. Sam killed no one--and no convincing evidence that he ever killed anyone, much less his wife. It is truly a tragedy. Not only was a woman murdered and her murderer never caught, Dr. Sam's life was ruined; his mother committed suicide; his father's demise was hastened--and on and on, down to the present day with the pain suffered by the son. If there was ever a good argument against the death penalty, this book is it--and I have long supported the death penalty in certain cases. This book should become a classic among fans of true crime stories.

Fascinating, inspiring investigation by authorCynthia Cooper

A lot of new evidence has been uncovered to prove that Dr. Sam Sheppard could not have committed his wife's murder and to prove that Richard Eberling, the window washer at their home, is the likely killer. Great, true crime reading!!

A True American Gothic Mystery Story

I have been fascinated all my life by the Sheppard case, and my father before me. It is certainly the foremost American unsolved mystery case of all time, as well as being an incredibly chilling and gripping classic American Gothic story worthy of Mark Twain or Poe. The book "Mockery of Justice" pretty much wraps up the mystery. The book thoroughly proves that Dr. Sheppard was railroaded and framed by the Cleveland police. The most disturbing part of the story is how the police and good citizens of Cleveland had no qualms about putting away an innocent man for this crime, and about destroying all the evidence proving his innocence. Meanwhile the Sheppard family is all but destroyed and the real killer is allowed to go on his merry way....a phenomenally good book.