Sam Shepard's Strange Holiday

The 4th of July had become Sam Shepard's very own strange holiday. The first officer on the scene at the Shepard home was 26-year-old Fred Drankin. As family and police slowly overtook his home, Sam had to contend with the fact that his life had changed forever. In Maryland, beaten to death in her bed,. Her face was beaten to an unrecognizable pulp and the walls were covered in flecks of her blood. No clear motive was apparent yet.