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The Insane True Story That Could Have Inspired 'The Fugitive'

Mar 25, 2026
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Beginning in 1967, TV fans followed Dr. Richard Kimble as he chased the one-armed man who killed his wife. Kimble won. A decade earlier, Dr. Sam Sheppard wasn't so lucky. Some say his story inspired "The Fugitive," with one key difference -- the real-life Sheppard didn't run.