When a wasp stings, it injects a venomous fluid under the skin. The venom causes a painful swelling that may last several days. In some cases, a wasp sting may cause severe illness or even death.
However, the Press was criticized for its role, led by editor-in-chief Louis B. Seltzer, in the conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard in 1954 for the murder of his wife, Marilyn. A Federal judge stated, If ever there was a trial by newspaper, this is a perfect example. And the most insidious example was the Cleveland Press.
More than 40 years before the O.J. Simpson trial there was the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case. The victim at its center was Marilyn Sheppard, the doctor's wife, and the crime itself was so heinous and shocking, combining so perfectly extra-marital sex and violence, that it seized the country's imagination and became an international media sensation.