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<p><b>Robert Edward Lee Shell</b> (born December 3, 1946)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American photographer and author who was convicted of <a href="Involuntary_manslaughter" class="mw-redirect" title="Involuntary manslaughter">involuntary manslaughter</a> for the death of his model, Marion Franklin, in his <a href="Radford%2C_Virginia" title="Radford, Virginia">Radford, Virginia</a> studio. The events surrounding his case have focused attention on photographers' professional conduct, and boundary issues with their models.

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<p>Bob Shell trained in zoology and, after college, worked for the <a href="Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a>. He also studied fine art and worked as a natural history painter. His paintings and drawings were widely published and included wildlife conservation stamps for the National Wildlife Federation. His father was an avid photographer and cinematographer and Shell followed in his footsteps, learning photography and film making at an early age. In the 1970s Shell decided to change careers and began to pursue photography and writing. He wrote his first articles for <i>Shutterbug</i> magazine in 1973 and continued his association with that magazine, later becoming its editor, a position he held until 2003.

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<p>Shell was known as a teacher of photography, and for his nude and erotic photography. In early 2003, he began a bondage-themed project<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the intent of establishing a commercial website ("bound2bwild.com") and producing a bondage-themed book under his <i>nom de plume</i> Edward Lee. On June 3, 2003, his model (and, in his account, girlfriend<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) Marion Franklin died of a morphine overdose during a bondage-themed photographic session. Shell was prosecuted in connection with her death by Radford City Commonwealth's Attorney Chris Rehak.

</p><p>After four years of delays punctuated by allegations of police and prosecutorial

misconduct,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shell went to trial before a jury on August 20, 2007. Although the sequence of events surrounding Franklin's death was contentious,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the jury agreed that Shell had administered the lethal dose of morphine to Franklin. On 31 August, Shell was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to 32 years and 6 months in prison. All his appeals have since failed.

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<ul><li><i>The Canon EOS System.</i> Hove Systems Pro Guides. Hove, East Sussex: Hove Foto, 1990. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">

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</style><a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>0-906447-47-X</bdi>.</li>

<li><i>The Hasselblad System.</i> Hove Systems Pro Guides. Hove Foto, 1991. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>0-906447-77-1</bdi>.</li>

<li><i>Mamiya Medium Format Systems.</i> Hove Systems Pro Guides. Hove, East Sussex: Hove Foto, 1992. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>0-906447-76-3</bdi>.</li>

<li><i>Canon Compendium: Handbook of the Canon System.</i> Hove, East Sussex: Hove, 1994. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>1-897802-04-8</bdi>.</li>

<li><i>Canon Classic Cameras.</i> Magic Lantern, 1995. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>1-883403-26-X</bdi>.</li>

<li>(With Victoria Jordan Stone). <i>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Massage Illustrated.</i> Alpha, 2007. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>1-59257-587-0</bdi>.</li></ul>

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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Date information sourced from <a href="Library_of_Congress_Authorities" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Authorities">Library of Congress Authorities</a> data, via corresponding <a href="Library_of_Congress_Linked_Data_Service" title="Library of Congress Linked Data Service">Library of Congress Linked Data Service</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n93100681">linked authority record n93100681</a>.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Joe Eaton (8 November 2008). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130201120201/http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/68142">The final shoot</a>". <i><a href="The_Roanoke_Times" title="The Roanoke Times">The Roanoke Times</a></i>.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chris Cheesman (13 September 2007).

"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Photographer_Bob_Shell_convicted_over_models_death_news_142922.html">Photographer Bob Shell convicted over model's death</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071012025728/http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Photographer_Bob_Shell_convicted_over_models_death_news_142922.html">Archived</a> October 12, 2007, at the <a href="Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>". <i><a href="Amateur_Photographer" title="Amateur Photographer">Amateur Photographer</a></i>.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vawd.uscourts.gov/OPINIONS/CONRAD/SHELLGRANTINGMOTIONTODISMISS.PDF">Motion to dismiss</a>. vawd.uscourts.gov. (PDF).</span>

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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Shawna Morrison (August 30, 2007). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130202142817/http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/130037">Shell tells his version of model's deadly day</a>". <i><a href="The_Roanoke_Times" title="The Roanoke Times">The Roanoke Times</a></i>.</span>

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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bobshell.com">Shell's site</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bobshelltruth.com">Shell's perspective on Franklin's death and the court case ("bobshelltruth.com").</a></li></ul>

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