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Child Abuse Allegations
Free, But Not Cleared: Ernie Lopez Comes Home (TX)
Pioneering a Way to Distinguish Blood Disorders From Child Abuse
Texas Court Voids Conviction in Child Death Case
Jury visits where Jeremiah died
Justice to police: She killed the boy
Jurors see police interview of man accused of killing stepson
A Far Cry From ‘CSI’
Unsettling Science: Experts Are Still Debating Whether Shaken Baby Syndrome Exists
Doubts About Guilt in Shaken Baby Case Don’t Justify Reversal, U.S. Supreme Court Says
New Research on Shaken Baby Syndrome
New research by Canadian pathologist Evan Matshes challenges the opinion that death from shaking is due to brain trauma characterized by the “traditional triad” of injuries: subdural bleeding, retinal bleeding and brain swelling. His research, published in the July 2011 edition of the journal of American Forensic Pathology (available here: Shaken infants die of neck …
Rethinking Shaken Baby Syndrome
NPR investigative report from June 29, 2011 by Joseph Shapiro. Link contains audio and text.