Confessions: Not Always What They Seem
Many proponents of SBS theory base their claims on the evidence of confessions. While this may seem reasonable, (after all, who would confess to something as terrible as child abuse if they were...
View Article“Confusing Juries with Science”
Dr. Waney Squier presents a TED talk about what she experienced when she dared to challenge the paper thin foundations of Shaken Baby Syndrome. When the English doctor’s research led her to testify...
View ArticleThe “Bruise”
This year Torn Family board member and former University of Michigan Professor of Pathology Dr. Douglas Smith was able to assist in a case involving a child with “bruising” on the abdomen. His findings...
View ArticleWE NEED YOUR HELP
We need your help to write your representative. A law is being revised to allow doctors who give false, negligent, or unscientific testimony to escape any repercussions. The post WE NEED YOUR HELP...
View ArticleSupport The Burns!
WHAT: Oral Arguments for Josh Burns’ Appeal WHEN: Monday April 15th, 2:00pm WHERE: Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse 231 W. Lafayette Detroit, Michigan 48226 – Room 212 The post Support The Burns!...
View ArticleWhen is a bruise on an infant a “sentinel injury”?
Child Abuse Pediatrician Dr. Lynn Sheets of the University of Wisconsin is working with Senator Baldwin to enact a bill that would use taxpayer dollars to develop an “early detection” program for child...
View ArticleShawn Brown’s Conviction Overturned
I first read about Shawn Brown's case shortly after his conviction in 2010. As I learned more about it, I was struck by how similar it was to so many other "shaken-baby" cases. It was, in essence, a...
View ArticleER Pediatrician Accused of Abuse
This excellent article highlights the insanity and devastation of Lynn Sheets’ work, a doctor using unscientific research to create dangerous federal legislation that will fund exhaustive screening of...
View ArticleNew Podcast: Do No Harm
From Apple Podcasts: "Melissa Bright thinks she's living every parent's worst nightmare when her five-month-old baby tumbles from a lawn chair and hits his head on the driveway. But after she rushes...
View ArticleMichigan Innocence Clinic Wins New Trials For Tonia Miller
Some good news today: The Michigan Innocence Clinic was able to get a new trial for Tonia Miller, a falsely accused victim in an SBS case that Torn Family board member Jeremy Praay has been involved...
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