Unshakable Science - P2
From One Minute Remaining - Stories from the inmates by Jack Laurence
April 29, 2026 · 30 min · Season 53 · Episode 2
About this episode
The episode tells the story of Tasha Shelby, who was convicted based on a controversial diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome and her fight for justice from prison.
In 1997, a two-year-old boy collapsed on the floor of his bedroom in Biloxi, Mississippi. His stepmother, Tasha Shelby, called for help. By the time the sun came up, she was the prime suspect. By the time the trial ended, she had a life sentence. Tasha was twenty-two. Twelve days postpartum. Engaged to be married. The only adult in the house the night Bryan collapsed. The case against her rested on a single diagnosis, Shaken Baby Syndrome, delivered by the medical examiner who performed the autopsy. Decades on, that same medical examiner has taken the stand again, under oath, to say he got it wrong. The certainty that once surrounded the diagnosis has been picked apart in courtrooms across the world. Hundreds of people convicted on the same theory have walked free. Tasha has not. Recorded from inside Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, this is her story in her own words. The thump in the night, the newborn daughter taken from her arms,the trial and the expert recantation. What happens when the expert says they got it wrong? VOTE FOR OMR AUSTRALIAN AUDIO AWARDS EARLY AND AD FREE ACCESS: for as little as $1.69 a week! Apple + HERE Patreon and find us on Facebook here…
People in this episode
Host: Jack Laurence
Guest: Tasha Shelby
Topics covered
- wrongful conviction
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- legal system
- expert testimony
- personal story
- inmate experience
Keywords
- wrongful conviction
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Tasha Shelby
- expert recantation
- legal battle
- inmate story
- Biloxi
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
Places: Biloxi, Mississippi
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