How the Junk Science Shaken Baby Syndrome Infected the Criminal Legal System w/Dr. Julie Mack and Randy Papetti

Dec 12

Today, Hunter is joined by Dr. Julie Mack and Randy Papetti to discuss Shaken Baby Syndrome. Also known as Abusive Head Trauma, Shaken Baby Syndrome started out as an untested hypothesis meant to help parents keep their children safe. However, police and prosecutors quickly realized the power SBS had to secure convictions. Since then, dozens of people’s convictions have been overturned as courts around the country realize that SBS is an unfounded, junk science that does not belong in the criminal court room.

Guests:

Dr. Julie Mack, Radiologist

Randy Papetti, Attorney

Resources:

CATO Institute on Shaken Baby Syndrome
https://www.cato.org/events/shaken-baby-syndrome-examining-evidence-shadow-execution

Randy’s Book on Shaken Baby Syndrome

https://www.amazon.com/Forensic-Unreliability-Shaken-Baby-Syndrome/dp/0998904333

Feigned Consensus: Usurping the Law in Shaken Baby Syndrome/ Abusive Head Trauma Prosecutions

https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3104&context=articles

Swedish Study on SBS

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28130787/

Robert Roberson