![Courtesy of Valena Beety. From left to right: Valena Beety, Emily Girvan-Dutton, Tasha Shelby, Astrid Parrett.](https://theappeal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Tasha-Astrid-Valena-and-I-2-1200x800.jpg)
Junk Science Convicted Her. Will Mississippi Set Her Free?
Tasha Shelby was sentenced to life in prison for allegedly shaking her fiance’s two-year-old son to death. But the science around “shaken baby syndrome” has unraveled, and the lead witness against her recanted his testimony.