HI, MY NAME IS TASHA.
I dream of seeing my family,
going to college,
and helping others.
But most of all,
I dream of being FREE.
On the 16th June 2000, Tasha Mercedez Shelby was wrongfully convicted of capital murder
and sentenced to life without parole.
She has been fighting for justice for 27 years.
The primary evidence the prosecution relied on was the since disproven diagnostic tool Shaken Baby Syndrome (‘SBS’).
The jury in Tasha’s trial held that Tasha had killed her two-and-a-half-year-old stepson Little Bryan by shaking him to death.
Tasha narrowly avoided
the death penalty.
Since Tasha’s trial, the medical understanding of SBS has drastically changed. The theory is no longer supported by scientific studies which has led many medical experts across the world to change their minds.
One of these experts is medical examiner Dr Riddick. Dr Riddick originally testified in Tasha’s case that Little Bryan’s death was due to shaking/non-accidental head trauma.
In 2018, Dr Riddick admitted he had made a mistake and changed Little Bryan’s death certificate from homicide to accidental death.
Dr Riddick now believes Bryan’s death was a result of a cascade of events involving a seizure, a shortfall, and an inability to breathe.
Free Tasha Shelby 