Shaken baby syndrome: Was Columbus woman in prison for 18 years because of bad science?
November 2, 2021
A conviction in a case involving Alan J. Butts is being challenged by the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati. Butts was convicted of murder in 2003 for what the state argued at the time was the shaken-baby death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son. Prosecutors are opposing a motion for a new trial by Butts, 40, who is serving a sentence of 15 years to life.