Josh Burns and Andrew Roark, who have been convicted and later exonerated of crimes related to “shaken baby syndrome,” which is now largely considered junk science, will launch a podcast, Unshaken Truth, next month.
In 2024, Roark became the 47th person exonerated in Dallas County after spending decades behind bars. Burns, who is from Michigan but now lives in Texas, was also exonerated that year. The two say that the Robert Roberson case spurred their decision to begin the podcast.
“Robert’s case horrified me,” Roark said in a press release announcing the podcast. “The idea that someone could be executed in a situation where there was actually no crime, based on the exact same junk science of shaken baby that led to my wrongful conviction, really shook me. His case is so similar to mine, except, even worse, his daughter died.”…