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Jeffrey Havard’s Story Told In ‘The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist,’ by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington, with a foreword by John Grisham

A shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on innocent lives After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, … Continue reading

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Jeffrey Havard Removed From Death Row, His Fight Continues

In 2002, Jeffrey Havard was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend’s six-month-old daughter, Chloe Britt.  In May 2016, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered an evidentiary hearing for Jeff’s case … Continue reading

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Changed opinions, new sentence: Ex-death row inmate in Mississippi gets life in baby death

December 18, 2018, by Jeff Amy, Associated Press A judge ruled Monday that a Mississippi man should spend the rest of his life in prison after the state Supreme Court ordered a review of evidence that he shook an infant … Continue reading

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Jeffrey Havard Has Been Removed From Death Row, But His Fight Is Far From Over

In this podcast, Bruce Fischer of Injustice Anywhere discusses the Jeffrey Havard case with advocate Lori Howard. In 2002, Jeffrey Havard was convicted and sentenced to death in the state of Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder of his … Continue reading

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September 24, 2018: Murder evidence evaporated, but Jeffrey Havard still sits in a Mississippi prison

September 19, 2018, by Radley Balko, The Washington Post In 2002, Jeffrey Havard was convicted in Mississippi of sexually abusing and killing Chloe Britt, the 6-month-old daughter of Rebecca Britt, his girlfriend. He was sentenced to death. In the years … Continue reading

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After 16 years, Jeffrey Havard is off Mississippi’s death row

September 14, 2018, by Jerry Mitchell, Clarion Ledger On Friday, Adams County Circuit Judge Forrest A. Johnson ordered Havard off death row after questions arose regarding whether 6-month-old Chloe Madison Britt actually died of shaken baby syndrome. “While the evidence … Continue reading

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Use of the Death Penalty for Killing a Child Victim

August 16, 2017, by Robert Brett Dunham, Death Penalty Information Center About half of all death penalty states include the murder of a child as an aggravating circumstance that can subject a defendant to the death penalty. As of January … Continue reading

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Controversial medical examiner backs off ‘shaken baby’ claim in death penalty case

This week, the controversial former Mississippi medical examiner Steven Hayne testified at a hearing for Jeffrey Havard. Havard was convicted in 2002 of sexually assaulting and shaking to death Chloe Britt, the 6-month-old daughter of Havard’s live-in girlfriend. Havard has … Continue reading

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The Defense’s Rebuttal to the State

The Defense’s Rebuttal to the State – Jeffrey Havard Continue reading

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The Wrongful Conviction of Jeffrey Havard: What Happened In This Case?

In 2002, Jeffrey Havard was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in Mississippi for the sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend’s six-month-old daughter, Chloe Britt. In May 2016, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered an evidentiary hearing for Jeff’s case … Continue reading

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Jeffrey Havard Fights Wrongful Conviction and Death Sentence from Mississippi’s Death Row

Jeffrey Havard fights wrongful conviction and death sentence from Mississippi’s death row Continue reading

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Dr. Steven Hayne Clarifies His Opinion. He Does Not Support Prosecution’s Claims Against Jeffrey Havard. 

The prosecution argued that Chloe’s cause of death was Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), and the manner of death was a homicide. The prosecution’s case was built primarily on the testimony provided by Dr. Steven Hayne and the ER staff that … Continue reading

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Jeffrey Havard’s Trial and the Rush to Judgment

Before reading Jeffrey Havard’s trial transcripts, accessible at the bottom of this page, it’s important to grasp the proceedings of his trial. Jeffrey Havard was deprived of a fair trial, lacking the chance to adequately defend himself due to the … Continue reading

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