In the News

The following are recent and past books/news stories on developments regarding Jeffrey Havard’s case.

The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist (Copyright © 2018 by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington. Foreword Copyright © 2018 John Grisham. Cover copyright © 2019 Hachette Book Group, Inc.)

Changed opinions, new sentence: Ex-death row inmate in Mississippi gets life in baby death (Associated Press; December 18, 2018)

Adams Co. man accused of killing baby in 2002 sentenced to life in prison (WLBT; December 17, 2018)

Questionable Ruling Grants Jeffrey Havard New Sentencing but Not New Trial in Controversial ​“Shaken Baby” Case (Death Penalty Information Center; September 24, 2018)

Opinion The murder evidence evaporated, but Jeffrey Havard still sits in a Mississippi prison (The Washington Post; September 19, 2018)

After 16 years, Jeffrey Havard is off Mississippi’s death row (Clarion Ledger; September 14, 2018)

This Man Is on Death Row for Killing a 6-Month-Old. But What If We’re Wrong About Shaken Baby Syndrome? (Reason; April 2018)

Controversial medical examiner backs off ‘shaken baby’ claim in death penalty case (The Washington Post; August 16, 2017)

Changing science may give death row inmate new hearing (Clarion Ledger; April 2, 2015)

High court tosses ‘Shaken Baby’ conviction (Clarion Ledger; December 15, 2014)

Death Row Inmate: Prosecutors Hid Evidence of Innocence (Clarion Ledger; September 4, 2014)

Justices raising questions on Shaken Baby Syndrome (Clarion Ledger; August 22, 2014)

Pathologist: No evidence death row inmate abused child (Clarion Ledger; August 20, 2014)

New case again demonstrates duplicity of embattled Mississippi medical examiner (The Washington Post; May 15, 2014)

Miss. death row inmate’s murder conviction reversed (Clarion Ledger via USA Today; March 31, 2014)

The Death of Chloe Britt: Capital murder or accidental fall? (Clarion Ledger; January 20, 2014)

Science questioned in shaken-baby conviction (USA Today; January 19, 2014)

New Expert Evidence Could Lead To New Trial In Jeffrey Havard Death Penalty Case (GroundReport; January 2, 2014)

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood Files Motion Attempting To Seal Jeffrey Havard Case (GroundReport; August 27, 2013)

Havard files federal petition, claims trial was flawed (natchezdemocrat.com; April 9, 2013)

Despite Evidence From Discredited Medical Examiner, Mississippi’s Jeffrey Havard Nears Execution (Huff Post – The Blog; January 29, 2013)

Mississippi Inmate Faces Execution Despite Questionable Evidence from Overworked Medical Examiner (Death Penalty Information Center; January 10, 2013)

Despite Discredited Expert, Miss. Execution Marches Forward (Reason; November 30, 2012)

Despite Evidence From Discredited Medical Examiner, Mississippi’s Jeffrey Havard Nears Execution (George C. Cochran Innocence Project; November 30, 2012)

Despite Evidence From Discredited Medical Examiner, Mississippi’s Jeffrey Havard Nears Execution (HuffPost; November 29, 2012)

Mississippi Supreme Court Denies Jeffrey Havard (Reason; May 30, 2008)

Mississippi Supreme Court Considering Two Death Penalty Cases Involving Dr. Steven Hayne (Reason; March 2, 2008)

CSI: Mississippi (Reason; October 8, 2007)

Informational articles:

Mississippi Supreme Court right to reject egregious ‘bite mark’ evidence in death row case (Clarion Ledger; September 2, 2020)

Bill to allow contract autopsies fails to clear House (Daily Journal; March 15, 2019)

Bad Science Puts Innocent People In Jail (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; March 25, 2018)

Dark tale of ‘The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist’ brings false convictions to light (podcast) (ABA Journal; March 7, 2018)

The right to a fair trial and the right to a defence (GroundReport; September 21, 2014)

New case again demonstrates duplicity of embattled Mississippi medical examiner (The Washington Post; May 15, 2014)

Washington Post Reports on Controversial Medical Examiner Dr. Steven Hayne (Mississippi Innocence Project; May 15, 2014)

The Fifth Circuit turns its back on a huge forensics scandal in Mississippi (The Washington Post; February 28, 2014)

Call for review of Dr. Steven Hayne’s testimonies (WLBT; June 17, 2013)

Mississippi Supreme Court Tosses Steven Hayne Medical Examiner Testimony In Murder Case (HuffPost; April 12, 2013)

Hayne defends record as state pathologist (WAPT; February 8, 2013)

Canned Forensic Pathologist Steven Hayne Stands by His Work (Reason; January 8, 2013)

Questions Left for Mississippi Over Doctor’s Autopsies (The New York Times; January 7, 2013)

No forensic background? No problem (NBC News; April 17, 2012)

Flawed Autopsies Send Two Innocent Men To Jail (NPR; February 2, 2011)

Medical Examiners Lack Qualifications, Competence, Oversight (Prison Legal News; January 15, 2011)

Steven Hayne, Expert for the Defense (Reason; January 2, 2011)

Hayne Reviewing Hinds Autopsy (Jackson Free Press; December 29, 2010)

The Continuing Saga of Steven Hayne (Reason; December 6, 2010)

Mississippi Poised To Hire First State Medical Examiner in 15 Years (Reason; October 15, 2010)

Progress and Challenges in Mississippi (Reason; March 29, 2010)

Breaking, Bizarre News in Mississippi (Reason; March 17, 2010)

Mississippi AG Jim Hood Still Actively Supporting Steven Hayne (Reason; March 12, 2010)

Steven Hayne: Still Testifying. Still Collecting Checks. (Reason; February 23, 2010)

Innocence Project reviews Hattiesburg cases (The Natchez Democrat; September 13, 2008)

Mississippi CYA (Reason; August 6, 2008)

Mississippi Official Fires Dr. Hayne, Then Praises Him (Reason; August 5, 2008)

Dr. Steven Hayne Is Done (Reason; August 4, 2008)

More from Mississippi (Reason; June 26, 2008)

Update in Mississippi (Reason; June 25, 2008)

“In Mississippi, the Cause of Death Is Open to the Highest Bidder” (Reason June 5, 2008)

Updates in Mississippi (Reason; May 5, 2008)

Reforming Forensics (Reason; May 14, 2008)

Oliver Diaz, Jr. (Reason; May 4, 2008)

Jackson’s Clarion-Ledger Confronts Dr. Hayne (Reason; April 28, 2008)

The Case of Henry Moses: Another Dr. Hayne Debacle (Reason; April 13, 2008)

Hayne Responds (Reason; April 9, 2008)

Innocence Project Files Complaint to Revoke Dr. Hayne’s Medical License (Reason; April 8, 2008)

Former Mississippi Official Calls for Overhaul of Autopsy System (Reason; March 31, 2008)

Hattiesburg American Calls for Investigation of Hayne (Reason; March 8, 2008)

Head of Mississippi Prosecutors Association Says He’ll Refuse Open Records Request (Reason; March 6, 2008)

More From Mississippi (Reason; March 5, 2008)

Mississippi AG Jim Hood: Forrest Allgood a “Straight Arrow” (Reason; March 3, 2008)

The A.P. on Mississippi’s Forensics Problems (Reason; March 1, 2008)

The Bite-Marks Men (Reason; February 25, 2008)

Mississippi Gets an “F” in Transparency (Reason; February 24, 2008)

The Hayne, West Taint Spills Into Louisiana, Too (Reason; February 21, 2008)

Jackson’s Clarion-Ledger Editorializes on MS Forensics (Reason; February 19, 2008)

President of Mississippi State Medical Association Denounces Dr. Hayne (Reason; February 15, 2008)

Innocence Project Calls for Investigation Into Dr. Hayne (Reason; February 14, 2008)

Innocent in Mississippi (Reason; November 5, 2007)

Death Investigation Deficiencies (Reason; October 29, 2007)

Reason Cited by Mississippi Supreme Court (Reason; January 8, 2007)

The Case of Cory Maye (Reason; October 1, 2006)