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Pathologist Tells Jury Baby Died After Vigorous Shaking

Her evidence links the child’s brain and eye injuries to inflicted shaking and leaves jurors to choose between competing explanations.

Florida Schedules Tuesday Execution for Man Convicted of Killing 5-Month-Old

San Jose Father Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Killing 8-Month-Old Daughter

Three Family Members Indicted in Death of 7-Year-Old Jor'Dynn Duncan

Three Women Indicted in Death of 7‑Year‑Old on Long Island

Flagstaff Mother Charged After Toddler Found Dead in Hotel Freezer

ICE Blames Deported Mother for Toddler’s Death Despite Records of Her Pleas to Reunite

Remains Found at Everman Home Identified as Missing 6-Year-Old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez

Pathologist Cites Bite Mark and Asphyxia in Baby Preston Trial

30 Years After Yoryi Godoy’s Murder, Mendoza Reexamines a Case That Shaped Its Memory

Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Child Neglect After Baby Girl Dies in Manchester

Trial Hears Varley’s Bath-Fall Account in Death of Adopted Baby Preston

Glasgow Jury Convicts Nicole Blain of Murdering Her 19-Day-Old Baby

Colleague Testifies Teacher Had 'Harmful Thoughts' in Preston Davey Trial

Lucknow Gurukul Operator Jailed After 11-Year-Old’s Beating Death

Santa Clara Puts 10 Child-Welfare Workers on Leave as State Extends Oversight After Toddler’s Death

Jury Discharged in Trial Over Death of 13‑Month‑Old Preston Davey

Santa Clara County Puts 10 Social Workers on Leave in 'Baby Jaxon' Case

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Marion County Man Accused of Killing 3-Year-Old

Trial Hears Teacher Accused of Killing Baby He Was Adopting