UPDATE ON THE ALAN YURKO STORY

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UPDATE ON THE ALAN YURKO STORY

 

By Francine Yurko

 

When my husband Alan was convicted of our son's death and sentenced to life in

prison without parole, we were still in shock over our baby's death in 1997 and

the horrific subsequent events. We had no money and hopes were virtually nil.

However, we weren't going to give up. We began networking and researching and

knocking on every conceivable door.

 

Today, the Yurko Project has evolved to include hundreds of doctors and experts,

as well as thousands of supporters worldwide. At least half our time now is

dedicated to helping the constant onrush of families in similar straits.

 

The rest of our time is devoted to overturning Alan's conviction and this has

begun to heat up. The appeal, after 18 months in the courts, is nearing a

preliminary decision by the judge and has been recently amended to detail the

toxicological findings of Dr. Mohammed Al-Bayati. We expect a ruling in 2004

which hopefully would allow us to argue the merits at an open hearing.

 

We have filed formal complaints against certain doctors involved in the State's

prosecution. Also, the Florida Department of Health is concluding its

investigations. The media, which initially painted us as monsters are now

providing more balance in their coverage. We believe this is due to the

overwhelming preponderance of evidence we've amassed to prove Alan's innocence,

as well as the armada of respected professionals on our side.

 

Meanwhile, we continue to face a very heavy financial burden. The State and

their doctors have virtually unlimited funds to present their case. This is a

huge factor. It has been said that " America has the best justice money can buy, "

and sadly, we've learned this from personal experience. Most families cannot

afford to mount a proper defense which can cost up to four hundred thousand

dollars. Faced with this extraordinary barrier, the accused in shaken baby

syndrome cases are often forced to rely on Public Defenders.

 

Were it not for many of our experts waiving and/or discounting their fees in the

interests of justice, we would never have been able to come this far. We are now

afraid that we will not be able to raise the tens of thousands of dollars needed

to pay for the medical and legal expenses which hover at about $200 per hour.

Thus, our focus has shifted to fundraising.

 

We were not medicolegal experts, fundraising professionals or grassroots

activists when our son died. We've learned as we went along. Our adversaries

are, and have been, learned individuals with financial backup.

 

I have often thought that for every penny the State spends on their case, a

matching amount should be allotted to indigent defendants. If so, we would have

had the truth at Alan's trial, and also I doubt that the State would prosecute

many of these types of cases. It all boils down to money.

 

References:

Yurko Project for Shaken Baby Syndrome http://www.freeyurko.bizland.com

 

For More Information:

Francine Yurko, Po Box 585965 Orlando, FL 32858-5965

FRANSWRLD (no 'o' in wrld)

Tel/Fx (407) 291-4344

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest: Francine Yurko is a member of The Yurko Project

and many organizations dedicated to reform in the areas of Vaccines, SBS and

Iatrogeny.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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