> “Over the past two decades, since Mr. Roberson’s conviction and death sentence, the shaken baby hypothesis has been debunked by evidence-based science, a fact recognized by courts in at least 18 states that have exonerated parents and caregivers like Mr. Roberson who were wrongly convicted under the controversial theory. Brian Wharton, the Lead Detective who investigated Mr. Roberson’s case and testified against him, now believes Mr. Roberson’s daughter died of accidental and natural causes. Mr. Wharton has explained that he deferred to a doctor’s shaken baby diagnosis when he had Mr. Roberson arrested and testified against him. He now publicly urges for relief for Mr. Roberson and has written, ‘I am convinced that [Nikki] was not murdered. Mr. Roberson is innocent. There was no crime. <--- forgot to end the quotation with a closing quote mark.