Yurko Case - Day 4

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Alan Yurko Evidentiary Hearing: Day 4 ORLANDO, Fla.---26 August 2004

The fourth day of the evidentiary hearing brought to the stand three

witnesses for the prosecution, who found the body of evidence in this

case does indicate that Alan was guilty of shaking his baby to death.

While it appears that A. Seibel, MD, Ben Guedes, MD and

Tilelli, MD truly believe that baby Alan died of injuries inflicted by

the father, they also admitted to not taking into consideration certain

medical records and his tragic medical history. Each witness also stated

as fact things that defense witnesses and YP supporters find impossible

to believe.

The first witness of Day 4 was Dr. Seibel--a pediatrician who, at the time

had a thriving private practice and was a consultant for the county's

child protection team. Dr. Seibel was called in to analyze the situation

for possible child abuse. He explained that baby Alan arrived at the

hospital in " grave condition " and was possibly " brain dead " by the time

he examined him the evening of Nov. 24, 1997.

There was no doubt in Dr. Seibel's mind at that time baby Alan's rib

fractures, subdural hematomas and retinal hemorrhages were the result of

child abuse. " One has to suffer a severe trauma to have retinal bleeding. "

The prosecution also asked Dr. Seibel if there could be any relationship

between the administration of vaccines and baby Alan's injuries. " There

is nothing in the medical literature saying vaccines cause retinal

bleeding and subdural hematomas. "

Point by point, the prosecution asked Dr. Seibel if baby Alan's injuries

could be explained by the factors contained in his prenatal history, post

natal complications or the treatment he received at the hospital. In each

case Dr. Seibel said, " No. "

Upon cross examination, Yurko attorney Beth Fitzgibbons revealed

several inconsistencies in Dr. Seibel's testimony, the most blatant

having to do with the civil action he filed against Fran Yurko for libel

and slander regarding comments posted to the Yurko Project website. He

claimed that he was demanding no monetary compensation from the suit.

But, right on the lawsuit was a claim for damages of $15,000.

Fitzgibbons asked Dr. Seibel if, presented with a child with all baby

Alan's existing health issues, would he vaccinate? His response was

(contrary to precautions on most vaccine package inserts) that these

health issues " ...are not an indication of withholding immunizations. "

It was shocking to us all that these are the people responsible for

maintaining the standard of public health.

The second witness was Dr. Ben Guedes--the emergency room physician who

first saw baby Alan. Dr. Guedes testified that he immediately believed

that baby Alan's condition was terminal. Within 6-7 hours he began

administering heparin to " keep his veins open, " but claims his treatment

of baby Alan was not for the purpose of keeping his body alive for organ

harvest.

Dr. Guedes was a very passive witness, sad really. He said that he has

never heard of vaccines causing the kind of injuries suffered by baby

Alan and admitted that, even though he agreed with the diagnosis of SBS,

he did not keep up on the subject of SBS.

Like Dr. Seibel, Dr. Guedes did not review any material about baby Alan's

medical history before coming to the conclusion that he was the victim of

intentionally inflicted trauma.

The final witness was pediatrician Tilelli, MD who at least reviewed

baby Alan's prenatal history before testifying in support of the

prosecution. Dr. Tilelli is a mouthpiece for the pharmaceutical industry.

He stated that baby Yurko was admitted 13 days after being vaccinated,

and it is impossible for his injuries to be related to the vaccines

because the medical literature explains adverse reactions must occur

within 72 hours to be considered as being the result of the vaccines.

Dr. Tilelli also claims, " There is no scientifically credible way to

associate thimerosal with the injuries seen " in baby Alan. He also

believes that the mercury in thimerosal is perfectly safe.

According to Dr. Tilelli, " This child had three high-risk injuries

associated with trauma. " He gave " no scientific credence " to other

opinions (those of Dr. Buttram, Yazbak, Orient, Gardner, et. al) on this

subject. Baby Alan died as " ...a consequence of inflicted injury. "

The defense rested with Dr. Tilelli's testimony. It appears the State's

case relies on the opinions of Drs. Seibel and Guedes, whose actions

directly resulted in the 1999 conviction, and upon the opinion of a

physician who uses a selective smattering of medical literature to

support claims that baby Alan died of child abuse.

The defense will call Dr. Harold Buttram back to the stand and then plans

to rest. It appears that the court will then recess for several hours

then it will hear final arguments in the afternoon.

It appears that the Yurko Project has been able to prove its case and

that a new trial will be granted. The prosecution did prove, however,

that it believes Alan's conviction was warranted.

The truth can be inferred from the following: To believe Alan is innocent

requires an independent review of the evidence and a holistic

understanding of how the body works. Witnesses for Alan were unassailable

in their logic and came from a broad background of experience to arrive

at their conclusions about his innocence.

On the other hand, to believe Alan is guilty requires one to accept

innumerable irregularities in the keeping of medical records; accept a

mechanistic model of the human body as the governing principle of health;

disregard the personal conflicts of interest inherent in the appearance

of prosecution witnesses; and take on faith explanations that defy cause

and effect relationships between toxins, medical complications and human

physiology.

Please take this time to say another prayer and prepare for a victory in

this case. But realize that when Alan is granted a new trial, our work

will have only just begun.

Reporting from Orlando, Don Harkins for the Yurko Project

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Thanks again, Don.

Grateful,

, YP Webmaster

for

Alan, Francine, the YP staff--and Alan Ream Yurko

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