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Robert Leslie Roberson III (born November 10, 1966) is an American man convicted and on death row for the murder of his two-year-old daughter in 2002. Roberson was accused of severely assaulting his daughter and causing her death, and was tried and convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2003. He has lost his appeals since. [1][2]
5 days ago · A week ago, Robert Roberson was running out of time. On Wednesday, however, the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence issued a an extraordinary subpoena seeking Roberson’s testimony, a ...
Oct 18, 2024 · Robert Roberson, 57, was due to be the first American ever put to death over murder charges related to what is known as "shaken baby syndrome". ... and into what really happened to Christopher Allen.
Oct 17, 2024 · Robert Roberson, 57, was sentenced to death in 2003 for the death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, after a post-mortem examination concluded she died of injuries from abuse.
On July 1, Texas set Robert Roberson’s execution for Oct. 17, despite new evidence that he is an innocent man wrongly convicted under the now-debunked shaken baby syndrome (SBS) hypothesis. Mr. Roberson would be the first person in the U.S. executed based on the discredited SBS hypothesis unless the courts or Gov. Abbott intervenes.
Robert Roberson, 57, was due to be the first American ever put to death over murder charges related to what is known as "shaken baby syndrome".
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Oct 16, 2024 · Clemency bid fails for death row inmate in shaken baby case. For more than 20 years, Robert Roberson has been awaiting an execution for a crime he says never happened. Now, with his petition for ...
