The Marshall Project14d
Robert Roberson’s Death Penalty Case Shows How Justice System Fails People With Autism
He was convicted in his daughter’s death. Those who believe he’s innocent argue his diagnosis helps explain how he ended up ...
‘Work worth doing’: Texas lawmakers visit, pray with Robert Roberson as execution nears
A group of bipartisan state lawmakers traveled Friday afternoon to the Allan B. Polunsky Unit to meet, pray and share hope ...
The Appeal14d
Original Detective Wants to Free Man Facing Death for ‘Shaken Baby’
Texas is set to execute Robert Roberson for allegedly shaking his baby to death. But the "shaken baby syndrome" diagnosis has ...
Texas Standard12d
Robert Roberson’s execution is a month away. Did investigators misunderstand his condition?
A bipartisan coalition of 86 Texas House representatives is asking the state for clemency in the case of Robert Roberson.
Texas Public Radio13d
Rare show of Texas bipartisanship urges clemency for death row inmate scheduled to die on Oct. 17
Robert Roberson was convicted in 2002 of shaking his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, to death at his home in Palestine, Texas. Shaken baby syndrome is a controversial child abuse theory that has since ...
The Beaumont Enterprise21d
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson faces execution despite new evidence
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is scheduled for execution next month with Gov. Greg Abbott as the last effort to spare his life after the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals denied efforts ...
The Austin Chronicle13d
Death Watch: For Travis Mullis, Tragedy Begets Tragedy
After arriving on death row, Mullis wavered for months, and then years, over whether to go forward with his appeals. He ...
The Texas Observer21d
Junk Science, ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome,’ and the Fate of Robert Roberson
Robert Roberson in family pictures including his ... By the time Roberson arrived on Texas death row, researchers had already begun to question the legitimacy of the diagnostic criteria for ...