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 shaking his daughter and causing her death, and was tried and convicted of capital murder and sentenced to …

Texas originally 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 hypothesis.

Nov 15, 2024 · Robert Roberson, 57, was set to be executed in October, but a state House committee, using its investigatory powers, issued a subpoena for Roberson’s testimony, which led the state Supreme...

Oct 29, 2024 · Roberson was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his chronically ill 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. At his trial, prosecutors accused...

Nov 15, 2024 · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Supreme Court ruling has again cleared the way for the execution of Robert Roberson, who would become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death over a murder conviction tied to a case of shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that some medical experts have questioned.

Oct 22, 2024 · The case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson evolved dramatically as his execution, scheduled for last Thursday, was halted.

Oct 17, 2024 · Texas is set to execute Robert Roberson on Oct. 17 after he was convicted of murdering his daughter in 2002. Attorneys and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are fighting to vacate...

3 days ago · Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson filed a new appeal with the state’s highest criminal court on Wednesday in his first attempt to overturn his death sentence since an unprecedented ...

2 days ago · Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson CNN Roberson was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki. His legal team continues to argue that she was ...

2 days ago · AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson filed his first appeal since his execution was delayed in October. The appeal includes new reports from experts saying ...