East Texas detective Brian Wharton helped investigate and prosecute Robert Roberson for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old ...

A Texas man faces execution Thursday for killing his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter during a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an "exorcism" to expel a demon from the child's body.

Robert Roberson, a Texas death row inmate, will not seek clemency before his Oct. 16 execution. His legal team is instead seeking a new trial, claiming his conviction was based on "junk science." ...

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"Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed the denial of federal habeas relief for Juan Carlos Alvarez, a ...

A Texas man faces execution Thursday for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter during a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an “exorcism” to expel a demon from the child’s body.

"Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson will not seek clemency ahead of October execution" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — ...

PALESTINE, Texas — Texas’ highest criminal court on Thursday blocked Robert Roberson’s execution a week before it was set to take place, sending his capital murder conviction back to trial court.

Robert Roberson listens as his lawyers plead his case on July 16, 2025. A new execution date of Oct. 16, 2025 was set by presiding Judge Austin Jackson of Smith County at the Anderson County ...