The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.” ...

If he’s put to death, Robert Roberson III, who is autistic, will become the first person in the country to be executed in a ...

Robert Roberson is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection Thursday in Texas but Gov. Greg Abbott or the U.S.

Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely discredited "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis, filed request for a stay of execution and a petition for certiorari ...

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A man in Texas is due on Thursday to become the first executed in the United States for murder attributed to shaken baby ...

HOUSTON — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for Robert Roberson, who could be ...

A group of Republican lawmakers and the lead detective who investigated his case say he’s innocent and was convicted on ...

With the inmate’s execution on track for Thursday, a House panel voted unanimously to subpoena Roberson — an unexpected move ...

Robert Roberson to be executed today, despite critics' doubts over the potentially flawed 'shaken baby syndrome' diagnosis.

The inmate would be the first person in the US executed on a shaken baby syndrome-based conviction, his lawyers say, as the ...

Robert Roberson of Texas is scheduled to die by lethal injection despite doubts over shaken baby syndrome, the scientific ...