Texas death row inmate with autism receives widespread support to stop execution
Robert Roberson, a Texas death row inmate with autism, gains support to halt his execution scheduled for October 17 amid new evidence.
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson faces execution despite new evidence
Robert Roberson, on Texas death row for his daughter's murder, faces execution next month despite new evidence supporting his innocence.
'As fragile as a child': South Carolina death row inmate's letters show haunted man
A deeply troubled South Carolina inmate scarred by a traumatic childhood wrote letters on death row that at times threaten the ones he loves in chilling terms and at others show a vulnerable man who describes himself as being "fragile as a child.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Asks Governor for Clemency
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life, something no governor in the state has done since the death penalty was restarted nearly 50 years ago.
Doubts about guilt swirl around South Carolina death row inmate day before execution
Freddie Owens' execution appears to be moving forward despite a sworn statement from the man who testified against him that Owens wasn't even at the crime scene.
South Carolina to hold first execution in 13 years tomorrow
South Carolina to hold first execution in 13 years tomorrow
Who are the 32 people sitting on death row in South Carolina?
South Carolina after being convicted of murder. They range in age from 30 to 80, and come from 20 different counties across the state.
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Bizarre reason why death row inmate's final meal request caused ban across whole US state
State Senator John Whitmire said Brewer was trying to 'make a mockery' of the system with his ridiculous final meal order.
Lawyers file clemency petition for Texas man on death row for killing daughter in 2002
Lawyers and supporters are making a frantic, final push to save the life of Robert Roberson with a month left before his ...
Texas lawmakers and advocates say man on death row is innocent, no crime committed
Next month, a man is scheduled to be executed by the state for the murder of his daughter, after two decades on death row. A ...
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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 ...
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Author John Grisham Comes Out In Defence Of Death Row Prisoner “Texas Is About To Execute An Innocent Man”
Grisham, whose legal thrillers have been adapted into popular Hollywood films, spoke out about a man who has spent more than ...
Lawmakers, author John Grisham push clemency for East Texas man on death row
More than 80 state lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans, have asked the governor to extend clemency to Robert ...
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Growing calls for clemency in Texas death row 'shaken baby' case
One person is dead, and two other people have serious injuries after a two-car crash on Priest Drive near Loop 202 in Tempe ...
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Author John Grisham joins bid to save Texas death row inmate
Lawmakers in Texas, medical experts and the best-selling novelist John Grisham are pushing to save an autistic death row ...
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denies East Texas death row inmate's appeal for stay of execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a stay of execution Wednesday after his case was recommended to to the court by an Anderson County judge.
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Palestine Man facing death penalty files for clemency
A group of advocates for a Palestine man on death row filed a petition on Tuesday to stop his execution just 30 days before he is expected to be put to death. They ...
Dad convicted of fatally shaking child is set to die. Why advocates say he’s innocent
She was given Phenergan — a drug that the FDA now warns against prescribing to some children — and sent home, according to ...