Gideon Rogers
Robert Roberson is due to be executed on October 17. The East Texas man was convicted of the shaken baby syndrome death of this two-year old daughter, Nikki. But shaken baby syndrome is now considered to be junk science, and evidence shows that Nikki died from a chronic illness. I spoke with Roberson on Texas death row to hear his story.
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Brandon Cervera wept as the jury found him not guilty in the starvation death of his son Benji. Benji’s step mother Miranda Casarez was found guilty of the same crime earlier this year and sentenced to 25 years in prison. -
The Texas Council on Family Violence reported that 13 women and one man were killed in incidents in Bexar County in 2023. Statewide, 179 were female identified victims, 26 were male identified victims, and four were LGBTQ+ victims. -
Under a little-known Texas elections law, state prison inmates who are actively appealing their convictions are eligible to register and vote. -
Combs was arrested and charged with sex trafficking in New York following a federal indictment related to sex trafficking. -
Judge Sid Harle ordered Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court recused from the high-profile trial of three former San Antonio police officers. Harle agreed with the defense attorneys who argued her impartiality was in doubt. -
The suit alleges guards beat and raped Aafia Siddiqui, denied her medical care and violated her religious freedoms. Her case has also long been the subject of international controversy. -
Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador blamed the U.S. for a recent surge in violence in Sinaloa, linking it to the detention by the U.S. of two drug lords: Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Loera. -
Brandon Cervera Sr. faces trial for the 2021 starvation death of his youngest son, Benjamin Cervera. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. -
State District Judge Velia Meza sentenced Christian Alexander Moreno to 18 years and fined him $5,000. The judge sentenced Abilene Schnieder to 15 years in prison and imposed the same fine. -
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 been discredited and has led to many wrongful convictions across the country.
