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." ...

"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 — ...

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 ...

This undated booking photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Texas death row inmate Blaine Milam. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP) HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A ...

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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 — ...

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