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

In an 11th-hour turn of events, Robert Roberson, the first person set to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely ...

The Texas Supreme Court halted the controversial execution of Robert Roberson on Thursday night after an unorthodox move by ...

Texas is slated to put Robert Roberson III to death Thursday evening in what could be an unprecedented execution of a ...

Robert Roberson had been set to die Thursday for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Among those who believe he is innocent is the former lead detective on the case.

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

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

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

The clemency petition asked for Robert Roberson’s death sentence to be commuted, or the execution delayed 180 days. “We pray ...

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

The last-minute decision comes in response to a legal maneuver in which a House committee voted to subpoena Roberson after ...

State lawmakers subpoenaed his testimony in an attempt to delay his execution. The Texas attorney general has filed an appeal ...