Tag: Death penalty in Texas
First U.S. Execution Over Shaken Baby Syndrome Possible in Texas
Robert Roberson, a 57-year-old man from Texas, is facing the possibility of becoming the first person in the United States to be executed for a murder conviction related to shaken baby syndrome. The case...
Texas Man Executed for 1997 Killing of Female Jogger Despite Claims of Intellectual Disability
Arthur Lee Burton, a 54-year-old Texas man, was executed for the 1997 killing of Nancy Adleman, a 48-year-old mother of three who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago. Burton...