What is the countdown to Robert Roberson's execution?
In Texas, the countdown has begun. I'm not ready because I don't think I should be executed when I'm innocent. In less than two weeks, October 16th, Robert Roberson is scheduled to die.
Mr. Roberson took the life of his almost three-year-old daughter.
Her name was Nikki. She looked at me like, Daddy, what are you doing? Some say Robert's execution is overdue. This is his third execution day. It's time. There's no more waiting. A growing chorus insists Robert is innocent.
The shaken baby diagnosis used to convict him had been entirely discredited.
We didn't hear Robert. We chose to disbelieve him. I'm on the ground in Texas searching for the truth. Have you done interviews on this topic? No, this was the very first. Robert has only days left to live when the clock hits zero. It's over. And if the system gets it wrong, there's no going back. Is the state about to put an innocent man to death?
I am terrified that that is what we are racing towards.
I'm Lester Holt, and this is The Last Appeal, a podcast from Dateline. Follow now wherever you get your podcasts and begin listening on Monday, October 6th. For ad-free listening, subscribe to Dateline Premium.
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