Robert Roberson remains hopeful as he faces another execution date in shaken baby syndrome case
October 7, 2025
Robert Roberson hopes he will again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Roberson is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Oct. 16 for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis. During a prison interview with The Associated Press, Roberson maintained his innocence and says he is placing his hopes for an execution stay in the hands of his lawyers, his supporters and God. Prosecutors say Roberson physically abused his daughter. His lawyers and some medical experts say she died not from abuse but from medical complications.