Dear members of the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, In the ongoing saga surrounding the case of Robert Roberson, we have heard from a wide array of people proclaiming his innocence: from a law enforcement officer who investigated the case, a juror who found him guilty, socalled experts in the media, and even acclaimed TV personalities and best-selling authors. Now, in a last-ditch effort, some Members of your committee are proclaiming his innocence, and you have held hearings in an attempt to halt Roberson’s execution.
Lost in this parade of people who are overeager to proclaim the innocence of a man found guilty by a jury of his peers, are the facts about Nikki Curtis’murder and the voice of those who knew him best and who witnessed the repeated abuse by Mr. Roberson – Nikki’s family.
Given the one-sided picture of Mr. Roberson that has been recently portrayed in the media, we feel obliged to speak up and defend the real victim in this case whose life was taken by the hands of Robert Roberson, Nikki Curtis. Nikki’s story must be told.
