Apostate Abolitionist

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On Oct. 17, Texas plans to execute Robert Roberson, an Innocence Project client who has spent over 20 years on death row for a crime that never happened.

Robert faces the risk of becoming the first person in the U.S. executed based on the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory.

Mr. Roberson left school after completing 8th grade with undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder — which impacts how people communicate and interact with others. Symptoms of autism can include avoiding eye contact, “unusual” mood or emotional reactions, the appearance of indifference, fixation on details that strike others as “abnormal,” and difficulty expressing feelings.

Hospital staff, who did not know that Mr. Roberson has autism, were suspicious of his flat affect and interpreted his response to his daughter’s condition as lacking emotion. They viewed his inability to explain Nikki’s condition as a sign that he must be lying.

A graphic guide to Cemetery Symbolism. To convey the lives of the people buried beneath them, and the expectations for what comes after death, symbolism has long been part of tombstones. Above is a guide to some of the most prevalent cemetery symbols.