PT 6: The Death Penalty Phase of the Jimmy Robertson Trial

In the sixth, and final episode, of the Jimmy Robertson series, you will hear the attorneys arguments for and against Robertson getting the death penalty. In November of 1997, two days before Thanksgiving, Earl and Terry Robertson were brutally murdered by their son, Jimmy Robertson. The story captivated the nation. The story of a well off couple being murdered by their math genius son caught the eye of the country. The trial was covered gavel to gavel on CourtTV. In the first episode of the series Matt and Seton gave you all that happened leading up to the gruesome murders, the scene of the crime, and the arrests that followed. In episode 2, the lead solicitor, Tommy Pope discussed his memory fo the trial. In episode 3, reporter Pete Kaliner talked about covering the trial and his run in with Robertson. In episode 4 listen to parts of the trail. the defense closing on guilty or not guilty, unsettling testimony from the victims of Robertson's stalking, and a psychiatrist tries to keep Jimmy off of death row. In episode 5 of the series, Matt and Seton cover Robertson's "accomplice", Meredith Moon. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present from the southeast region of the U.S. Look for Impact of Influence on Facebook and The Impact of Influence Youtube channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices