About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic case of 2-year-old Nikki, whose death leads to her father being accused of abuse.

When 2-year-old Nikki is rushed to a Texas hospital and doesn’t survive, her father, Robert Roberson, is accused of causing her death. Prosecutors say he shook and beat her in a case of "shaken baby syndrome."

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