Jimmy Robertson has been sitting on death row in South Carolina since 1999. He was convicted of murdering his parents in Rock Hill, SC.

For years Robertson has appealed and fought execution, recently Robertson has told the court he is ready to face death.

There are legal complications that come with an inmates decision to be executed. Those will be discussed in this episode.

Plus, you will hear the closing arguments from the trial in 1999.

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.

Impact of Influence has released 6 episodes on the Robertson murders.

July 13, 2024 the first episode of the series was released. Matt and Seton gave you all that happened leading up to the gruesome murders, the scene of the crime, and the arrests that followed.

June 26, 2024..In episode 2, the lead solicitor, Tommy Pope discussed his memory fo the trial.

July 3, 2024 was episode 3, reporter Pete Kaliner talked about covering the trial and his run in with Robertson.

August 8, 2024 episode 4 was released and you can 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.

September 20, 2024 was episode 5 of the series, Matt and Seton cover Robertson's "accomplice", Meredith Moon.

October 16, 2024 was the sixth, and final episode, of the Jimmy Robertson series, you can hear the attorneys arguments for and against Robertson getting the death penalty.

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.

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