James “Jimmy” Robertson, convicted of killing his parents in Rock Hill in 1997, wants to drop an appeal and die after South ...

This article was updated Tuesday, Aug. 5, following the hearing. COLUMBIA — An inmate on South Carolina’s death row for 26 ...

After death row inmate James Robertson asked to drop his counsel and turn a date for execution, parties met Aug. 5 to set a ...

Exclusive: James Robertson has been on death row since 1999 after he was convicted of killing his parents in Rock Hill. Now he wants to relieve his lawyers, and represent himself.

James D. Robertson, a South Carolina death row inmate, was convicted in the murder of his Rock Hill parents in the late 1990s. South Carolina Department of Corrections/Provided ...

Robertson, 51, has been on death row since 1999 after killing both his parents in their Rock Hill home. He beat his father with the claw end of a hammer and a baseball bat and stabbed his mother.

Robertson, 51, has been on death row since 1999 after killing both his parents in their Rock Hill home. He beat his father with the claw end of a hammer and a baseball bat and stabbed his mother.

James Robertson’s 2017 death row picture from the S.C. Department of Corrections. S.C. Department of Corrections This story was originally published April 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM.

Robertson, 51, has been on death row since 1999 after killing both his parents in their Rock Hill home. He beat his father with the claw end of a hammer and a baseball bat and stabbed his mother.

Robertson, 51, has been on death row since 1999 after killing both his parents in their Rock Hill home. He beat his father with the claw end of a hammer and a baseball bat and stabbed his mother.

Robertson, 51, has been on death row since 1999 after killing both his parents in their Rock Hill home. He beat his father with the claw end of a hammer and a baseball bat and stabbed his mother.