Murder of Robbie Middleton In 1998, 8-year-old Robbie Middleton was attacked, tied to a tree, doused in gasoline, and set alight. Just barely managing to survive, he agonized for another 12 years before dying horrifically from his injuries. Middleton suffered third-degree burns to 99% of his body. He underwent over 200 operations and an appalling battle with cancer before finally releasing a video mere weeks before his death, revealing the killer’s horrible motive for the murder that took over a decade to complete. Robbie Middleton (June 28, 1990 – April 29, 2011) was an American boy from Splendora, Texas, who on his eighth birthday in 1998 was tied to a tree, doused in gasoline, and set on fire. He suffered third-degree burns to 99% of his body and endured 150 operations, before dying at age 20 from a skin cancer that doctors attributed to his original injuries. Just prior to his death, Robbie, the son of Bobby and Colleen Middleton, left a 27-minute video testimony on his deathbed na...
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