Dont Kill Rodney Reed
Rodney Reed was convicted of murdering a Giddings woman, Stacey Stites, by a Bastrop County jury in May of 1998.
The murder of Stites happened just two years earlier in April of 1996.
Rodney Reed was convicted of murdering a Giddings woman, Stacey Stites, by a Bastrop County jury in May of 1998.
The murder of Stites happened just two years earlier in April of 1996.
Texas rally demands "Free condemned prisoner Rodney Reed now!"
The U.S. Supreme Court Rules 6-3 in Favor of Rodney Reed
"...Fennell has no alibi, failed two polygraph tests and cleaned out his bank account on the day Stites was killed...."
May 21, 2021 12:12 PM
People Magazine Investigates: Questions Continue to Swirl Around the 1996 Murder of Texas Woman
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A federal appeals court rejected death row inmate Rodney Reed's request for DNA testing, ruling Thursday evening that he waited too long to file a lawsuit arguing that prosecutors were violating his civil rights by refusing to test the murder weapon and other crime scene evidence."
Austin American Statesman 22 April 2021
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Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s appeal, but justice notes ‘pall of uncertainty’ over guilt
Judge denies lawyer’s request for new judge to preside over Rodney Reed’s case KXAN 24 Jan 2020
Criminal appeals court rejects Rodney Reed’s bid for new judge Statesman 11 Dec 2019
Oprah Winfrey lent her voice to the rallying cry for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop the Nov. 20 execution of Rodney Reed.
New information, new testimony exonerating Rodney Reed
A mountain of evidence shows Reed’s innocence; new sworn testimony further implicates victim’s fiancé in the murder
BASTROP, Texas — A state senator is joining the growing effort to try and stop the execution of a Bastrop, Texas, man.
Austin Democrat Kirk Watson sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Oct. 23, asking for a stay of execution for Rodney Reed.
The Death Penalty Information Center reports that 166 death-row inmates have been exonerated and freed nationally since 1973. More than half were black. Thirteen were in Texas. Courts and prosecutors sometimes make mistakes. Could Rodney Reed be another one?
"TEXAS — Reality star Kim Kardashian West is taking to Twitter to advocate for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed.
Reed’s execution is set for Nov. 20
His attorneys say new evidence supports innocence
West asked Gov. Abbott to “do the right thing”
BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF TEXAS
PUBLISHED 9:57 AM CT OCT. 19, 2019
On Nov. 20, Rodney Reed is to be executed by the state of Texas for a crime we can no longer be confident he committed. Twenty one years ago, he was convicted in the 1996 rape and murder of 19-year old Giddings resident Stacey Stites. Ever since, evidence has mounted that Reed neither raped nor killed her. Now, his defense claims it has new witnesses pointing to the man who did.
Updated August 27, 2019
Rodney has an execution date of November 20, 2019, after his latest appeal was denied by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals . Supporters from anywhere in the world can sign and share this clemency letter for Rodney Reed. When you’ve sent a letter, let us know! Email a copy of your letter to RodneyReedClemencyCampaign@gmail.com.
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