Jimmy Fennell Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping, Sexual Misconduct

The former Georgetown Police sergeant's conviction casts doubt on his innocence in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites

"...Williamson Co. court last week, former Georgetown Police Sgt. Jimmy Fennell opted against a jury trial and affirmed his..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reed Appeal Unearths Grisly Details on Fennell

Jimmy Fennell has a frightening history of violence against women – yet he's not the one on death row

"...revelations about the conduct of former Georgetown Police Sgt. Jimmy Fennell, the man who Reed's supporters have argued was..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

At Reed Hearing, Fennell Breaks Silence, Says "They're All Liars"

Victim's fiancé long suspected in 1996 killing, denies all guilt

"...Nobody attending the Rodney Reed hearing in Bastrop expected Jimmy Fennell would actually testify. Reed, a Black man, has..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Rape Victim Believes Rodney Reed Is Innocent

Tells story of being raped by murder victim's former fiancé

"...In 2007, then Georgetown PD Sgt. Jimmy Fennell, Jr., kidnapped a 20-year-old woman he'd encountered while..."

April 30, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

That’s Commissioner David Hall Now

The longtime friend of Jimmy Fennell Jr., a key figure in the murder of Stacey Stites, just became a Calhoun County Commissioner

"...The former Giddings pol­ice officer and longtime friend of Jimmy Fennell Jr., whose DNA was alleged to have been..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...the time of the murder. The other three describe Jimmy Fennell, Stites' fiancé and the original suspect in the..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Who Killed Stacey Stites?

A re-examination of a Bastrop murder case leaves many unanswered questions.

"...Stacey Stites a white woman, and that Stites' fiancé, Jimmy Fennell Jr., was a Giddings police officer -- had..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed Clemency Filing Cites Fourth New Witness

Former prison mate says Fennell confessed crime in 2010

"...has emerged that focuses suspicion for the murder on Jimmy Fennell, Stites’ fiancé at the time and the only..."

Oct. 31, 2019 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Reed Loses Another Appeal

Yet another setback for death row inmate Rodney Reed

"...evidence demonstrating that Stites' fiancé, former Georgetown Police Sgt. Jimmy Fennell, now in jail for assaulting a woman in..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

New Evidence Could Clear Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed

Jimmy Fennell's impending trial on kidnapping and rape charges unearths old suspicions that he was responsible for the 1996 murder of his fiancée

"...death, but also that there is additional evidence regarding Jimmy Fennell's apparent proclivity toward sexual violence...."

July 25, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Can Rodney Reed Be Freed?

New testimony rivets court as 1996 murder case reopens

"...have suspected Stites was actually killed by her fiancé Jimmy Fennell, at the time a Giddings police officer. Nothing..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: New Rodney Reed Filing

Death row inmate's lawyers seek retrial

"...detail in the timeline of former Giddings Police Officer Jimmy Fennell, Stites' fiancé and the man Reed defenders believe..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

No Relief for Rodney Reed

The piecemeal appeals process isn't doing the death row inmate any favors

"...which belonged to her fiancé, former George­town Police Sgt. Jimmy Fennell – was found parked in the Bastrop High..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Judge: No New Trial for Rodney Reed

Bastrop County judge's recommendation comes after Reed's attorney argued new evidence warranted a trial

"...reexamine his case decided against recommending a new trial. Jimmy Don "J.D." Langley, who served 30 years as a..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Reed Appeals 'Conviction of an Innocent Man'

A federal appeal attacks the state's 'airtight" case against death-row inmate Rodney Reed.

"...while she was engaged to a Giddings police officer, Jimmy Fennell. Indeed, Reed's family and supporters have long contended..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed's Lawyers Request Withdrawal of November Execution Date

Two new witnesses have come forward with additional information

"...witnesses who have come forward with new information on Jimmy Fennell, Stites’ fiancé at the time of her murder..."

Oct. 7, 2019 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Is Randall Mays "Competent" to Die?

Trial court stays execution to consider if he's mentally unfit, again

"...SCOTUS. Two witnesses have come forward with information on Jimmy Fennell, Stites' fiancé at the time of her murder..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hidden Evidence?

Reed's attorneys insist evidence unavailable to him during his 1998 trial casts serious doubt on his guilt of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, and strongly supports the defense theory that another man was the killer

"...man, Stites' former fiancé and then Giddings police officer Jimmy Fennell, Jr., was the real killer...."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed Returns to Court of Criminal Appeals

Bastrop Judge recommends CCA deny latest appeal

"...Davis – a longtime friend of Stacey Stites' fiancé Jimmy Fennell Jr. – in which he recalled that Fennell..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Appeals Court Weighs Plea to 'Correct Miscarriage of Justice'

Rodney Reed's fate goes to Criminal Appeals

"...she was driving – which belonged to her fiancé, Jimmy Fennell, then a Giddings Police officer – was found..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed Hearing Gets Underway

What was Jimmy Fennell doing before his fiancé's murder?

"...new trial. Davis is the former best friend of Jimmy Fennell, Jr., Stites’ fiancé, a former cop who’s currently..."

Oct. 11, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Reed Appeal Shot Down

Judge says witness testimony challenging state's version of facts in capital murder case against Rodney Reed during a March evidentiary hearing wasn't credible, the testimony probably wouldn't have helped Reed at 1998 trial, and no evidence exists that the Bastrop Co. District Attorney's Office committed misconduct by withholding potential evidence from Reed's defenders

"...she was driving – which belonged to her fiancé Jimmy Fennell Jr., then a Giddings Police Depart-ment officer –..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Breaking the Chain

Troubling questions persist in the Rodney Reed / Stacey Stites murder case.

"...reluctant to consider other suspects, especially Giddings police officer Jimmy Fennell Jr.; that evidence that might have cleared Rodney..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: The Wrong Man?

Rodney Reed execution stayed

"...before her discovery – other than her live-in fiancé Jimmy Fennell Jr., a Giddings police officer (currently serving a..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• Fennell Gets 10 Years Former Georgetown Police Sgt. Jimmy Fennell..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• On May 20, former Georgetown Police Sgt. Jimmy Fen­nell Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...• Georgetown Police Department Sgt. Jimmy Fennell has been indicted on charges of aggravated sexual..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature

Rodney Reed Gets Execution Stay, New Hearing

New witnesses, debunked forensic evidence, and DNA testing to be considered in 2020

"...affair. Many have speculated that Stites' fiancé, police officer Jimmy Fennell, was her actual killer...."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Where’s Your Evidence?

Exculpatory testimony, DNA at issue in two landmark cases

"...Bastrop County Sheriff's investigator and former best friend of Jimmy Fennell Jr., Stites' fiancé, then a Giddings police officer,..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Rodney Reed Hearing Set for October

Death row case may hinge on deposition of former sheriff's deputy

"...for a hearing intended to clear up just how Jimmy Fennell Jr. spent his time on the April 1996..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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