Reed has long claimed innocence
Rodney Reed
June 30, 2023
Bastrop County judge's recommendation comes after Reed's attorney argued new evidence warranted a trial
Nov. 4, 2021
Victim's fiancé long suspected in 1996 killing, denies all guilt
July 29, 2021
Still, concerns of the fairness and accuracy of the state’s death penalty system remain
Dec. 19, 2019
New witnesses, debunked forensic evidence, and DNA testing to be considered in 2020
Nov. 21, 2019
Citing new evidence, CCA remands case to Bastrop trial court
Nov. 15, 2019
Can new evidence and a flood of support stop Reed's execution?
Nov. 15, 2019
Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate
Nov. 14, 2019
Texas House Criminal Justice Reform Caucus joins celebrities, activists asking to stay the Nov. 20 execution
Nov. 7, 2019
Former prison mate says Fennell confessed crime in 2010
Oct. 31, 2019
Yet time is running out for Ruben Gutierrez, Rodney Reed
Oct. 24, 2019
Two new witnesses have come forward with additional information
Oct. 7, 2019
Meanwhile, Randy Halprin loses 5CA appeal and Rodney Reed supporters fight for justice
Sept. 26, 2019
A quiet summer gives way to a deadly fall
Aug. 15, 2019
Defense attorneys fire back, ask court to strike state's motion
July 18, 2019
Longtime death row inmate will challenge the court’s ruling
July 3, 2019
Bastrop Judge recommends CCA deny latest appeal
Jan. 11, 2018
What was Jimmy Fennell doing before his fiancé's murder?
Oct. 11, 2017
Exculpatory testimony, DNA at issue for Rodney Reed, Robert Pruett
Oct. 5, 2017
Death row case may hinge on deposition of former sheriff’s deputy
July 13, 2017
Reed and Pruett strike out. But justice for Duane Buck?
April 20, 2017
The longtime friend of Jimmy Fennell Jr., a key figure in the murder of Stacey Stites, just became a Calhoun County Commissioner
Nov. 17, 2016
5th Circuit strikes down request to test death drugs
Sept. 22, 2016
Photos by Photo by John Anderson
Sat., Dec. 6, 2014
Texas gets ready to execute a schizophrenic man
Nov. 26, 2014
Tells story of being raped by murder victim's former fiancé
April 30, 2014
Next week's scheduled execution, plus the latest on the Rodney Reed case
Oct. 4, 2012
Two more death penalty cases under appeal scrutiny
Aug. 23, 2012
Explosive information filed in federal court
Aug. 14, 2012
Magistrate judge contends that DNA proves Reed's guilt
June 28, 2012
Death row inmate's attorneys file brief seeking hearing on evidence
Jan. 22, 2010
Density bonuses, death row and … orthopedics?
Jan. 21, 2010
Jimmy Fennell has a frightening history of violence against women – yet he's not the one on death row
May 1, 2009
The piecemeal appeals process isn't doing the death row inmate any favors
Dec. 26, 2008
Death row inmate Rodney Reed still denied relief in courts
Dec. 17, 2008
The former Georgetown Police sergeant's conviction casts doubt on his innocence in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites
Sept. 26, 2008
Jimmy Fennell's impending trial on kidnapping and rape charges unearths old suspicions that he was responsible for the 1996 murder of his fiancée
July 25, 2008
Rodney Reed's fate goes to Criminal Appeals
March 28, 2008
Judge recommends Texas death row inmate Anthony Graves be released while awaiting retrial
Oct. 13, 2006
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
June 30, 2006
Death row inmate's case goes back to Bastrop County district court
Nov. 11, 2005
A DNA expert's performance in a Bastrop capital case becomes an issue in the NBA star's trial
June 11, 2004
The fourth annual March for a Moratorium surrounds the Capitol.
Oct. 24, 2003
A federal appeal attacks the state's 'airtight" case against death-row inmate Rodney Reed.
Feb. 28, 2003
A Bastrop County jury convicted Rodney Reed of murder -- but left many questions unanswered
May 24, 2002
Are you sure about that Rodney Reed death penalty? And, the second installment World Cup "Soccer Watch" from our esteemed publisher.
May 24, 2002
Revisiting the forensic evidence in the Stacey Stites murder trial
May 24, 2002
Serious questions remain about the state's case against Rodney Reed for the murder of Stacey Stites.
March 1, 2002
A profile of David Fisher, volunteer sleuth in the Rodney Reed murder case
