Rodney Reed Case Back in Court

Death row inmate's attorneys file brief seeking hearing on evidence

"...The legal procedural drama that is the Rodney Reed death penalty case is back in federal court. On..."

Jan. 22, 2010 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...."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Rodney Reed Loses Latest Appeals

Longtime death row inmate will challenge the court's ruling

"...Rodney Reed's legal battle will continue following the Texas Court of..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Reed Defense DNA-Deprived?

A citizen sleuth raises new charges in the Stacey Stites murder case.

"...deliberately withheld potentially exculpatory evidence from lawyers for Rodney Reed, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed Hearing Set for October

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

"...Rodney Reed is due in a Bastrop County court Oct. 10-14,..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Reed and Swearingen Evidence in Question

Two more death penalty cases under appeal scrutiny

"...evaluate the science in resolving them remains uncertain. Rodney Reed..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed's Appeals: Key Players

Ignored witnesses, “irrelevant” evidence, and more from two decades of appeals

"...Before his trial, Rodney Reed's defense identified at least 10 people who claimed knowledge..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Reed Seeks Retrial

In Rodney Reed case, forensic experts believe Stacey Stites died before midnight

"...effort to bring justice to death row inmate Rodney Reed continues. Attorneys filed a brief in Bastrop County Court..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Jeremy Reed's Top Ten Short Reads:Spoken, Sung, and Scribed

"...* Where the Buffalo Roam, Jimmy LaFave (Bohemia Beat). The lyrics on this album are..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Books Feature

Back to Babs

Barbara Lynn at Antone's tonight

"...and Brenda Lee and then people like Gatemouth Brown, Jimmy Reed, the kind of music that I still do...."

July 29, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Who Killed Stacey Stites?

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

"...1998, a Bastrop County jury convicted Bastrop resident Rodney Reed of the murder of a young Giddings woman, Stacey..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rock & Roll Books

Gift Guide

"...Big Boss Man: The Life & Music of Bluesman Jimmy Reed..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Death Watch: The Wrong Man?

Rodney Reed execution stayed

"...The state of Texas had planned to execute Rodney Reed next Thursday, March 5, for the 1996 murder of..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gary Clark Jr. on Antone’s

"It changed everything really"

"...during the set and said, “Hey man, play some Jimmy Reed” then walked off. That was last time I..."

Aug. 11, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas Top 10s

"...5) Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan, On the Jimmy Reed Highway (Ruf)..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature

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

"...the question of whether Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed will get a second chance to prove he is..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: Where’s Your Evidence?

Exculpatory testimony, DNA at issue in two landmark cases

"...Rodney Reed, the Bastrop man who's spent nearly 20 years on..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

19 Years On, Anti-Death Penalty March Sees Progress

Yet time is running out for Ruben Gutierrez, Rodney Reed

"...elected, he'd refuse to seek the death penalty. Sandra Reed, mother of Rodney Reed (who's facing a Nov. 20..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Damned in the USA

"...Directed by: Paul Yule. Starring: Jimmy Tingle, Rev. Donald Wildmon, Jesse Helms, Alphonse D'Amato, Andres..."

Jan. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four

All four aren't fantastic, but at least two are pretty good in this latest Hollywood take on a classic from Marvel Comics.

"...directed by Tim Story (last seen helming the disastrous Jimmy Fallon travesty Taxi), this is the origin story of..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Interview: Dion

“I don’t sing white, I don’t sing black, I sing Bronx”

"...strictly a blues thing. It rolls, kinda like a Jimmy Reed approach. I don’t sing white, I don’t sing..."

March 17, 2016 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Bubble Boy

"...respects. Born without the ability to stave off germs, Jimmy Livingston has lived in his sanitized, solitary bubble since..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan

"...Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie VaughanOn the Jimmy Reed Highway (Ruf)..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Death Watch: As Execution Pace Quickens, a 30-Day Stay for Barbee

Meanwhile, Randy Halprin loses 5CA appeal and Rodney Reed supporters fight for justice

"...On Tuesday, attorneys for Rodney Reed – scheduled for execution on Nov. 20 for the..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Ten Fingers

Denny Freeman's 40-year Austin arc

"...Freeman, Ike Ritter, Bill Campbell, Johnny Richardson, and John Reed never failed to reach that summit. They were hardwired..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Omar Kent Dykes

"...When Omar Kent Dykes cruised On the Jimmy Reed Highway in 2007, he stopped at many juke..."

May 15, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Boz Scaggs Doesn't Mean to Be Argumentative

The Texan parses blues, R&B, and rock & roll ahead of two Austin shows

"...Tell him yes, but even "Lido Shuffle" had a Jimmy Reed groove, he rebuts...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"...Gibbons had long been taken by trios, citing Jimmy Reed's famed lineup with Eddie Taylor on guitar. He..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Motherless Child

Obscure monument to balladry finally sees the light of day

"...glorious afro halo back-lit over bare shoulders, but when Jimmy Scott's tortured ache of voice -- that wounded cry..."

July 6, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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