Who Killed Stacey Stites?

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

"...Reed of the murder of a young Giddings woman, Stacey Stites. Stites was murdered in April of 1996, and..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature 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

"...beer cans left near the body of Fennell's then-fiancée Stacey Stites when she was found murdered along a Bastrop..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Rodney Reed's Attorneys Seek Retrial

Forensic experts believe Stacey Stites died before midnight

"...Bastrop County court this afternoon that argues information concerning Stacey Stites' time of death is inaccurate, and that the..."

Feb. 12, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Medical Examiner: Testimony Misconstrued in Rodney Reed Case

Explosive information filed in federal court

"...Rodney Reed for the sexual assault and killing of Stacey Stites was misconstrued by prosecutors to suggest a solid..."

Aug. 14, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed Hearing Set for October

Exculpatory evidence at issue in four-day hearing

"...two decades on death row for the murder of Stacey Stites, will get another chance to prove he’s not..."

July 9, 2017 News Post 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

"...death in 1998 for the rape and murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop in a case tainted by racism,..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Breaking the Chain

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

"...death in 1998 for the 1996 murder of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. "Based upon the trial court's findings and conclusions..."

March 1, 2002 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

"...likely suspect in the 1996 murder of Fennell's fiancée, Stacey Stites...."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Relief for Rodney Reed

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

"...and sentenced to die for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. Stites, who worked early mornings at the Bastrop..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reed Seeks Retrial

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

"...argues that the official timeline of the murder of Stacey Stites is inaccurate, and that the discrepancy should be..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Reed Appeals 'Conviction of an Innocent Man'

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

"...of the rape and murder of 20-year-old Giddings resident Stacey Stites. Prosecutors argued that Reed somehow overcame Stites in..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: New Rodney Reed Filing

Death row inmate's lawyers seek retrial

"...is not responsible for the April 1996 murder of Stacey Stites...."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Rodney Reed's Appeals: Key Players

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

"...10 people who claimed knowledge of his affair with Stacey Stites. Most were family and friends; some had criminal..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

"...Reed, 38, was convicted in May 1998 of killing Stacey Stites, a 20-year-old Giddings resident, as she drove to..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reed Loses Another Appeal

Yet another setback for death row inmate Rodney Reed

"...death row inmate Rodney Reed, convicted of murdering 19-year-old Stacey Stites in Bastrop in 1996. According to the CCA..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Another Hearing for Rodney Reed

Death row inmate's case goes back to Bastrop County district court

"...and murder two years earlier of 20-year-old Giddings resident Stacey Stites. Prosecutors argued that Reed overcame Stites in the..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In your recent article ["Who Killed Stacy Stites?" May, 24] you state that Mr. Reed's habeas appeal..."

June 7, 2002 Column

Judge Recommends Rejecting Rodney Reed Appeal

Magistrate judge contends that DNA proves Reed's guilt

"...to die in 1998 for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, after DNA found on vaginal swabs taken from..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Can Rodney Reed Be Freed?

New testimony rivets court as 1996 murder case reopens

"...in 1998 for the rape and murder of 19-year-old Stacey Stites...."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Appeals Court Weighs Plea to 'Correct Miscarriage of Justice'

Rodney Reed's fate goes to Criminal Appeals

"...not have convicted Reed of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. "If a jury had the opportunity to review..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Capital Judicial Pinball

Rodney Reed Case Back in Court

"...May 1998 for the rape and murder of 20-year-old Stacey Stites. Prosecutors argued that Reed overcame Stites in the..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reed Defense DNA-Deprived?

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

"...to death for the 1996 Bastrop murder of 19-year-old Stacey Stites...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: The Wrong Man?

Rodney Reed execution stayed

"...next Thursday, March 5, for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, even in the face of mounting evidence that..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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

"...prove he is innocent of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites rests in the hands of Bastrop Co. District..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed Clemency Filing Cites Fourth New Witness

Former prison mate says Fennell confessed crime in 2010

"...sentenced to death in 1998 for the murder of Stacey Stites but has a strong case of innocence. In..."

Oct. 31, 2019 News Post by Brant Bingamon

At Home With Capital Punishment

The fourth annual March for a Moratorium surrounds the Capitol.

"...in 1998 in the murder of a Giddings woman, Stacey Stites, on the basis of DNA evidence that Reed's..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Death Watch: Reed Appeal Rejected at 5th Circuit

Lawyers consider next move

"...on death row for the rape and murder of Stacey Stites...."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...former Giddings police officer who was engaged to 19-year-old Stacey Stites, who was murdered in 1996 and found dumped..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature

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

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

"...23 years on death row for the murder of Stacey Stites, who was white. But it is Fennell who..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

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

"...in the case of Rodney Reed, convicted of killing Stacey Stites in 1998 and scheduled for execution on Nov...."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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