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10 Facts About Rodney Reed’s Case You Need to Know:
1. The murder weapon has never been tested for DNA.
2. The state’s forensic experts have admitted to errors in their testimonies which led to Rodney’s conviction and death sentence.
3. Rodney Reed and Stacey Stites were having a consensual sexual relationship.
4. Renowned forensic pathologists have concluded that Rodney’s guilt is medically and scientifically impossible.
5. For months after the murder, Jimmy Fennell, Stacey’s fiancé, was the prime suspect in the case.
6. Jimmy’s best friend at the time of the crime, Bastrop Sheriff’s Officer Curtis Davis, has now revealed that Jimmy gave an inconsistent account of where he was on the night of the murder.
7. Two witnesses have recently come forward and submitted signed affidavits that add to the mounting evidence against Jimmy Fennell.
8. Jimmy later served a 10-year prison term for a sex crime and kipnapping he committed while on duty. ibid.
9. The case was racially charged.
10. A confession by Jimmy Fennell has come to light. Innocent Project online article 11th October 2019
It seemed like an open and shut case. Pull back each layer of the story, the more you can see that life isn’t always so black and white. People Magazine Investigates s5e10: Is Rodney Reed Innocent? rozzer, ID 2021
Stacey [Stites] never arrives. Her co-workers are concerned. ibid.
The dead woman in the woods is the missing Stacey Stites. ibid.
Police have matched Reed’s DNA to that found on Stacey’s body. ibid.
The defense claims that someone else killed Stacey Stites … Reed’s lawyers fight for his life. ibid.