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they brought him in for questioning. >> the girl is stacey stites. have you ever seen her before? ven't. >> never dated her? >> no, i haven't. >> after first denying knowing the victim reed later said he and stites were engaged in a secret sexual relationship which would explain the presence of his dna. his lawyer said they found witnesses who knew about his relationship with stacey stites but could not bring anyone forward in trial. i asked reed why he initially told investigators why he didn't know stites. >> i didn't want to try to incriminate myself. i didn't want to be questioned about it. i was a black man in a small town and it wasn't me pulling the race card or anything like that. it's not nothing about that, but the nature of this is a small city that i lived in, you know what i'm saying? >> it took just hours for an all white jury to convict rodney reed and sentence him to death. >> when you found out you were getting the death penalty, did it feel real to you, did it feel distant? >> it was a numb feeling. it was a numb feeling. it was like, you know -- really it was unb
they brought him in for questioning. >> the girl is stacey stites. have you ever seen her before? ven't. >> never dated her? >> no, i haven't. >> after first denying knowing the victim reed later said he and stites were engaged in a secret sexual relationship which would explain the presence of his dna. his lawyer said they found witnesses who knew about his relationship with stacey stites but could not bring anyone forward in trial. i asked reed why he initially told...
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his lawyer said they found witnesses who knew about his relationship with stacey stites but could noteed why he initially told investigators why he didn't know stites. >> i didn't want to incriminate myself. i didn't want to be questioned about it. i was a black man in a small town and it wasn't me pulling the race card or anything like that. but it's the nature of the small city i lived in. you know what i'm saying? >> it took just hours for an all white jury to convict rodney reed and sentence him to death. >> when you found out you were getting the death sentence, did it feel real to you, did it feel distant? >> it was a numb feeling. it was like, you know -- really it was unbelievable. it felt like i was in a dream. it felt like this wasn't real, it wasn't real. >> ten years after reed was convicted, another trial brought his case back into the headlines. jimmy finell, stacey stites faien fiance when she died pled guilty to -- you hear about his plea years later. what went through your mind then? >> we had no idea what jimmy finell was capable of back in '98. and i wonder what a j
his lawyer said they found witnesses who knew about his relationship with stacey stites but could noteed why he initially told investigators why he didn't know stites. >> i didn't want to incriminate myself. i didn't want to be questioned about it. i was a black man in a small town and it wasn't me pulling the race card or anything like that. but it's the nature of the small city i lived in. you know what i'm saying? >> it took just hours for an all white jury to convict rodney reed...
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>> stacey stites was murdered with a belt.the time, the technology for dna testing was not available to test skin cells or things like that which were handled by the murderer. today we can. amy: explain where her body was found. >> her body was found off the side of the road in rural bastrop county. one of the most important things about her body was that it indicates she had been killed for hours prior to being left at that scene. which again places the time of death at a time that jimmy fennell testified that you were alone in her apartment. amy: and that he possibly would have took that body. >> and that body was then transported in the truck. we cd compositional fluid in the truck. we know she was dead for hours before she left that truck. that places her death at a time hours earlier than what was presented at the trial. that implicates jimmy fennell and not runny. -- not rodney reed. amy: how do you get this bill tested? >> we have presented this to numerous courts. we are in the federal court system asking for that dna
>> stacey stites was murdered with a belt.the time, the technology for dna testing was not available to test skin cells or things like that which were handled by the murderer. today we can. amy: explain where her body was found. >> her body was found off the side of the road in rural bastrop county. one of the most important things about her body was that it indicates she had been killed for hours prior to being left at that scene. which again places the time of death at a time that...
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>> no, i didn't. >> did you murder stacey stites? >> no, i didn't. >> reporter: reed's innocence project attorney says new evidence is on his side. >> three forensic pathologists have come forward and said this is actually impossible that rodney committed the crime. >> reporter: benjet says evidence points to another man, jimmy fennell, an ex-cop and stites' former fiancÉe. after stites's murder, he served ten years in prison for an unrelated kidnapping and improper sexual contact. fellow inmate arthur snow says fennell confessed to the murder, but fennell's attorney bob phillips says the jury got it right 21 years ago. >> it will be a stunning and horrific injustice if rodney reed is granted a new trial. >> reporter: celebrities like rihanna are asking texas governor greg abbott to pause the execution. >> all we're asking for is just our fair treatment, a fair trial. >> reporter: a bipartisan group of state lawmakers here at the capital has asked the governor to pause the execution and consider the new evidence. i reached out to gov
>> no, i didn't. >> did you murder stacey stites? >> no, i didn't. >> reporter: reed's innocence project attorney says new evidence is on his side. >> three forensic pathologists have come forward and said this is actually impossible that rodney committed the crime. >> reporter: benjet says evidence points to another man, jimmy fennell, an ex-cop and stites' former fiancÉe. after stites's murder, he served ten years in prison for an unrelated kidnapping and...
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. >> reporter: in 1998 rodney reed was convicted of raping and murdering stacey stites in texas.ely seen video of that interrogation reed repeatedly denied knowing stites. >> have you ever seen her before? >> no, i haven't. >> but investigators knew what reed did not know at the time, that his dna was found on stacey stites. this made reed the prime suspect. reed has long said he was having a consensual affair with the 19-year-old. in a death row interview reed said he lied because he was engaged to a small town white officer named jimmy finel. >> she said if jimmy found out we were together that he would kill me. >> reporter: his lawyer says denying first and then admitting to knowing the victim. >> oh, that's stacey stites, i'm having a torrid sexual affair with her. just in that little capsule of the life and times of rodney reed, you can see what a liar, what a rapist, what a dangerous human being he is. >> reporter: reed's supporters say he's never been convicted of those other crime and the allegations are being wrongly used to justify the execution. >> a young white woman
. >> reporter: in 1998 rodney reed was convicted of raping and murdering stacey stites in texas.ely seen video of that interrogation reed repeatedly denied knowing stites. >> have you ever seen her before? >> no, i haven't. >> but investigators knew what reed did not know at the time, that his dna was found on stacey stites. this made reed the prime suspect. reed has long said he was having a consensual affair with the 19-year-old. in a death row interview reed said he...
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road near bastrop, texas. >> strangled 19-year-old stacey stites. >> she had her plans and she had her marriage coming up, and now somebody's taken that away. >> reporter: the community stunned. rodney reed was later arrested and convicted of her murder. a crime for which he has sat on death row for 21 years. >> the right man has been convicted beyond a reasonable doubt of stacey stites' murder. >> he's had every bit of justice that could have come to him and over and over and over again they say he's guilty. >> reporter: reed's always maintained his innocence. and in exactly two weeks, he's set to be executed. if a new jury were to hear your case, what do you think would exonerate you? >> i know that if they was to hear this case, that this case will itself exonerate me. >> reporter: reed's new powerful legal team, the innocence project, is fighting for his life, saying crucial dna evidence was never introduced at trial or collected at all. many calling for reed's case to be revisited, including celebrities like kim kardashian and rihanna, and tonight, more than 1.5 million people hav
road near bastrop, texas. >> strangled 19-year-old stacey stites. >> she had her plans and she had her marriage coming up, and now somebody's taken that away. >> reporter: the community stunned. rodney reed was later arrested and convicted of her murder. a crime for which he has sat on death row for 21 years. >> the right man has been convicted beyond a reasonable doubt of stacey stites' murder. >> he's had every bit of justice that could have come to him and over...
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prosecutors claim stacey stites was at home in 19 the 6 with her fiancee, jimmy feormer police officer3:00 a.m. investigators said reed raped and strangled stites between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. and left her body in a remote area. reed was arrested after his dna was found on stites. from the beginning, he maintained his innocence. he claimed he and stites were having an affair and had consensual sex the day before her death. >> how many times did you two see each other? >> some weeks i would see her maybe once or twice a week. >> reporter: after the trial, forensic experts admitted to errors in the time of death and the innocent project says the murder weapon was never tested for dna. >> three forensic pathologists have come forward and said that this is actually impossible that rodney committed the crime. all of it exonerates mr. reed and points to jimmy fennell. >> reporter: fennell was initially a suspect in stites' murder, but his dna was not found on stites' body. his attorney, bob phillips, says his client is innocent. >> jimmy loved her. he was going to marry her in three weeks. >> r
prosecutors claim stacey stites was at home in 19 the 6 with her fiancee, jimmy feormer police officer3:00 a.m. investigators said reed raped and strangled stites between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. and left her body in a remote area. reed was arrested after his dna was found on stites. from the beginning, he maintained his innocence. he claimed he and stites were having an affair and had consensual sex the day before her death. >> how many times did you two see each other? >> some weeks i...
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this man ends up going to jail for years after stacey stites is murdered -- remember, at the time, itihis fellow offices who are investigating this case. he ends up going t to jail f for years for rape and violence. >> that's right. we should not assume because you commit one crime you have committed another. jimmy fennell is still prison innocent unless he is found guguilty. he has denied her a that he murdered his fiancee in the 1990's. many people maintain rodney reed did it. that said, a number of incriminating statements, the fact he told a fellow prisoner that he had killed her, the fact she was afraid of him, it all paints a fairly cocompelling picture. it is certainly compelling enough picture that it has caused many, many people to say, well, we don't really know and if anything, executing someone on this evidence is a potential terrible travesty. amy: pretty he actually be put to deathth with all of this evidence?? >> absolutely. in fact, rodney reed is not the first person to be put to death in texas or in other states despite fairly compelling evidence. that is where i thi
this man ends up going to jail for years after stacey stites is murdered -- remember, at the time, itihis fellow offices who are investigating this case. he ends up going t to jail f for years for rape and violence. >> that's right. we should not assume because you commit one crime you have committed another. jimmy fennell is still prison innocent unless he is found guguilty. he has denied her a that he murdered his fiancee in the 1990's. many people maintain rodney reed did it. that...
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committing his other sexual-assault show beyond a reasonable doubt that he raped and murdered stacey stites i'm reid binion reporting. >>in southern california, a man is now free after spending more than a decade behind bars for a crime he did not commit. ruben martinez was convicted for a series of armed robberies in la back in 2008. eyewitnesses pointed to him and he spent 11 years of a nearly 48 year sentence in prison. martinez filed appeal after appeal until his case was finally reopened and he was found innocent on all charges. martinez was released from prison yesterday and says he does not hold any grudges. jesus christ was apartment life in it there's no people argue with people do make mistakes. what touches me is when the da got and me. experience. take a little perspective. the district attorney's conviction review unit, helped clear martinez his case was the first time an inmate has been exonerated in los angeles. as we switch gears now take a peek outside get a check on the 4 zone forecast hopefully some of that he's bound bay bridge traffic has eased a bit showed you that pic
committing his other sexual-assault show beyond a reasonable doubt that he raped and murdered stacey stites i'm reid binion reporting. >>in southern california, a man is now free after spending more than a decade behind bars for a crime he did not commit. ruben martinez was convicted for a series of armed robberies in la back in 2008. eyewitnesses pointed to him and he spent 11 years of a nearly 48 year sentence in prison. martinez filed appeal after appeal until his case was finally...
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reed now 51, was convicted of raping and killing 19-year-old stacey stites in a small texas town in 1996 reed's semen was found inside her body. you told the police you didn't know her. >> that was the worst mistake i ever could have made. and i did not want to be incriminated in relation to her death. >> reporter: stites one of the victims reed allegedly attacked, according to prosecutors. this man, then stites' fiance, is the real killer, reed's attorneys say. >> the evidence points in that direction. >> reporter: the evidence points at you. >> that was created from the state's narrative of this whole situation. >> reporter: reed's lawyers point to developments sincecies 1998 convictions, witnesses who say he made threatening statements about the affair and a former prison inmate says finnel bragged about killing stites >> it's just plain ludicrous to buy into this rodney reed circus >> reporter: finnel's attorney denies reed's allegations. >> he's got great lawyers, very creative they keep coming up with witnesses out of the woodwork the texas attorney general's office says after revi
reed now 51, was convicted of raping and killing 19-year-old stacey stites in a small texas town in 1996 reed's semen was found inside her body. you told the police you didn't know her. >> that was the worst mistake i ever could have made. and i did not want to be incriminated in relation to her death. >> reporter: stites one of the victims reed allegedly attacked, according to prosecutors. this man, then stites' fiance, is the real killer, reed's attorneys say. >> the...
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rodney reed was sentenced to die after being convicted by an all-white jury for the 1996 stacey stites, 19-year-old white woman. the two were having an affair at the time. but substantntial evidence has since ememerged implicating stites' fiance, a white police officer named jimmy fennell who was later jailed on kidnapping and d rape charges in ananother case. in a m mor developopment, a man who spent t time in jail with fennell signed an affidavit last month asserting that fennell had admitted in prison that he had killed his finance because she was having an affair with a black man. later in the show, we will be joined by rodney reed's brother and sister-in-law. but first, let's turn to the documentary "a plea for justice" made by filmmakers for justice. >> they founund the body of aa ofan alonong the dirt road 1441. let me tell you, this morning 19-year-old stacey stites and never arrived at worork. >> in 2006, a small l documentay film teaeam helped expose how an innocent man ended up on texas' death row. >> my personal opinion when i heard she had been killed was that fennell had
rodney reed was sentenced to die after being convicted by an all-white jury for the 1996 stacey stites, 19-year-old white woman. the two were having an affair at the time. but substantntial evidence has since ememerged implicating stites' fiance, a white police officer named jimmy fennell who was later jailed on kidnapping and d rape charges in ananother case. in a m mor developopment, a man who spent t time in jail with fennell signed an affidavit last month asserting that fennell had admitted...
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over a million people have an online reed now 51, was convicted of raping and killing 19-year-old stacey stites in a small texas town in 1996 reed's semen was found inside her body. you told the police you didn't know her. >> that was the worst mistake i ever could have made. and i did not want to be incriminated in relation to her death. >> reporter: stites one of several women prosecutors say reed sexually attacked, allegations never proven reed now thanks he and stites had a discreet, intimate relationship and that this man, jimmy fennell, then stites' fiance and a police officer, is the real killer. >> the evidence points in that direction. >> reporter: the evidence points at you. >> that was created from the state's narrative of this whole situation. >> reporter: reed's lawyers point to developments since his 1998 conviction, witnesses who say fennell made racist and threatenin statements about the affair forensic analysis raising doubts about basic facts like the time and place stites was killed and a former prison inmate says fennell bragged about killing stites while fennell served a te
over a million people have an online reed now 51, was convicted of raping and killing 19-year-old stacey stites in a small texas town in 1996 reed's semen was found inside her body. you told the police you didn't know her. >> that was the worst mistake i ever could have made. and i did not want to be incriminated in relation to her death. >> reporter: stites one of several women prosecutors say reed sexually attacked, allegations never proven reed now thanks he and stites had a...
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reed is scheduled to be executed in texas on wednesday for the 1996 murder of stacey stites. his supporters held a rally on the steps of the supreme court last night. they say new evidence in the case proves he's innocent. celebrities including beyonce and oprah winfrey and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have asked texas governor greg abbott to halt the execution and consider the new evidence. abbott has not spoken publicly about the case. >> you have forensic scientists, world-renowned forensic scientists, saying that it is a scientific impossibility for rodney reed to have committed this murder. [ cheers ] >> reed's family is asking the supreme court to intervene. >>> a desperate search is underway this morning for a suspected killer. the fbi is now offering a $10,000 reward for the man who is a marine deserter. chip reid reports. >> reporter: 22-year-old u.s. marine michael alexander brown is charged with homicide and is on the run. roanoke, virginia, police chief tim jones -- >> this individual is to be considered armed and dangerous at this time. >> reporter: brown went
reed is scheduled to be executed in texas on wednesday for the 1996 murder of stacey stites. his supporters held a rally on the steps of the supreme court last night. they say new evidence in the case proves he's innocent. celebrities including beyonce and oprah winfrey and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have asked texas governor greg abbott to halt the execution and consider the new evidence. abbott has not spoken publicly about the case. >> you have forensic scientists, world-renowned...
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the 51-year-old is accused of raping and strangling 19-year-old stacey stites in 1996. celebrities including beyonce, kim kardashian, and oprah winfrey support a delay in reed's november 20th execution. republican senator ted cruz has also weighed in saying the state should not act too quickly. governor abbott has not addressed the case publicly. >>> renewed outrage in hong kong after police shot a protester. online video shows an officer fighting with a protester, then shooting a masked person in the stomach area. police say the protester is undergoing surgery. the shooting happened as demonstrators were blocking subway lines and roads during the morning commute. hong kong is in the sixth month of protests. demonstrators are calling for democratic reforms. >>> and bolivia's president announced he would resign after the military called on him to step down following weeks of massive protests. evo morales, the leader for 14 years, said he would submit his resignation to help restore stability. he called it a coup. crowds celebrated in the streets after the announcement. i
the 51-year-old is accused of raping and strangling 19-year-old stacey stites in 1996. celebrities including beyonce, kim kardashian, and oprah winfrey support a delay in reed's november 20th execution. republican senator ted cruz has also weighed in saying the state should not act too quickly. governor abbott has not addressed the case publicly. >>> renewed outrage in hong kong after police shot a protester. online video shows an officer fighting with a protester, then shooting a...
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. >> reporter: reed convicted in the death of stacey stites in 1998, his defenders say new forensic evidence and witnesses prove he's innocent. stites' sister believes reed is her killer. >> too long we've been trying to fight for justice for rodney, who didn't deserve justice at all we need justice for stacey >> reporter: the texas attorney general's office said by review of more than 20 judges, it's time to see justice is done at last now a bipartisan group of some 40 texas lawmakers wants the executions put on hold senator ted cruz tweeting any new credible evidence should be weighed carefully. experts say appeals by death row inmates usually get rejected but reed's family will never give up. >> there's a fight that we will see all the way through until the end. >> reporter: no comment from the governor as reed awaits his faith on death row, ron allen, nbc news, texas. >>> we're just over a week away from the next democratic debate our harry smith is taking democratic voter questions straight to the candidates tonight senator elizabeth warren in our series "what matters. >> reporter: we s
. >> reporter: reed convicted in the death of stacey stites in 1998, his defenders say new forensic evidence and witnesses prove he's innocent. stites' sister believes reed is her killer. >> too long we've been trying to fight for justice for rodney, who didn't deserve justice at all we need justice for stacey >> reporter: the texas attorney general's office said by review of more than 20 judges, it's time to see justice is done at last now a bipartisan group of some 40 texas...
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he was sentenced for raping and strangling 19-year-old stacey stites.they believe there's false testimony and there's new evidence that can exonerate him. kim kardashian-west visited him last night in prison, and she tweeted so grateful for the commitment and passion for everyone who voiced their support, texas board of pardons and paroles for their recommending to issue a 123-day reprieve and for the costs of issuing a state. >> while his wife was meeting with rodney reed, look at that, kanye west meeting with and performing for inmates at the harris county jail. he attends the mega church tomorrow and will be performing there. >>> later today former quarterback colin kaepernick will take to the practice field, hoping to show teams he's ready to get back in the league. but critics are saying the nfl is just trying to clear away a problem. we'll talk about it next. s my c. my cause... and creating my dream home. i'm a work in progress. so much goes into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it. prescription dovato is for adults who are starting hiv-1 tr
he was sentenced for raping and strangling 19-year-old stacey stites.they believe there's false testimony and there's new evidence that can exonerate him. kim kardashian-west visited him last night in prison, and she tweeted so grateful for the commitment and passion for everyone who voiced their support, texas board of pardons and paroles for their recommending to issue a 123-day reprieve and for the costs of issuing a state. >> while his wife was meeting with rodney reed, look at that,...
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51-year-old reed was to die by lethal injection on wednesday for the 1996 murder of 19-year-old stacey stitesveled to work in a town 30 miles outside of austin, her body dumped on the side of this rural road. texas' top criminal appeal court friday halted the execution after impending outcry. from lawmakers -- >> there is a mountain of evidence pointing in another direction. >> reporter: and celebrities such as beyonce, oprah winfrey and kim kardashian west who met reed yesterday in prison and was with him when he got the news of the stay. she posted this photo on instagram writing, words cannot describe the relief and hope that swept over the room in that moment. the case now going back to the trial court. the innocence project filing a lawsuit requesting further dna testing of crime scene evidence which they say prosecutors have denied. >> wouldn't you want a new trial if you were rodney reed? all we're asking for is just what's right. >> reporter: a jailhouse interview with our deborah roberts in october, reed reiterated his innocence. e cvinced >> because all the evidence points to the pe
51-year-old reed was to die by lethal injection on wednesday for the 1996 murder of 19-year-old stacey stitesveled to work in a town 30 miles outside of austin, her body dumped on the side of this rural road. texas' top criminal appeal court friday halted the execution after impending outcry. from lawmakers -- >> there is a mountain of evidence pointing in another direction. >> reporter: and celebrities such as beyonce, oprah winfrey and kim kardashian west who met reed yesterday in...
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was found dead in another explosive piece of evidence an inmate in jail along with the fiance as stacey stites says that that fiance confessed to her murder he has since through his lawyers denied that he has done so but that is another piece of explosive new evidence this happened just hours before the texas parole board recommended a 120 day stay of the execution so that they could consider new evidence or the court's consider consider new evidence that is a very rare thing 566 people have been executed in the state of texas since it reinstituted the death penalty in 1982 the parole board has only asked for a stay 5 times it's only been granted 3 times and now rodney reed hopes to be the. design bob when our government is threatening more disciplinary hearings if doctors start return to work the been on strike for nearly 3 months of the poor pay and working conditions how to toss a has more from her already. principal was fired earlier this month along with hundreds of other junior doctors in zimbabwe the government dismissed him for going on strike to demand better pay and work conditions i
was found dead in another explosive piece of evidence an inmate in jail along with the fiance as stacey stites says that that fiance confessed to her murder he has since through his lawyers denied that he has done so but that is another piece of explosive new evidence this happened just hours before the texas parole board recommended a 120 day stay of the execution so that they could consider new evidence or the court's consider consider new evidence that is a very rare thing 566 people have...
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re-examination, one thing that i think fair minded people want to see is the dna test of the fwhaelt stacey s stitesit may have been the murder weapon. but the reason i agree is this is the texas court of appeals. they looked at the evidence, they have the new statements, and let me tell you i know texas people but they want to be fair, it is the right decision. let's see where this thing goes. >> without that publicity we would not have known about the case. this goes on all over the country. that's the only reason we know about it is because of the publicity garnered by the case. thank you to both of you. thank you. see you soon. >> all right, still ahead, prince andrew is opening up for the first time about his friendship with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein and the woman who says she was forced to have sex with the royal. (client's voice) remember that degree you got in taxation? (danny) of course you don't because you didn't! your job isn't doing hard work... ...it's making them do hard work... ...and getting paid for it. (vo) snap and sort your expenses to save over $4,600 at tax time.
re-examination, one thing that i think fair minded people want to see is the dna test of the fwhaelt stacey s stitesit may have been the murder weapon. but the reason i agree is this is the texas court of appeals. they looked at the evidence, they have the new statements, and let me tell you i know texas people but they want to be fair, it is the right decision. let's see where this thing goes. >> without that publicity we would not have known about the case. this goes on all over the...
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has been in prison for more than 20 years after being convicted of the 1996 rape and murder of stacey stitese shortly after learning her son would not be put to death. take a listen. >> i am so happy. i am one happy, happy mother. >> yesterday rallies supporting reed were held in several parts of the united states. reed's lawyer told us new evidence will be presented during the next hearing. >> we need listen to people, look at the evidence, and when you look at the evidence in this case, it's apparent that rodney reed did not commit the crime. all of the evidence points to somebody else. >> reepsd lawyer also says -- reed's lawyer also says they're expecting an appeal in the supreme court very soon. clearly a lot of people were behind this. kim kardashian, bernie sanders said his execution shower canceled. oprah -- should be canceled. oprah was here on the 7th and called out to the governor for another look. >> the innocence project that supports it was his legal support. >> 120-day stay. that's very soon. the new trial will be interesting, the evidence presented in the case will be interes
has been in prison for more than 20 years after being convicted of the 1996 rape and murder of stacey stitese shortly after learning her son would not be put to death. take a listen. >> i am so happy. i am one happy, happy mother. >> yesterday rallies supporting reed were held in several parts of the united states. reed's lawyer told us new evidence will be presented during the next hearing. >> we need listen to people, look at the evidence, and when you look at the evidence...
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reed was convicted of the 1996 rape and strangulation of 19-year-old stacey stites. dozens of lawmakers and celebrities have asked abbott to delay the november 20th execution. >>> the controversial case of a connecticut man accused of killing a hotel worker in the caribbean is back in court today. ahead, how a judge in anguilla will decide what comes next for scott hapgood. >>> first, 7:18. time to check local weather. fo >>> good monday morning on this veterans day. a lovely day ahead with plenty of sunshine and warm ling up. mild to warm temperatures as we go through our afternoon. in concord 79 for a high. 78 in san jose. 74 in oakland. 70 for san francisco. so great weather for our veterans day's festivities and celebration as cross the bay area. today the warmers day out of the weak. cooling down through the next few days. >>> ahead, find out why apple's co-founder says the new credit card discriminates against women including his own wife. >>> the cdc unveils a potential breakthrough in the search for the cause of a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping. >>>
reed was convicted of the 1996 rape and strangulation of 19-year-old stacey stites. dozens of lawmakers and celebrities have asked abbott to delay the november 20th execution. >>> the controversial case of a connecticut man accused of killing a hotel worker in the caribbean is back in court today. ahead, how a judge in anguilla will decide what comes next for scott hapgood. >>> first, 7:18. time to check local weather. fo >>> good monday morning on this veterans day....
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>> rodney reed was scheduled to be executed this wednesday for the 1996 murder of 19-year-old stacey stitesed he and stites at the time were having an affair but he says he did not have anything to do with her death. [ crowd chanting "free rodney reed" on friday, after massive public attention was paid to the case, the texas board of pardons and paroles recommended a 120-day stay of execution. the same day texas court of criminal appeals agreed to halt the execution indefinitely citing claims of new evidence in the case kim kardashian west first learned of reed's case on twitter, and last month she sent this tweet to texas governor greg abbott urging him to in her words, do the right thing. >> tweeting something like this, you must take it very seriously. you can't just tweet something like that unless you're certain the case should be looked at. >> yes, so i will usually go to thea length of speaking with either the person or their family members and my group of attorneys before i do something like that. i really am strategic when i am tweeting about someone's life. >> yeah. >> you know, s
>> rodney reed was scheduled to be executed this wednesday for the 1996 murder of 19-year-old stacey stitesed he and stites at the time were having an affair but he says he did not have anything to do with her death. [ crowd chanting "free rodney reed" on friday, after massive public attention was paid to the case, the texas board of pardons and paroles recommended a 120-day stay of execution. the same day texas court of criminal appeals agreed to halt the execution indefinitely...