The new witness is a former Bastrop County deputy who claims he knew Stites and her fiance, Jimmy Fennell. He said Fennell told him Stites was having an affair with Rodney.
During Rodney's trial back in 1996 of the slaying of Stacy Lee Stites, attorneys argued that Reed was having a consensual affair with Stites and that Fennell killed her.
But prosecutors in the case still believe Reed is guilty and argue the two were not having an affair. They point out that none of these witnesses came forward with this information at the time.
After 9 appeals and an delayed execution, 52-year-old Rodney is sentenced to be executed on November 20th of this year. Many people, including the Innocence Project, believe that Rodney deserves a retrial before it's too late.
After researching Rodney's story, i believe that his trial was unfair and he at least deserves a new one.
What do you think?
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