Rodney Reed

 

 

Rodney Reed

 

 

Rodney Reed holding photos of his children.
(Photo By Jana Birchum)

 

 

Rodney Reed on death row.
(Photo By Jana Birchum)

 

 

Chris Aldridge said that he could not only place Stites and Reed together before her murder, but also
provide an alibi for Reed on the night of April 23. But he was never called to testify at Reed's trial.
(Photo By Jana Birchum)

 

 

Sandra Reed, Rodney's mother, says she warned him not to get involved with Stites
(from left, Rodney Reed's brothers, Ryan, Richard, and Ronald; mother Sandra;
father Walter; cousin Chris Aldridge; and family supporter Norman Tarver).
(Photo By Jana Birchum)

 

 

The victim

 

Stacey Stites

 

 

Crime scene photos showed Stacey Stites' fingernails had been roughly cut all the way to the quick,
eliminating any evidence that might have been recovered from beneath them. Reed's first
attorney questions whether Reed would know to remove evidence in this fashion.
(Photo By Jana Birchum)