stacy alive. for a period of time, he was considered a suspect. but almost a year after her death, with the crime still unsolved, rodney reed was brought in for questioning. he denied knowing the victim. >> this girl is stacy steitz. have you ever seen her before? >> no, i haven't. >> never dated her? >> no, i haven't. >> investigators had evidence that directly linked reed to stites. semen found in the body was matched to reed. reed claimed they were having a consensual affair. it took an all-white jury just hours to convict him of the rape and murder of stacey stites. when you found out that you were getting the death penalty, did it feel real to you? did it feel distant? >> it was a nonfeeling. it was like you know really it was unbelievable.