i told the jury that we proposed to show them a sexual relationship between stacey and rodney, that relationship was not widely known in her circles, but in his circles it was known. prosecutor lisa tanner countered by presenting a statement that reed gave, saying he d never even met stacey. that statement was a large part of our evidence to show that his semen didn t get in stacey stites body due to some sort of secret affair but due to a rape. from all the witnesses and all the people that i was involved interviewing, nobody ever, ever said that they ever saw those two together. rodney reed was nobody that she knew. the prosecution laid out a time line of events leading up to stacey s murder. jimmy fennell testified that he and stacey were home from 8:00 p.m. until she left for work around 3:00 a.m.
alongside the road was the other half of the braided belt, and stacey had a clear braided pattern of abrasions around her neck. the coroner confirmed that stacey had been raped and strangled with her belt. now we went from search and rescue to a murder investigation. from there it was, you know, whodunit. we suspected everybody. was it another police officer? twas jimmy? was it random? we didn t know. aside from two empty beer cans, the crime scene offered few clues. but an examination of stacey s body resulted in a crucial discovery. they took vaginal swabs, and determined that there was, in fact the presence of semen. dna results didn t match
became the main suspect, it is just outrageous that the police did not go and search that apartment. it was hard being, having the finger pointed at you. it was hard for them saying that yeah, you killed stacey, your fiance, that you did it because of these reasons, these reasons, you know, but you know, i kept my mind that i didn t do it, they would eventually find the right person. though cleared of stacey s murder, fennell would eventually find himself in prison for a very similar crime. hey, joy! hello, thomas. hey, what s the worst part about paying for things you don t want? the paying! exactly. and what s the best part about getting things you do want for free? free stuff. precisely. that s why verizon decided everyone in the family should get the unlimited they want without paying for the things they don t, and why it now comes with six months of free apple music. i like music. hey, look at that. i like popcorn. (joy) oh, didn t even ask. how dare you! (vo) this holiday, g