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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed

The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling denying DNA testing on a belt linked to the 1996 murder, despite defense claims it could prove innocence.

  • The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Rodney Reed, a Texas death row inmate accused of murder in 1996.
  • Reed has maintained that the murder victim's fiancé, Jimmy Fennell, was the real killer and has sought to test crime-scene evidence for DNA.
  • Prosecutors have refused to allow DNA testing of the belt used to strangle the victim, despite Reed's attorneys arguing it could exculpate him.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed who has sought to test crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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