@@MarcianMarshmallows Really ok lol. I know a lot of black women from French African countries have that name I didn't even know it was Portuguese wow. Just looked it up it has Latin roots. It's a beautiful name.
don’t know if ur talking to the original comment but most people in law enforcement know to find blood on peoples finger nails since the victim would probably scratch enough blood from the attacker to get dna, if someone cut her finger nails all the way down, they definitely knew that police would find the attackers dna.
Stacey was a nail-biter. I'm also a nail-biter, so I know what it's like. Sometimes I end up cutting my nails way too far down just to get rid of all the rough edges I've made by biting them - it doesn't mean that a cop did it to me. In fact, that sounds like the sort of thing that a cop probably would not do since it would look so suspicious in itself.
That's exactly what a cop would do. If he knew Rodney and Stacey were together, the semen would be collected, implicating Rodney. No nails, no evidence implicating Jimmy.
Everyone’s been talking about this case and preaching Rodney’s innocence but I didn’t want to form an opinion until I had the details, so thanks for the video!
michelle louise your disgusting . Don’t group a race in a category especially when the evidence actually points to her white racist husband -you dumb bitch
i don’t believe reed deserves to die, but he does deserve to be in prison. a horrible man for the sexual assaults he had been accused of . kinda seems like karma.
doesn't he, like everyone else - deserve a fair trial though? sure - he's done terrible things, but you shouldn't go to jail if you haven't had a fair trial
Will Sama yes there is. some people think it was jimmy and there is no hardcore evidence that proves that he is the killer. i think he should be punished for the rapes but not for this
@@willsama8134 What are you basing that off of? You don't know this onion person. Literally no one is "supporting" Reed, we all know he probably deserves worse than death. I think it is ridiculous to make this an issue of racism, because he is a disgusting person either way and probably deserves worse than death, but not for a crime he didn't commit. And we can't know for sure if he was the one to kill Stacey. Personally I would say I'm rather unbiased in regards of the whole race-controversy. I was incredibly disgusted with what Bella said about him in the video, especially the 12-year old, and I assumed based on the sperm found and the patterns of his rapes that he is guilty. However the other aspects of the case really made me doubt it and for me now it is literally a chance of 50/50. In the end this is about justice and the law should simply be followed strictly and correctly, no matter if we are talking about black or white people. And in this case the police simply failed to do their job properly, wich brought upon this whole problem in the first place. I think that portraying Rodney as this innocent black victim of white justice is disgusting considering the crimes he committed but the case also isn't as simple as it may seem at first glance. Every single argument on one side is weighed out by the other side and I think it would be much easier to solve if it were done without race bias. So we are not doing anyone a favour by making this about race :) PS: no I'm not a snowflake
Was Reed a smoker? I had read that they suspect the cigarette burn on her arm was done postmortem, which indicates to me that whoever killed her was very angry with her. If Reed didn't smoke, then that would be another reason for reasonable doubt.
I think my theory is probably what a lot of people think happened: Jimmy found out about the affair and had his cop buddies help him murder her. The investigation went poorly because he is a cop and we all know how corrupt police can be. They most likely picked a night knowing that Stacy had recently had sex with Rodney and that semen would still be in her. They pinned it on Rodney knowing his history would work in their favor and that he would most likely be convicted of the crime. The one friend felt so guilty about the whole situation, he was probably the weak link, and maybe that guilt ate him up to lead to his suicide. I do not agree with Rodneys actions either and do not agree with what he has been found guilty of, but there is no way he is guilty of this crime. There’s no real motive there. And like you said Jimmy has all the motive. Hopefully they can all come to their senses and exonerate him of this crime.
kuroashi Sanji it’s called a theory. Never done a drug in my life. She specifically said to share your own theory in the comment section. So if you disagree with mine or have your own theory on what happened, then why not post your own instead of insulting people for no reason. Get a life
But then there is no third party conformation for the affair, wet saliva from Rodney on Stacey (how would you collect that, to put it on the body?), Rodney‘s semen inside Stacey (again how would you collect that?), other women implicating Rodney in similar attacks.. and so much more which points towards Rodney.
Fiji Apples I don’t think she means genetic makeup. Don’t project or assume! Someone can look very open and friendly and others are the complete opposite and look uninviting and dangerous.
My criminal justice teacher said something about this case that really sticks with me - "If we're going to put someone to death you better make me believe that this person is 100% guilty, that theres no other options." This case has so many questions and this man doesn't deserve the death penalty.
I’m also so confused about why the state would refuse to retry evidence. Like I understand it’s expensive/time consuming or whatever but there is genuine confusion and if you’re 100% sure he’s guilty, retrying evidence would only strengthen that conclusion?? So weird
@@bigasspockets The State refuses to test the belt because it's been contaminated; what evidentairy value it may once have held, is ruined. Also The state had no problem agreeing to have tests performed on reasonable and uncontaminted items in 2014. Those items found more of Reed's DNA intermingled with the victim's on key items located in the truck. The DNA evidence against Reed is so strong at this point that even if Fennell's DNA shows up on the belt, it will not change the original outcome; especially since Fennell lived with Stacey. Ultimately, it's a clever stall tactic by the defence to ask for DNA tests, but it has little evidentiary value in the big scheme of things.
They did a highly innacurrate DNA test that said that Stacey and several cops couldn't be excluded as the source of the DNA - that isn't the same as a match. They later did more definitive testing and determined that the DNA wasn't from any of those people. They don't like to broadcast this fact since it basically destroys the entire defense theory that they're pushing.
I still say it was the cop, he has more of a motive cos she was fucking the other guy - which is why his DNA was on her - cos she fucking him. Sounds like a right one as well, sexually assaulting women by using his power, sick creep
No. We need to stop painting reed as this innocent angel when fallen victim to a racist system when he literally as*aulted a 12 yo. Stop using his race as some type of exoneration
Annika Joseph no one said rodney is a good person. As a black person myself, I can tell you that I find him disgusting and revolting and he does deserve punishment. But punishing him for something that he didn’t do is against the law, and the fact that he was surrounded by white people in a widely known racist community just made it worse. He deserves justice, but only for this case.
He found out about the affair and then set up Rodney Reed. Why else would Jimmy automatically jump to calling the police after only 4 hours of her not showing up for work? Everything is pointing to Jimmy. But seeing as Rodney is already a piece of shit, they just want to pin in it on him.
There was also saliva found on Stacey's breast with a DNA profile consistent with Rodney Reed. Reed's DNA expert, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, tested everything tested by the DPS and did not find any errors in the results.
Georgia Barone i’d say it is actually, considering she and jimmy showered the night before her murder, any saliva of rodneys should have washed off of her in that shower
Amanda Metcalf i do think it makes sense for someone to shower everyday anyway, and considering rodney claims they had sex on the 21st and she was murdered on the 23rd, i think it’s safe to assume that she did shower in that time
Annalise Giovanni its so crazy here ! i remember when i was in school it was the worst wearing layers bc the morning was cold then by the end of the day it was 80 !!
@@makaylasky6460- I TOTALLY understand wut u mean girl!! Since I was raised in Chicago, I'm used to 40 below zero temperatures. So when I move down here it was like a total culture shock LMAO
@@danielajanssen2161 I think his cops friends found out about it or saw them in the state park and told him about it while they were all drunk at the bar. I don't believe they are innocent in the slightest.
@@danielajanssen2161 They were not having an affair! Have you seen them, most unlikely couple ever. Only Rodney and one cousin who clearly hated Stacey has said they were having an affair. Nobody else confirms it.
I have family from Bastrop, and we were just discussing this case yesterday. It’s so crazy to me that you ALWAYS find cases that are so close to home for me. I’m from Texas, and I always research cases like this, so I get sooo excited when you decide to cover them in a video! I’m a CJ major, so I appreciate how well informed your videos are. You’re awesome!
You're such a good story teller , I could watch you for hours !!! I'm really curious what people will discover about this case, police way too many time do a bad job when it comes to investigations
the fact that jimmy was the only person to confirm the timeline is one of the main reasons i question his involvement. he could have crafted up lies and twisted the truth. did carrol confirm the timeline ? also the belt not being tested is such a red flag. i definitely think that there is police coverup in this case as jimmy was involved
The belt not being tested makes zero sense to me, unless they did test it and it has Jimmy's or someone else's DNA on it and their covering it up. Testing the damn suspected murder weapon is crime scene forensics 101.
My theory is that she left for work early so, already suspicious she was having an affair, Jimmy followed her and found she went to rodneys house where he waited for her to leave and after seeing it with his own eyes for the first time, he follows her as she leaves rodneys and heads to work where Jimmy kills her. Then calls his equally racist fellow officers to help cover it up who drive over to cut her nails and remove any DNA from the scene.
The employer of both Stacey and the woman who claims stacey told her about Rodney(they worked together) was offering a huge reward for information leading to an arrest but she decided not to come forward till decades later. Rodney was not even on anyone's radar at the time until he attacked another woman much later, showing that this would have been crucial information and that if Jimmy set him up, he didn't even try to point the cops in Rodney's direction. Even though, as the man in her life, jimmy was a suspect. If Rodney wasn't a serial rapist, they probably never would have caught him. That's a horrible frame job
Vanessa Butzlaff he hasn’t been actually convicted of any of them apart from this one yet. i don’t believe in the death penalty in any case just because the criminal justice system is DEEPLY flawed, but yeah if he is convicted he deserves life in prison.
I don’t know why, but for some reason having all the animals in the background made the video relaxing to watch? Not sure if I’m the only one but it just felt like I was sitting across from Bella and she was talking to me in person and having the animals in the background made the video not scary, I’m probably weird but just thought I’d comment 😂
Yaaaas.. Its always around 4 in the morning when you post and i LOVE that because i work midnights and right around 4 i get a little bit of down time.. So tha ks for hanging with me on my breaks on monday
i’m so glad you’re covering this, i’ve been seeing so much about this case so i started digging in the files that were available but it was so difficult to piece things together
You’re literally so incredibly beautiful, don’t ever let any of these comments make you feel any different. You’re the one traveling the world, making videos you love and looking stunning as always. xoxo
I reckon Jimmy found out about the affair, murdered her during her sleep, then got a lift home from his mates and the guy that killed himself did it due to his guilt from helping him.
@@genevievesmith5277 wet saliva on her corpse... You call that a relationship? Also, Fennel never accused Reed, so the affair motive for Fennel makes no sense.
@Kenny Lenz Even if that is true, which is debatable as no one testified under oath to that effect, it's irrelevant testimony. It neither excludes him from being the murderer nor implicates Fennel. The only way for Fennel to have done it would have been if a friend picked him up and was in on it... yet there are no phone calls that suggest that. The phone logs back up Fennel's account of the events. The DNA implicates Reed. The case against Reed is airtight and the case against Fennel is "he was a bad guy who did bad things 10 years later".
@@AroundTheBest How is their affair irrelevant? It was Fennel's motive for murdering her. There was clearly insufficient evidence for Reed to be given the death sentence, in addition to the insufficient amount of investigation done (especially in regards to her home and further investigation on Fennel). He literally said he would kill her if she ever cheated on him with a black man...
So weird, I've been hearing so much about Rodney Reed. So I was looking up videos last night to learn more about the case, and there wasn't very many. This popped up when I woke up this morning. Thank you so much for the video. You are so good at giving every detail. Love your mystery monday videos!! They are so under rated 😁 I watch every single one.
@@NakitaCherie idk much about the case but could the truck have been taken to dump her body? Could there have been empties from him n his buddies a previous night tossed in the bed of it that somehow came out to the ground when her body was dumped?
I’m thinking they could have already been in the car and may have been moved with her body? Overall the evidence in this case was horribly tainted, and it’s insane to me that the local department investigated at all considering her fiancé worked there. It’s unfortunate bc even though I don’t think Rodney should be put to death, whether he’s innocent or not the mishandling of evidence means that it will be nearly impossible for staceys murderer to be brought to justice now, no matter who it is
Thank you for the Mystery Monday and for encouraging critical thinking! It’s so easy to rely on one source or one tweet for an opinion, but it’s important to have information from multiple sources so you know your opinion is truly your own.
Loving that your true crime videos are now longer and contain so much detail. Would love to see an in depth McCann or Cayley Anthony one as I love watching you! Great job. I get super excited especially when your videos are long ones!
props to bella AS ALWAYS, for providing everyone with such amazing content! she never fails to absorb so much knowledge before hand and tell the story so well and incredible filled with details. you can tell how much time she puts in! thank you so much bella ❤️
I am not saying they weren’t having an affair, but i can’t imagine getting up so early to go to work to save money for a wedding when you’re in a poor relationship. Usually we see people pick up shifts at night when they are in the avoidance stage of a relationship. I don’t know something about the dynamic is weird to me
I said the same thing she's only 19 and your marrying an older cop you tryna tell me.he can't afford the wedding on his own. What is a little chump change from working in a grocery store going to help
I listen to your videos every night to fall asleep. I was close to sleep when my eyes shot open when you mentioned bastrop tx… I literally go to that HEB every week
i feel like even if he is guilty, he deserves a fair trial where things aren’t biased, but if he did do it he definitely needs sentenced, but i feel like he shouldn’t get the death penalty.
Unsure how I can listen to the horrific details you describe and fall asleep, but the lovely sound of your voice helps this insomniac go softly out to it.....
This is literally next door...I don’t know what to believe. But Bastrop is shady af, you should look into all the bodies that have been dumped in bastrop over the last couple of years and never been resolved.
I think that Jimmy found out about Stacey and Rodneys affair and wanted to punish them both by murdering Stacey and making Rodney look guilty. Jimmy, being a cop, knew how to cover his tracks and he got his friends to help and drive him home after murdering Stacey, which explains the beer cans. Rodney may have not committed this crime but he deserves to pay for the crimes he did commit.
Feel as though u don’t get enough credit for how long these take to film and research , so I just wanna say thank you your doing a great job as always n my faviouts UA-camr 100% , I know you probably won’t read this as it’s a lot to read but I hope you read the positive comments more than random ppl opinions as your literally soooo freaking pretty with n without make up .. and sooo many ppls incons 💗💗 we love you keep doing what your doing xx
I’m so torrrrn but I keep coming back to ... if Jimmy killed her because he knew she was having an affair, and went through all the effort of not leaving a trace of evidence, wouldn’t he just try pin it on Rodney? As in leave something of Rodney’s at the crime scene to try incriminate him?
bella u look gorgeous in this video and this story just breaks my heart but i mean your dog in the background stole all the attention!! what a perfect dog
This poor girl was surrounded by terrible men
Completely threw me off so rare to see a white woman with the name Leticia, very beautiful name though
Oscar Osei well it’s a portuguese name 🤔
@@MarcianMarshmallows Really ok lol. I know a lot of black women from French African countries have that name I didn't even know it was Portuguese wow. Just looked it up it has Latin roots. It's a beautiful name.
Thanks! I guess it’s a popular name in countries that speak latin languages. There are variations too like the Italian version “letizia”
@@MarcianMarshmallows Seems it is. I have an interest in names and thanks for shedding light. Have a good day beautiful.
“Her finger nails were cut all the way down” It had to be someone in law enforcement
P C what
don’t know if ur talking to the original comment but most people in law enforcement know to find blood on peoples finger nails since the victim would probably scratch enough blood from the attacker to get dna, if someone cut her finger nails all the way down, they definitely knew that police would find the attackers dna.
Every Word Is A Made-Up Word true that
Stacey was a nail-biter. I'm also a nail-biter, so I know what it's like. Sometimes I end up cutting my nails way too far down just to get rid of all the rough edges I've made by biting them - it doesn't mean that a cop did it to me.
In fact, that sounds like the sort of thing that a cop probably would not do since it would look so suspicious in itself.
Every Word Is A Made-Up Word true, you’re not wrong. anybody who knows to cut nails after they murdered someone has probably kept in mind to do that.
I really think you should make a "behind the scenes of Mystery Mondays". Would be so interesting to see how you prepare for these vids!
omg this is a great idea
Yes! I always picture them sitting at their computers for hourssss
Yaaaassss!!! She’s always so amazing!
Would love this too
Rodney wouldn’t have thought to clip down her nails. Only a cop would think to do something like that.
Savannah Byrd yeah but they were already intimate together so it doesn’t prove anything
That's exactly what a cop would do. If he knew Rodney and Stacey were together, the semen would be collected, implicating Rodney. No nails, no evidence implicating Jimmy.
Yep, no matter what this Fennel guy looks sus to me. All of the evidence is too convenient for him
Not only a cop! Anyone who watches cop shows or knows how DNA evidence works would do that
Shelby Lynne but at the same time there was wet saliva belonging to Rodney found on her breast... that’s incriminating af
Everyone’s been talking about this case and preaching Rodney’s innocence but I didn’t want to form an opinion until I had the details, so thanks for the video!
I believe that it was Rodney. He was jealous & his history Is violent .
michelle louise your disgusting . Don’t group a race in a category especially when the evidence actually points to her white racist husband -you dumb bitch
michelle louise disgusting that this form of racism is still alive in you, educate yourself.
Same!
@michelle louise Who hurt you?
Reed shouldn’t be executed, but he deserves to be in prison for all his previous assaults. Reed and Jimmy deserve to be in prison.
Agreed!
i don’t believe reed deserves to die, but he does deserve to be in prison. a horrible man for the sexual assaults he had been accused of . kinda seems like karma.
natalie wood yes it’s hard to know who is the culprit after knowing his past
doesn't he, like everyone else - deserve a fair trial though? sure - he's done terrible things, but you shouldn't go to jail if you haven't had a fair trial
Accused Of
yes, definitely
accused of sexual assasults that have nothing to do with this case. he wasnt convicted in those cases idk whats wrong with people now a days lmao
if there is ever a question of “are you sure this person did it?” they shouldn’t be put to death
There is no question
Will Sama yes there is. some people think it was jimmy and there is no hardcore evidence that proves that he is the killer. i think he should be punished for the rapes but not for this
I agree with you! So many Men and women have been killed to later be exonerated
@@willsama8134 What are you basing that off of? You don't know this onion person. Literally no one is "supporting" Reed, we all know he probably deserves worse than death. I think it is ridiculous to make this an issue of racism, because he is a disgusting person either way and probably deserves worse than death, but not for a crime he didn't commit. And we can't know for sure if he was the one to kill Stacey. Personally I would say I'm rather unbiased in regards of the whole race-controversy. I was incredibly disgusted with what Bella said about him in the video, especially the 12-year old, and I assumed based on the sperm found and the patterns of his rapes that he is guilty. However the other aspects of the case really made me doubt it and for me now it is literally a chance of 50/50.
In the end this is about justice and the law should simply be followed strictly and correctly, no matter if we are talking about black or white people. And in this case the police simply failed to do their job properly, wich brought upon this whole problem in the first place. I think that portraying Rodney as this innocent black victim of white justice is disgusting considering the crimes he committed but the case also isn't as simple as it may seem at first glance. Every single argument on one side is weighed out by the other side and I think it would be much easier to solve if it were done without race bias. So we are not doing anyone a favour by making this about race :)
PS: no I'm not a snowflake
personally i think its rodney, but if they werent sure by evidence he should not have been sentenced to death.
Like if you think Bella should make a podcast full of mystery Monday’s 😍😍
Yass
Yesss that would be fun
Omg I would love that because I listen to these like podcasts
Omg please 🙏
@@carolines2232 which podcasts?? I've been looking for some good ones!
it’s so hard to focus with mia asleep in the background, she’s so cute 🥺🥺🥺
Christy Moya I just noticed her now I can’t stop looking at her 🥺🥺
Me: *locks phone turns to go to sleep
*notification goes off
Me: “sleep can wait”
Candy Ortiz same lol
I just did the exact same thing😅
What time is it where yall are?
Was Reed a smoker? I had read that they suspect the cigarette burn on her arm was done postmortem, which indicates to me that whoever killed her was very angry with her. If Reed didn't smoke, then that would be another reason for reasonable doubt.
HawaiianStyle I didn’t even think of that what a good point !
That’s a really good point. However I feel like it would be hard to determine/confirm if he was a smoker then since so much time has passed.
One can use that to test if someone is dead or just pretending.
Ya?!
@@hopetrinity8191 the cops having the body for so long kinda makes it hard to answer questions like this accurately unfortunately
I think my theory is probably what a lot of people think happened: Jimmy found out about the affair and had his cop buddies help him murder her. The investigation went poorly because he is a cop and we all know how corrupt police can be. They most likely picked a night knowing that Stacy had recently had sex with Rodney and that semen would still be in her. They pinned it on Rodney knowing his history would work in their favor and that he would most likely be convicted of the crime. The one friend felt so guilty about the whole situation, he was probably the weak link, and maybe that guilt ate him up to lead to his suicide. I do not agree with Rodneys actions either and do not agree with what he has been found guilty of, but there is no way he is guilty of this crime. There’s no real motive there. And like you said Jimmy has all the motive. Hopefully they can all come to their senses and exonerate him of this crime.
I AGREE
Literally a conspiracy theory...
kuroashi Sanji yes drugs has SO much to do with who you think is guilty in a case lmao stupid prick
kuroashi Sanji it’s called a theory. Never done a drug in my life. She specifically said to share your own theory in the comment section. So if you disagree with mine or have your own theory on what happened, then why not post your own instead of insulting people for no reason. Get a life
But then there is no third party conformation for the affair, wet saliva from Rodney on Stacey (how would you collect that, to put it on the body?), Rodney‘s semen inside Stacey (again how would you collect that?), other women implicating Rodney in similar attacks.. and so much more which points towards Rodney.
Moral of the story: take everything w a grain of salt lol
Erin Westermann I mean, yeah. Unless you see it with your own eyes, and even then your eyes can lie 🤷🏻♀️
No lie
*sees a picture of her fiance*
Oh, this dude killed her
do you realize how rude that is? does a genetic makeup of a physical appearance determine if you're a murderer or not?
@@fijiapples5122 I had the same reaction too, it wasn't because of his appearance more like a weird gut feeling lol
Fiji Apples it’s more about his face expression then his appearance tho
Fiji Apples I don’t think she means genetic makeup. Don’t project or assume! Someone can look very open and friendly and others are the complete opposite and look uninviting and dangerous.
Fiji Apples Lombrosso’s theory
My criminal justice teacher said something about this case that really sticks with me - "If we're going to put someone to death you better make me believe that this person is 100% guilty, that theres no other options." This case has so many questions and this man doesn't deserve the death penalty.
Dick Dong that’s not the case he was sentenced to death for. you can’t bring that up after he had already been tried for that.
@@alexiscandelario9448 he fits the the profile of this kind of crime.
There is no other alternative. If you think he is innocent you do only because he is black. That makes you a racist.
I’m also so confused about why the state would refuse to retry evidence. Like I understand it’s expensive/time consuming or whatever but there is genuine confusion and if you’re 100% sure he’s guilty, retrying evidence would only strengthen that conclusion?? So weird
@@bigasspockets
The State refuses to test the belt because it's been contaminated; what evidentairy value it may once have held, is ruined. Also The state had no problem agreeing to have tests performed on reasonable and uncontaminted items in 2014. Those items found more of Reed's DNA intermingled with the victim's on key items located in the truck. The DNA evidence against Reed is so strong at this point that even if Fennell's DNA shows up on the belt, it will not change the original outcome; especially since Fennell lived with Stacey. Ultimately, it's a clever stall tactic by the defence to ask for DNA tests, but it has little evidentiary value in the big scheme of things.
no one:
bella: *wears kim and kanye earrings*
Alyssa Mexy I fr thought it was James Charles at first 😂😭
Paulina Centeno me too till I saw this comment 😂😂
It's because Kim is the one who was able to extend Rodneys death sentence for another 120 days.
Alyssa Mexy she has the craziest earrings
Proclaiming bias right there.
I think the cop did it and got his other cop friends to dump the body somewhere, cos the DNA on the beer cans
The defense tested the DNA on the beer cans - they determined that it wasn't from Stacey, Jimmy or any cops.
Reed's saliva was on her breast and bra.... it's obvious that he did it.
@@girloninternet1188 I read that it was from two cops who and one supposedly "killed himself" Weird.
They did a highly innacurrate DNA test that said that Stacey and several cops couldn't be excluded as the source of the DNA - that isn't the same as a match. They later did more definitive testing and determined that the DNA wasn't from any of those people. They don't like to broadcast this fact since it basically destroys the entire defense theory that they're pushing.
I still say it was the cop, he has more of a motive cos she was fucking the other guy - which is why his DNA was on her - cos she fucking him. Sounds like a right one as well, sexually assaulting women by using his power, sick creep
The fact that Jimmy said he would kill her if she ever cheated on him with a black man, that is the answer.
No. We need to stop painting reed as this innocent angel when fallen victim to a racist system when he literally as*aulted a 12 yo. Stop using his race as some type of exoneration
Annika Joseph no one said rodney is a good person. As a black person myself, I can tell you that I find him disgusting and revolting and he does deserve punishment. But punishing him for something that he didn’t do is against the law, and the fact that he was surrounded by white people in a widely known racist community just made it worse. He deserves justice, but only for this case.
He found out about the affair and then set up Rodney Reed. Why else would Jimmy automatically jump to calling the police after only 4 hours of her not showing up for work? Everything is pointing to Jimmy. But seeing as Rodney is already a piece of shit, they just want to pin in it on him.
@@annika2963 EXACTLY! IM SICK OF THIS BLACKS USING THAT AS A DEFENSE!!!
@@pornstarlivesmatter3319 you are disgusting
How does his dna end up found on a 12 year old and yet no conviction??? Am I missing something?
he should be convicted for *that* specifically. why isn’t this the focus?
living for the pet-bed! hilarious that cat turned it's butt to camera, such a cat move
There was also saliva found on Stacey's breast with a DNA profile consistent with Rodney Reed. Reed's DNA expert, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, tested everything tested by the DPS and did not find any errors in the results.
Rodney and Stacey were alleged to be having an affair so it isn't that odd that they found his DNA on her breast.
Georgia Barone i’d say it is actually, considering she and jimmy showered the night before her murder, any saliva of rodneys should have washed off of her in that shower
Bella Fiori Thank you for giving ALL the info. Awesome job, Bella.
Amanda Metcalf i do think it makes sense for someone to shower everyday anyway, and considering rodney claims they had sex on the 21st and she was murdered on the 23rd, i think it’s safe to assume that she did shower in that time
Stacey's mother lived in the apartment directly below Stacey and Jimmy, I'm guessing she could probably confirm hearing the shower running that night.
Here from San Antonio Texas, never thought I’d hear bella say HEB :’)
I was thinkin the EXACT SAME THING!! Hello from Houston😀
Flor Zapata same !! hi im from san antonio
@@makaylasky6460- I was actually born and raised in Chicago but I moved down to Houston in 2008. The difference in weather is insane!!!!
Annalise Giovanni its so crazy here ! i remember when i was in school it was the worst wearing layers bc the morning was cold then by the end of the day it was 80 !!
@@makaylasky6460- I TOTALLY understand wut u mean girl!! Since I was raised in Chicago, I'm used to 40 below zero temperatures. So when I move down here it was like a total culture shock LMAO
This is from my hometown. Mostly everyone here thinks it was Jimmy
My theory is he found the affaire between she and rodney and when he asked her about it, he became blinded because of his racism and killed her.
@@danielajanssen2161 I think his cops friends found out about it or saw them in the state park and told him about it while they were all drunk at the bar. I don't believe they are innocent in the slightest.
You've asked everyone, have you?
@@danielajanssen2161 They were not having an affair! Have you seen them, most unlikely couple ever. Only Rodney and one cousin who clearly hated Stacey has said they were having an affair. Nobody else confirms it.
@@fightthefairy shut up lier her friends and coworkers sayed they saw her with rodney.
I have family from Bastrop, and we were just discussing this case yesterday. It’s so crazy to me that you ALWAYS find cases that are so close to home for me. I’m from Texas, and I always research cases like this, so I get sooo excited when you decide to cover them in a video! I’m a CJ major, so I appreciate how well informed your videos are. You’re awesome!
I've always kept up with these mystery Mondays but damn within this past 2 weeks I have binged every episode. So happy to see a new one!
You're such a good story teller , I could watch you for hours !!! I'm really curious what people will discover about this case, police way too many time do a bad job when it comes to investigations
the fact that jimmy was the only person to confirm the timeline is one of the main reasons i question his involvement. he could have crafted up lies and twisted the truth. did carrol confirm the timeline ? also the belt not being tested is such a red flag. i definitely think that there is police coverup in this case as jimmy was involved
The belt not being tested makes zero sense to me, unless they did test it and it has Jimmy's or someone else's DNA on it and their covering it up. Testing the damn suspected murder weapon is crime scene forensics 101.
It’s almost 1 am here in the us but I DO NOT CARE I’m watching this
Marysa Rodriguez it’s four here
Sameeee
Wait I actually really like this set up! I feel like we’re literally chatting on the side of the bed lmaooo so chill😎💗
My theory is that she left for work early so, already suspicious she was having an affair, Jimmy followed her and found she went to rodneys house where he waited for her to leave and after seeing it with his own eyes for the first time, he follows her as she leaves rodneys and heads to work where Jimmy kills her. Then calls his equally racist fellow officers to help cover it up who drive over to cut her nails and remove any DNA from the scene.
How did Jimmy follow her in the pickup if he would have to be on foot ? Try again lol
@@thomassmith5748 cop car
The employer of both Stacey and the woman who claims stacey told her about Rodney(they worked together) was offering a huge reward for information leading to an arrest but she decided not to come forward till decades later. Rodney was not even on anyone's radar at the time until he attacked another woman much later, showing that this would have been crucial information and that if Jimmy set him up, he didn't even try to point the cops in Rodney's direction. Even though, as the man in her life, jimmy was a suspect. If Rodney wasn't a serial rapist, they probably never would have caught him. That's a horrible frame job
@@thomassmith5748 he could have gotten a ride from a cop friend or something?? think again..
@@ambershoba if he used cop car why would he need his friend to get him back home?
“Haych E B” 😂😂♥️♥️
lmaooo i was looking for a comment like this
The Lauren Avery hahah I was thinking the same. Gotta love Bella 🖤
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Hahaha yes. I was also looking for this comment 😂
i pronounce H's like that too & i'm from the UK🥴🥴
im wondering why no one checked the ctv footage from the school. normally schools have cameras... sketchy
not in 1996. Rodney parked another attempted rape victims car there. She identified him.
In 1996 though?
take a shot everytime Bella says “with a grain of salt”
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Rodney Reed MAY not have done this... but he’s still a POS and should be behind bars 🤷🏽♀️
to be fair, its not about whether or not he deserves to be in jail. its about whether he deserves to be dead or not
maria.elena prob does. His crimes are disgusting
Vanessa Butzlaff he hasn’t been actually convicted of any of them apart from this one yet. i don’t believe in the death penalty in any case just because the criminal justice system is DEEPLY flawed, but yeah if he is convicted he deserves life in prison.
Vanessa Butzlaff lmao other ppl has did the same acts. They never went one death row.
you should definitely do the grace milane case, it is huge in NZ right now!
Eden Davis oooo yes!
Yes for sure
Yesss
It’s huge in the UK too
You’re about to make me look it up
I don’t know why, but for some reason having all the animals in the background made the video relaxing to watch? Not sure if I’m the only one but it just felt like I was sitting across from Bella and she was talking to me in person and having the animals in the background made the video not scary, I’m probably weird but just thought I’d comment 😂
Yaaaas.. Its always around 4 in the morning when you post and i LOVE that because i work midnights and right around 4 i get a little bit of down time.. So tha ks for hanging with me on my breaks on monday
Love how you wore kim an Kanye earrings, especially when Kim’s handling this case.
Ohhhhh so that's why she wore them. I thought they were funny but pretty distracting.
Handling the case ? lol she’s useful to put the story out be she ain’t handling anything other than twitter posts avoir this.
@@azrmsa if she didn't step in he would have been executed. She made the case go popular and people started signing petition to stop his execution.
kim is not ‘handling’ the case 😂😂😂
E she’s doing more than anyone in the last 20 years but ok boomer
This is a serious case but I have to say this reminds me of " To Kill A Mockingbird ".
Tom Robinson wasn't a rapist thoooooo
Promogna Das what a classic, read it last in grade 10 english lit.
Reminds me of ‘The Green Mile’
YES
It's like to kill a mockingbird, except the cop is innocent and Reed is obviously guilty. She didn't mention that his saliva was found on her breast.
My boyfriend hates watching UA-cam with me !! But Bella, your the only type of youtube he’s likes to watch, thank you x
Katrina Rose lol we all now...(pretty nd accent)
@@katrinarose72 hahaha he hates when i watch other beauty gurus ect. At least Bellas youtube is informative
@@livdel123456789 shes super chill and gorgeous so I can see why haha
i’m so glad you’re covering this, i’ve been seeing so much about this case so i started digging in the files that were available but it was so difficult to piece things together
An hour long video 😭🥺 what did we do to deserve this?! love you Bella 💘
You’re literally so incredibly beautiful, don’t ever let any of these comments make you feel any different. You’re the one traveling the world, making videos you love and looking stunning as always. xoxo
It’s 1am and I’m not going to bed till I finish this 55min video! So happy I’m early 😌
i’m binging all your old videos and i think this is the best mystery monday video you’ve made. it’s fantastic
I reckon Jimmy found out about the affair, murdered her during her sleep, then got a lift home from his mates and the guy that killed himself did it due to his guilt from helping him.
Which friend? Why was Reed's saliva on her breast?
P C because they were having an affair
@@genevievesmith5277 wet saliva on her corpse... You call that a relationship?
Also, Fennel never accused Reed, so the affair motive for Fennel makes no sense.
@Kenny Lenz Even if that is true, which is debatable as no one testified under oath to that effect, it's irrelevant testimony. It neither excludes him from being the murderer nor implicates Fennel.
The only way for Fennel to have done it would have been if a friend picked him up and was in on it... yet there are no phone calls that suggest that. The phone logs back up Fennel's account of the events. The DNA implicates Reed.
The case against Reed is airtight and the case against Fennel is "he was a bad guy who did bad things 10 years later".
@@AroundTheBest How is their affair irrelevant? It was Fennel's motive for murdering her. There was clearly insufficient evidence for Reed to be given the death sentence, in addition to the insufficient amount of investigation done (especially in regards to her home and further investigation on Fennel). He literally said he would kill her if she ever cheated on him with a black man...
was i the only one who was looking at her dog all whole time
No so was I
Me too
So weird, I've been hearing so much about Rodney Reed. So I was looking up videos last night to learn more about the case, and there wasn't very many. This popped up when I woke up this morning. Thank you so much for the video. You are so good at giving every detail. Love your mystery monday videos!! They are so under rated 😁 I watch every single one.
Can we get merch that says "with a grain of salt" haha
Please make a video on your opinion on the grace millane case in New Zealand
hearing Bella say “Giddings” was like hearing her say my name I’m honored
I am literally addicted to these videos. THANK YOU BELLA
please do the case of eloise worledge! she’s from melbourne and my mum was close friends with her. she vanished - so interesting! xx
From what’s been said, Rodney does not seem like a stand up guy...but neither does Jimmy...
Poor Stacey, she was surrounded by shitty, shitty people
Mia in the background, I can’t😭 this is such an interesting case- I’d never heard of it before now!
1:40 am here. Turned my phone off to get some sleep but got a notification so here I am...not going to sleep until this video is done!!!!
Sami Marez how did u get a notification if ur phone was off
@@napsoph I meant I had just turned the screen off and set it down.
Kim and Kanye earrings.. you’ve seriously outdone yourself
But like... why else would there be beer cans with his friends saliva on them by her body???
Was it saliva or other dna. I’ve never been able to find this information.
@@NakitaCherie idk much about the case but could the truck have been taken to dump her body? Could there have been empties from him n his buddies a previous night tossed in the bed of it that somehow came out to the ground when her body was dumped?
I’m thinking they could have already been in the car and may have been moved with her body? Overall the evidence in this case was horribly tainted, and it’s insane to me that the local department investigated at all considering her fiancé worked there. It’s unfortunate bc even though I don’t think Rodney should be put to death, whether he’s innocent or not the mishandling of evidence means that it will be nearly impossible for staceys murderer to be brought to justice now, no matter who it is
Thank you for the Mystery Monday and for encouraging critical thinking! It’s so easy to rely on one source or one tweet for an opinion, but it’s important to have information from multiple sources so you know your opinion is truly your own.
It’s 3am in Texas and I’m dying to sleep but my sleep can wait
Please never stop making these, you make them so well and interesting. Idk how you do it
You should really do the Adnan Syed case next !!!!!!! I LOVE when you do these videos ❤️ much love
thisbitch 123 listen to the podcast serial ... you won’t regret it
Omg I can’t stop looking at your doggo with the cone on his head 🥺
regretting watching this in the dark, i don’t think i will be going to sleep
Loving that your true crime videos are now longer and contain so much detail. Would love to see an in depth McCann or Cayley Anthony one as I love watching you! Great job. I get super excited especially when your videos are long ones!
Yaaaay! So glad you have covered this case 🥰 (sending love from UK)
I immediately looked for Mia in the background when you talked about the women they assaulted
Thanks for the emotional support! ❤️
props to bella AS ALWAYS, for providing everyone with such amazing content! she never fails to absorb so much knowledge before hand and tell the story so well and incredible filled with details. you can tell how much time she puts in! thank you so much bella ❤️
This was one of my favorite videos you’ve ever done! Really appreciate how thorough you are!
wait aren’t you the girl that fell on her bench while doing a try on haul?
Flora Chang oof
Yes 😂 that’s her
Nadielis Estrada 😂😂 what’s the title of the video?
What’s the title of the video
I wasn’t expecting this video but I definitely needed it lol
Its 3am rn and I have a test coming up at 6...screw it let me watch bella
Good luck 😊
I am not saying they weren’t having an affair, but i can’t imagine getting up so early to go to work to save money for a wedding when you’re in a poor relationship. Usually we see people pick up shifts at night when they are in the avoidance stage of a relationship. I don’t know something about the dynamic is weird to me
I said the same thing she's only 19 and your marrying an older cop you tryna tell me.he can't afford the wedding on his own. What is a little chump change from working in a grocery store going to help
55 MINUTES WORTH OF BELLA'S CRIME VIDEOS??? OMG YES THANK YOU BELLA, I enjoy these so much!!! Xo ❤
Take a shot every time Bella says “I take it with a grain of salt”
Drinking game: Every time Bella says “take it with a grain of salt” you take a shot
Bella: “Take it with a grain of salt”
Me: *passed out*
It could be a tequila shot... With salt
I was hoping someone commented this😂
I listen to your videos every night to fall asleep. I was close to sleep when my eyes shot open when you mentioned bastrop tx… I literally go to that HEB every week
the queen has blessed us with an hour long video 💞
Bella this lighting is so good! It gives off such a relaxing vibe, I love your videos!
Yasss was just looking for something to watch before bed 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Thank you for talking about this case. I wanted to hear this case and your side of the story soooo much!!
honestly if i had spent all of those years in prison being inocent, i would rather die than be sentenced to life. idk, just my opinion.
The dog’s Big Ol Streeeetch at 30:50 is GIVING ME LIFE 😭🙏
She’s really interested in the story
Hach- E- B lmaoooo I live in Texas so it’s had me rolllin
i feel like even if he is guilty, he deserves a fair trial where things aren’t biased, but if he did do it he definitely needs sentenced, but i feel like he shouldn’t get the death penalty.
Unsure how I can listen to the horrific details you describe and fall asleep, but the lovely sound of your voice helps this insomniac go softly out to it.....
I’m livingggg for her earrings!
You are always so lovely and respectful when reciting the difficult details of these cases. ❤️❤️
This is literally next door...I don’t know what to believe. But Bastrop is shady af, you should look into all the bodies that have been dumped in bastrop over the last couple of years and never been resolved.
e.lena I live in Bastrop, and this would be so interesting!
Can we please have more long mystery videos like this! ❤️
I think that Jimmy found out about Stacey and Rodneys affair and wanted to punish them both by murdering Stacey and making Rodney look guilty. Jimmy, being a cop, knew how to cover his tracks and he got his friends to help and drive him home after murdering Stacey, which explains the beer cans.
Rodney may have not committed this crime but he deserves to pay for the crimes he did commit.
Feel as though u don’t get enough credit for how long these take to film and research , so I just wanna say thank you your doing a great job as always n my faviouts UA-camr 100% , I know you probably won’t read this as it’s a lot to read but I hope you read the positive comments more than random ppl opinions as your literally soooo freaking pretty with n without make up .. and sooo many ppls incons 💗💗 we love you keep doing what your doing xx
Omg this was incredible literally loved this so much 💕
Your whole vibe just suits the mystery theme, your videos are amazing!
I’m so torrrrn but I keep coming back to ... if Jimmy killed her because he knew she was having an affair, and went through all the effort of not leaving a trace of evidence, wouldn’t he just try pin it on Rodney? As in leave something of Rodney’s at the crime scene to try incriminate him?
Laura Stark the whole case is him trying to pin “evidence” on Rodney what do you mean???
bella u look gorgeous in this video and this story just breaks my heart but i mean your dog in the background stole all the attention!! what a perfect dog
Hey Bella, look into the case of Lauren Agee from Tennessee!! I would love to see your opinions on this case, especially since it is so recent!
Bella I could listen to you explain cases all day! Amazing job