In 1998, Rodney Reed was the defendant in Bastrop, Texas’, first capital murder trial in nearly 50 years. In this episode, Aisling Ayers speaks to a juror who has never spoken to the media before. The juror shares what happened in the courtroom during Reed’s trial and what led jurors to sentence Reed to death. The juror also reflects on the media attention the case has received over the past few decades and shares whether she stands by the jury’s verdict.
In 1976, four Black women went missing in Austin, Texas. Their stories went largely untold. In this two-part series, Cristela Jones...
The mostly conservative state of Texas is not necessarily known for its promotion of sex education in schools — it’s actually not even...
Anthony Graves was only 26 years old when he was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. Accused of murdering a family of six in Somerville...
In 1996, the body of 19-year-old Stacey Stites was found along a quiet country road outside of Bastrop, Texas. Stites was a white woman...
Forsaken is a series that explores the systems that both enhance and oppress the lives of the more than 29 million people living in Texas...
