On Friday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a stay of execution for Rodney Reed, a Bastrop man on death row who was convicted for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. For years, Reed and his family have maintained his innocence, asking for more DNA testing of evidence and a new trial. Over the past month, the case has gathered national attention, from a special on the Dr. Phil show to a letter from a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers asking Governor Greg Abbott to look at Reed's case. Here, a week before his scheduled execution date of Wednesday, November 20,