Those of us who closely follow capital punishment cases have watched this one intently.
It's a widely accepted conclusion that she was murdered by her fiance, a cop, when he learned she'd had a consensual sexual relationship with Mr. Reed. He (the former cop) has confessed to the murder to a number of people over the years. There are new witnesses and missing DNA tests and tests results in this case. Thus far, the prosecution/State has refused to DNA test the murder weapon.