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Human being that he is. >> reporter: reed's supporters say he's never been convicted of those other crimes and the allegations are being wrongly used to justify the execution. >> a young white woman was murdered, and a black man was convicted of it. that is their case, and they're taking it all the way to the execution table. >> reporter: stacy stites' body was found in these woods about seven miles outside of bastrop, texas. her family hasn't said much in the weeks leading up to the scheduled execution of rodney reed, but one of her sisters tells cnn that rodney reed is not only a rapist and ...

Denying first and then admitting to knowing the victim. >> oh, that's stacey stites, i'm having a torrid sexual affair with her. just in that little capsule of the life and times of rodney reed, you can see what a liar, what a rapist, what a dangerous human being he is. >> reporter: reed's supporters say he's never been convicted of those other crime and the allegations are being wrongly used to justify the execution. >> a young white woman was murdered, and a black man was convicted of it. that is their case. and they're taking it all the way to the execution table. >> reporter: stacey stites...

Rodney reed was definitely framed. and they are taking it all the way to the execution table. >> reporter: while prosecutors who work the case say the thought of rodney reed getting out of prison is absolutely terrifying. ed lavandara, cnn, texas. atlanta police say a murdered college student filed a police report against one of the suspects in her killing just days before she disappeared. authorities found the body of alexis crawford friday in atlanta's dekalw county. crawford had described unwanted advances by her roommate's boyfriend. we'll get more on this story from natasha chen. >> rep...

Wrongly convicted. why do you relate to rodney reed? >> i relate to rodney because i know for a fact those same players didn't give a damn whether i was innocent or not. >> reporter: anthony was wrongly accused of murdering a fam offal six people in 1992. the same judge, medical examiner and court appointed defense attorneys that worked his case also worked rodney reed's murder trial. >> it was in his seat, i know his story. it sent chills up my spine. >> reporter: graves has been free almost ten years and now works as a criminal justice reform advocate. >> a young white woman was murdered and...

Players didn't give a damn of whether i was innocent or not. >> anthony graves was wrongly accused of murdering a family of six people in 1992. the same court, medical examiner, and court appoined defense attorneys that worked his case also worked rodney reed's murder trial. >> i was in his seat. i know his story. it just sent chills up my spine. >> graves has been free almost ten years and now works as a criminal justice reform advocate. >> a young white woman was murdered and a black man was convicted of it. that is their case. they're not listening to anything else. rodney reed was definite...