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You Can Literally Save This Man’s Life (I’m Not Kidding)

Rodney Reed sits on death row in Texas, facing an execution date of March 5 for a murder that even the victim’s family thinks he didn’t commit.

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Rodney Reed sits on death row in Texas, facing an execution date of March 5 for a murder that even the victim’s family thinks he didn’t commit. It would take a simple DNA test to prove his innocence – and you can force the Governor of Texas to make that happen. Here’s a website with more info.

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