Reed is scheduled to be executed on November 20.
With time ticking toward Rodney Reed's execution date, a petition urging Texas Governor Greg Abbott to stop the convicted murderer's death gathered more than 2 million signatures.
"Governor Greg Abbott has stopped an execution before. He can again. A huge public uproar right now could force Abbott to free Rodney Reed and stop this execution," the petition said. Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks to the press during a visit to Santa Fe High School on May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. On Thursday, a petition calling for Abbott to halt the execution of Rodney Reed gathered more than two million signatures.Whitaker was convicted of planning the murder of his mother and brother in 2003, an action that Abbott called"reprehensible" in a statement announcing the clemency.
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