He’s the world’s longest-serving death row inmate. A court ruling may soon clear his name
A pair of blood-spattered trousers in a miso tank and an allegedly forced confession helped send Iwao Hakamata to death row more than five decades ago.
Japanese court acquits man who sat on death row for 45 years
The Shizuoka district court acquitted 88-year-old Iwao Hakamada on Thursday, clearing him of all charges in a retrial of the ...
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Exonerated After 48 Years: Japan’s Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Sues Government
Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, was acquitted in Japan after 48 years in prison for a 1966 quadruple murder he did not commit. His defense team plans to sue the government ...
The world’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan mulls suing the government
A lawyer for the world’s longest-serving death row inmate — who was acquitted in a retrial last week of a 1966 quadruple ...
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The world’s longest-serving death row inmate has just been acquitted
Hakamada Iwao was in jail for 46 years for a crime committed in 1968. Then, he was pronounced not guilty. The reason?