Oklahoma’s Richard Glossip freed on bond after 30 years on death row

A judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court decision

An Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed Richard Glossip, a former death row prisoner, to be released on bond after almost 30 years behind bars, as he awaits a retrial over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times.

The decision clears the way for Glossip, 63, to leave prison for the first time since his arrest nearly three decades ago. Last year, the US supreme court threw out his conviction. His longstanding claims of innocence have drawn support from Kim Kardashian and other prominent figures.

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15 thoughts on “Oklahoma’s Richard Glossip freed on bond after 30 years on death row

  1. Considering the decision clears the way for Glossip, 63, to leave prison for the first time since his arrest nearly three decades ago, it raises some real questions about what happens next.

  2. Think about it: a judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court. That speaks volumes.

  3. The bigger issue here is a judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court. That changes the calculation.

  4. In other words the decision clears the way for Glossip, 63, to leave prison for the first time since his arrest nearly three decades ago. Curious to see how this develops.

  5. On one hand the decision clears the way for Glossip, 63, to leave prison for the first time since his arrest nearly three decades ago. But at the same time a judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court.

  6. Considering a judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court, it raises some real questions about what happens next.

  7. The fact that a judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court really puts things into perspective.

  8. What stands out is the decision clears the way for Glossip, 63, to leave prison for the first time since his arrest nearly three decades ago. That is the part worth paying attention to.

  9. Think about it: the decision clears the way for Glossip, 63, to leave prison for the first time since his arrest nearly three decades ago. That speaks volumes.

  10. Reading that a judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court — hard to argue with the logic there.

  11. Reading that the decision clears the way for Glossip, 63, to leave prison for the first time since his arrest nearly three decades ago — hard to argue with the logic there.

  12. Basically a judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.

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