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Oklahoma man was on death row for nearly 30 years, with 9 stayed executions -a judge just let him walk out of jail with his wife

He already has had three last meals.

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Richard Glossip survived nine execution dates and three last meals. Now the state wants a third trial but won’t say why

Richard Glossip, the former death row inmate who survived nine execution dates and three last meals, is set to walk out of prison on a $500,000 bond while he awaits his third trial for a 1997 murder. Oklahoma County District Judge Natalie Mai granted the bond on May 14, 2026,…

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A timeline of events in the death penalty case of Richard Glossip

Former death row inmate Richard Glossip has been granted bond by an Oklahoma judge who ruled Thursday that Glossip could be freed from jail while awaiting a new trial for a 1997 killing

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Oklahoma prosecutors seek retrial for death row inmate Richard Glossip

Oklahoma prosecutors say they will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 killing of his former boss

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US Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Richard Glossip

Richard Glossip granted new trial by US Supreme Court due to false testimony in 1998 murder conviction. Oklahoma AG considering retrial options.

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Richard Glossip Wins New Trial After Supreme Court Decision

Richard Glossip granted new trial by U.S. Supreme Court due to prosecutorial misconduct in 1997 murder case.

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Did Glossip and the Oklahoma Attorney General Collusively Conceal Evidence to Win Their U.S. Supreme Court Case?

Justice Thomas observes in his dissent that "the parties collusively excluded" evidence—which I presented to the Court for the victim's family—"in order to reach a predetermined outcome." And the Court majority offers no defense of this deceitful maneuver.

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He's had three 'last meals' on Oklahoma's death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction

A death row inmate in Oklahoma who has been scheduled for execution nine separate times and been fed three “last meals” has won a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court tossed his murder conviction

The Independent UK

Death Row Inmate Who Has Eaten His Last Meal 3 Times Granted New Trial

The Supreme Court granted an Oklahoma death row inmate, who has been scheduled for execution nine times, a new trial after it was revealed a key witness lied on the stand.

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Supreme Court Grants Oklahoma Killer New Trial Despite Desperate Pleas From Victim's Family to Carry Out Execution

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out the murder conviction of an Oklahoma death row inmate and ordered a new trial, despite desperate pleas from the victim's family.

Latin Times

Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction And Death Penalty

Supreme Court overturns Glossip's murder conviction and death penalty, setting a precedent for future cases.

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Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip's murder conviction and death sentence

The Supreme Court has thrown out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him

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"Bizarre" SCOTUS death penalty hearing

Even Oklahoma's Republican attorney general backs Richard Glossip — but court is focused on "procedural niceties"

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Supreme Court To Revisit Richard Glossip's Death Sentence

The Supreme Court is reviewing Richard Glossip's case, highlighting concerns about trial fairness and new evidence.

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Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state's support

The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on Oklahoma’s death row for a murder he says he did not commit

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Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Seeks New Trial

Supreme Court reviews Richard Glossip's case in Oklahoma involving doubts about his conviction and innocence.

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Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom

Nine times the state of Oklahoma has set a date to execute death row inmate Richard Glossip

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Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom "Brady Violation" and Got Supreme Court Review (Part III)

Courts must be cautious in death penalty and other criminal cases when presented with a prosecutor's confession of "error"—such the Oklahoma A.G.'s dubious confession in this case.

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Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom "Brady Violation" and Got Supreme Court Review (Part II)

Glossip and Oklahoma have no response to the fact that that Glossip's defense team knew all about the allegedly "withheld" Brady information.

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Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom "Brady Violation" and Got Supreme Court Review (Part I)

Glossip alleges that his prosecutors withheld evidence at his murder trial—and the Oklahoma A.G. curiously supports his claim. But the prosecutors didn't withhold anything. And the victim's family remains enmeshed in decades of frivolous capital litigation that has now reached the Supreme Court.

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This Death Row Inmate Says He's Innocent. The Supreme Court Has Agreed To Hear His Case.

After multiple investigations shed doubt on his conviction, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma death-row inmate Richard Glossip will get a new trial.

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Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes

Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly.

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The Supreme Court Has Halted Richard Glossip's Execution

The state's own attorney general has said Glossip deserves a new trial.

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US court halts execution of man who received ‘unfair’ trial

The Supreme Court put the execution of Richard Glossip indefinitely on hold in a ruling on Friday.

The Independent UK

Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun

Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, is calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant a 60-day reprieve to a prisoner scheduled for execution

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