In Oklahoma, Richard Glossip walked out of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary on Thursday after nearly 30 years on death row for a murder he insists he did not commit. Glossip previously faced execution nine times and ate his “last meal” three times, before last-minute interventions saved his life. He was freed after a judge granted him a retrial and allowed his release on a half-million-dollar bond. Richard Glossip spoke briefly to reporters outside the prison that had held him since 1998. 

Richard Glossip: “Yeah, I’m just thankful for my wife and my attorneys, and just happy.”

Lea Rodger: “Yeah.

Richard Glossip: “Just really happy.”

Lea Rodger: “Extremely, extremely grateful.” 

In February 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Glossip was entitled to a new trial due to errors in his original prosecution. Oklahoma’s attorney general says he’s planning to retry Glossip for murder but would not pursue the death penalty.