Hawaii man freed

Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother’s grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones
A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom visiting his mother's gravesite and marveling at how much the world is different.
Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison for murder he denied committing, celebrates with steak dinner
A Hawaii man was freed after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit, and one of the first things he did after his release was visit his mother's grave.
A man in Hawaii argued he spent 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. New DNA evidence helped free him
Gordon Cordeiro, who spent more than half of his life in prison for a murder he denied committing, walked out of a Maui correctional center on what he called “Freedom Friday” thanks to new DNA evidence.
New DNA evidence frees Hawaii man after 30 years in prison for murder
Gordon Cordeiro spent three decades in prison in a case involving the killing of Timothy Blaisdell on the island of Maui in 1994.
DNA evidence proves man's innocence after spending 30 years in prison
New DNA evidence led to a man's exoneration after spending over 30 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
Maui man freed from prison after 30 years using new DNA technology
Gordon Cordeiro walked out of the Maui Community Correctional Center to cheers and lei after wearing a prison jumpsuit just hours earlier.
After 30 Years in Prison Hawaii Man Freed Following New DNA Evidence
A Hawaii man, Gordon Cordeiro, freed after 30 years in prison for a murder he denied committing, called it "Freedom Friday" and expressed excitement to visit his mother after a judge's decision based on new DNA evidence.
Watch tearful moment Hawaiian man released after serving 30 years for murder he didn't commit
A man who was wrongly jailed for a murder he didn't commit was finally freed after 30 years - and his emotional release was captured on video as he declared it 'freedom friday'
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