Richard Glossip Goes Free, but His Three-Decade Murder Case Goes On
The celebrity criminal justice advocate helped post the bond after nearly 30 years in prison, and Glossip now faces a June 23 court date.
- On Thursday, former death row inmate Richard Glossip secured release from the Oklahoma County Jail after nearly 30 years in prison, with criminal justice reform advocate Kim Kardashian contributing to his $500,000 bond.
- Glossip was convicted in 1998 for the 1997 murder of motel owner Barry Van Treese based on testimony from admitted killer Justin Sneed, though the Supreme Court overturned the conviction last year citing prosecutorial misconduct.
- District Judge Natalie Mai granted bond, stating the evidence "does not support that he is guilty of first-degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt." Glossip must wear a GPS monitor and adhere to a nightly curfew.
- Glossip's attorney, Don Knight, stated the client is "just really happy" to finally pursue a fair trial, while Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond supported the release acknowledging insufficient evidence for conviction.
- Prosecutors face significant obstacles in the upcoming retrial, as key evidence has been lost or destroyed and witnesses have died since the 1997 killing. Glossip's next court date is scheduled for June 23.
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Almost three decades later, a 63-year-old convicted murderer in Oklahoma State waited for his execution. Three times he was close to it. Richard Glossip is now released on bail. Glossip was on death row for the murder of his former boss Barry Van Treese, a motel owner. The case is one of the most controversial in US history, because both the prosecution and the conviction are largely based on statements by a former colleague, Glossips, who had b…
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