Japanese man on death row for more than 45 years is acquitted in retrial

A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old man was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier decision that made him the world's longest-serving death row inmate.

Japanese man on death row for more than 45 years is acquitted in retrial
An older cleanshaven Asian man wearing a green hat and matching vest, is shown in an outdoor photo.

A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old man was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier decision that made him the world's longest-serving death row inmate.