Iwao Hakamada (Japanese: 袴田 巖, Hepburn: Hakamada Iwao, born 10 March 1936) is a Japanese former professional boxer who was sentenced to death on 11 September 1968 for a 1966 mass murder that became known as the Hakamada Incident.2 On 10 March 2011, Guinness World Records certified Hakamada as the world’s longest-held death row inmate. In March 2014, he was granted a retrial and an immediate release when the Shizuoka District Court found there was reason to believe evidence against him had been falsified.3 In September 2024, Hakamada was acquitted in a retrial by the Shizuoka District Court.4 Hakamada’s innocence was confirmed in October 2024, when the prosecution waived its right to appeal.5 -Wiki
Iwao Hakamada (Japanese: 袴田 巖, Hepburn: Hakamada Iwao, born 10 March 1936) is a Japanese former professional boxer who was sentenced to death on 11 September 1968 for a 1966 mass murder that became known as the Hakamada Incident.2 On 10 March 2011, Guinness World Records certified Hakamada as the world’s longest-held death row inmate. In March 2014, he was granted a retrial and an immediate release when the Shizuoka District Court found there was reason to believe evidence against him had been falsified.3 In September 2024, Hakamada was acquitted in a retrial by the Shizuoka District Court.4 Hakamada’s innocence was confirmed in October 2024, when the prosecution waived its right to appeal.5 -Wiki