In 1966, a murder and arson occurred in Shimizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Soon
after, Mr. Iwao Hakamada was arrested as a suspect. Following his trial, the Supreme
Court sentenced him to the death penalty in 1980. Mr. Hakamada continued to plead
his innocence and, 48 years after his arrest, a retrial was granted using new DNA
analysis. The original conviction was overturned on March 27, 2014. Mr. Hakamada was
78 years old when released.
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Published online: November 13, 2014
Received:
May 2,
2014
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