Hawaii, free Cordeiro

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.
Gordon Cordeiro has spent the last three decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit
A man who spent three decades in prison for murder and attempted murder has been freed after new evidence 'proved his innocence'.
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.
Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits his mother’s gravesite
One of the first places Gordon Cordeiro visited when a judge ordered him released after spending 30 years in prison for a killing he always maintained he had nothing to do with was his mother’s Hawaii gravesite.
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.
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.
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 wo
Hawaii man Gordon Cordeiro released after spending 30 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit
A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him released because of new DNA evidence.
Inmate Gordon Cordeiro, free after 30 years thanks to new DNA evidence, struggles to adapt to modern times
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Everybody is looking at their phones now’ - One of the first places Gordon Cordeiro visited when a judge ordered his release ...