A judge on Tuesday ordered a man released from prison immediately after his attorneys presented new evidence and argued that he didn’t commit the crimes he was convicted of and spent more than 20 years locked up for: the 1991 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman visiting Hawaii.
HONOLULU (AP) On Ian Schweitzer's first morning of freedom Wednesday, he woke up in a hotel room, looked over the balcony at the ocean and took in the beauty of the island he had been away from for over 20 years while imprisoned for a 1991 killing and rape he has always maintained he didn't commit.
A man who spent over 20 years in prison convicted for the murder of a tourist – the biggest murder case in Hawaii’s history – has been released because of new evidence. Now a free man, he’s committed to finding justice for the tourist and others like him.