A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder and two attempted murders has been freed from a California prison after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different person.
In this photo provided by Cal State LA, Maurice Hastings, left, appears at a news conference with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, not pictured, to announce he was released after 38 years in prison due to an erroneous conviction, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Los Angeles.
“I prayed for many years that this day would come,” Hastings said at a news conference Friday, adding: “I am not pointing fingers; I am not standing up here a bitter man, but I just want to enjoy my life now while I have it.” The victim in the case, Roberta Wydermyer, was sexually assaulted and killed by a single gunshot to the head, authorities said. Her body was found in the trunk of her vehicle in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood.
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