Masaru Okunishi, on death row since '72, to get retrial

Masaru Okunishi, on death row since '72, to get retrial

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court decided April 5 to allow a retrial for Masaru Okunishi, who has been on death row since 1972 when he was convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961, citing new evidence that could prove his innocence. Photo shows his lawyers entering a Nagoya prison to inform Okunishi of the court decision. (Kyodo)

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