Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders to be finalized

Japanese man's acquittal of 1966 murders to be finalized

Hideko Hakamata smiles during a press conference in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Oct. 8, 2024, after it was announced that prosecutors will not appeal the recent acquittal of her 88-year-old brother, Iwao Hakamata, in his retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder for which he had been sentenced to death.

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