Gordon Cordeiro spent three decades in prison in a case involving the killing of Timothy Blaisdell on the island of Maui in 1994.

After 30 years in prison, a Hawaii man walked free Friday when his conviction was overturned based on new DNA evidence excluding him from the crime scene.

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.

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.

A judge has ordered the release of a man who was imprisoned for 30 years for a murder he has always denied committing. The judge says DNA test results and other new evidence would likely change the outcome of another trial against Gordon Cordeiro.

A judge on Friday ordered the release of a Hawaii man who was imprisoned for 30 years for a murder he has long said he didn’t commit. New evidence, including DNA test results, would likely change the results of another trial against Gordon Cordeiro,