Iwao Hakamada was acquitted after 46 years on death row for a 1968 quadruple murder. Hakamada was the longest-serving inmate on death row of any prisoner worldwide. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementAn 88-year-old man has been acquitted of multiple murders in Japan after spending 46 years on death row — most of them in solitary confinement. Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, was found guilty in 1968 of murdering his boss, his boss's wife, and their two children and setting fire to their home.

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Persons: Iwao Hakamada, Hakamada, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Japan