Richard Glossip's case dates back to 1997, when he was working as a motel manager and his boss was murdered. A maintenance worker, Justin Sneed, admitted to beating him to death with a baseball bat, but claimed Glossip offered him money for the killing.
That was Oklahoma’s Attorney General Gentner Drummond urging the Oklahoma parole board to grant clemency to Richard Glossip, who has always maintained his innocence.
Well, thank you so much for having me, Amy. And, you know, your introduction did a really good job laying out some of the basics about this case. , that also goes into these questions. And, in fact, it’s part of the reason, a large part the reason, that documentary series, that a number of very prominent right-wing lawmakers here in Oklahoma have taken on this case as a campaign for them.
But in terms of the newest revelations, this has come out largely over the course of the past year. In some years back, these right-wing lawmakers — or, a bipartisan group, but largely spearheaded by conservative lawmakers in Oklahoma — were urging for the governor, for the parole board to take a closer look at Glossip’s case. And when those efforts failed, they sought a law firm that would undertake an independent investigation.
As far as the board’s makeup, you know, this is a five-member board. Three of the board members are appointed by Stitt. Two of the others are appointed by two different courts, including the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, that has repeatedly refused to consider the evidence of Glossip’s innocence. So, all of these boards are political. But, again, we were not expecting this outcome at all.
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