Kim Kardashian paid bond for Richard Glossip

By: KJRH Digital

TULSA, Okla. — Richard Glossip is out of prison for the first time in nearly 30 years after posting bond while awaiting retrial for a 1997 killing.

That case put Glossip on the brink of execution three separate times, according to the Associated Press.

US Magazine reports Kim Kardashian paid the $500,000 bond for Glossip.

The AP said Glossip wore a gray short-sleeved shirt and jeans as he walked out of the jail hand-in-hand with his wife, Lea Glossip.

"I'm just thankful for my wife and my attorneys. Just thankful," he said. "It's overwhelming, but it's amazing at the same time."

An Oklahoma judge granted a formerly convicted murderer bond.

Glossip spent 30 years on death row for the death of an Oklahoma City businessman, Barry Van Trease. Glossip claimed his innocence and appealed to the United States Supreme Court. SCOTUS overturned his conviction and ordered a new trial in early 2025.

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Glossip sought bond after the court's decision. A judge granted it and included a GPS requirement.

2 News Oklahoma talked to Glossip's wife who sent this statement:

Both Richard and I are deeply grateful for the court’s decision. We have been praying for this day, and it’s been an emotional morning. After everything we’ve been through together over the years, knowing that my husband is finally coming home is a feeling that is difficult for us to adequately describe. Again, we’re both deeply grateful.