This is unbelievable," Wilson said Thursday. Wilson maintained his innocence since his arrest in 1984 for the stabbing death of Christopher Hanson, 21, in Los Angeles. A day earlier, Superior Court Judge Laura Priver ordered Wilson released after prosecutors conceded he did not get a fair trial. Wilson said his 96-year-old mother, Margie Davis, who lives in St. Louis, was his fiercest advocate. If he didn't eat soon, "I'm going to eat my shoes," Wilson joked.

Source: ABC News March 17, 2017 07:18 UTC