A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri’s attorney general to keep her behind bars.

Sandra Hemme, 64, left a prison in Chillicothe, hours after a judge threatened to hold the attorney general’s office in contempt if they continued to fight against her release. She reunited with her family at a nearby park, where she hugged her sister, daughter and granddaughter.

Sandra Hemme, 64, had been the longest-held wrongly incarcerated woman known in the U.S., according to her legal team.{ai:summary}<p>After serving 43 years for a murder she didn't commit, Sandra Hemme is finally released, despite Missouri attorney general's efforts to keep her in prison. The judge's decision threatened to hold the attorney general's office in contempt if they continued to oppose her release. #justice</p><p>Sandra Hemme, now 64, reunites with her family at a nearby park, embracing her sister, daughter, and granddaughter after her long-awaited release from prison. #freedom</p>

Woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned

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