until bill mccumber's wife turned him in, claiming he confessed. but his son says the two were going through a divorce. >> she was having affairs. >> reporter: his wife works for the sheriff's office. and mccumber's attorneys claim, she planted evidence. >> miraculously, out of the file jumped a palmprint that matched a palmprint of bill mccumber. >> reporter: 38 years later, bill mccumber walked out of jail. so, what changed? >> justice requires us to do what is right. >> reporter: in a special hearing, the county attorney's office offered him a deal. if he changed his plea from not guilty to no contest, they'd let him go with time served. the family of the victims spoke out against the decision. >> i want justice for my sister. >> reporter: they still believe mccumber is guilty. the decision doesn't matter to bill mccumber because after four decades, he's free. >> a great day. >> that was reporter dave biscamine. >>> statins may help with heart disease and cancer. a study released look at cholesterol-fighting statins and found cancer patients wer

the decision really doesn't matter to bill mccumber.our decade he is free. >> wow. 38 years. the, the -- heart of your life gone. >> 77 now. the justice department has been advocating for his release in recent years saying there is no dna evidence. his wife framed him. another man confessed to the killings. could you imagine? >> your life is gone. you missed so much. just. >> that happens more than we would look to think it does. >> exactly. the sad part. coming up next, new concerns for the world's most valuable company. >> plunging stock prices leading to questions, are competitors finally taking a bite out of apple? it is all coming up on "world news now." >>> well, the financial markets they were not too happy yesterday. they plunged. and sinking along with them was one of the hottest stocks on the planet. apple. >> the company has lost $130 billion since september. so is this temporary? or is the magic just gone? here is abc's neal karlinsky. >> this is amazing. >> reporter: if there is one thing you can count on when it comes to a

the decision really doesn't matter to bill mccumber., he's free. >> wow. 38 years. the heart of your life gone. >> 77 now. the justice department has been advocating for his release in recent years saying there is no dna evidence. his wife framed him. another man confessed to the killings. but could you imagine? >> your life is gone. you missed so much. you know, just, oh, man. >> that happens more than we would like to think it does. >> exactly. that's the sad part. >>> coming up next, new concerns for the world's most valuable company. >> plunging stock prices leading to questions, are competitors finally taking a bite out of apple? it is all coming up on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical exp

they found a partial palm print belonging to bill mccumber.ere he had recently told of the victim's car. later, he confessed to the crime. at the time, the ex-wife worked for the sheriff's office, had access to the evidence, and she, herself, was expected of running a sex rang inside of the office. the conviction was overturned a person in the second trial, the husband was convicted again. during all this, another man confessed to the crime. but he died in jail. his confession was ruled. in 2010, the son said that he thinks his mother for in his father. >> did you bring your husband? >> no, absolutely not. reporter: now, he could have been released years ago if he had pled guilty, but he wanted a new trial. with the evidence gone and many witnesses dead, that was impossible. the victim's family and the county attorney and governor jim burr still think he is guilty. >> if we have the evidence and shells on the ground, we would've gone forward. we would've given a guilty verdict again. listen to this man after being free after 37 years to this c