In 1980, Michael Hanline was convicted of the fatal shooting of his friend, truck driver JT McGarr. He was to serve 36 years of a life sentence before release. But he wasn’t released for good behavior or any reason like that. He was let go after DNA evidence surfaced that proved that Hanline was entirely innocent. The man had spent the second half of his life in prison for no reason…
When he got out? One of the first things he wanted to do was to eat a Mile High 1/2lb bacon cheeseburger from Carl’s Jr. Grabbing a burger is the kind of thing that you and I take for granted, but when you’re unfairly imprisoned for three and a half decades? It’s the kind of escapist luxury that you can only dream of. And dream he did. Watch him taste a cheeseburger, fresh air and freedom for the first time in 36 years right here:
