After 20 years in prison, N.Y. man acquitted on DNA

UTICA - After more than 19 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, Steve Barnes has rejoined his family just in time for Thanksgiving.

Barnes walked out of Oneida County Court a free man Tuesday after a judge agreed new DNA evidence cleared him of raping and killing 16-year-old Kimberly Simon in 1985.

“I'm overwhelmed. This is the happiest day of my life,” said Barnes, now 42. “I've been waiting for this day for 20 years. I never gave up hope. I knew this day would eventually come.”