Trending Now - Kim Kardashian Invests $500K to Secure Richard Glossip's Release
WHO:
AllHipHop - Kim Kardashian invested in Richard Glossip's release.
US Magazine - Richard Glossip is a death row inmate who was released on bond.
WHAT:
AllHipHop - Kim Kardashian dropped $500,000 to secure Richard Glossip's release from death row.
US Magazine - Richard Glossip was released on bond after spending nearly 30 years on death row.
US Magazine - Glossip awaits a retrial in the 1997 killing of his boss, Barry Van Treese.
WHERE:
AllHipHop - Richard Glossip was on death row in Oklahoma.
WHEN:
US Magazine - Richard Glossip was convicted in 1997.
WHY:
US Magazine - The case has drawn national attention, prompting Kim Kardashian to pay for Glossip's release.
HOW:
AllHipHop - Kim Kardashian's financial contribution was used to secure Glossip's release on bond.
(UPDATED May 15, 2026 23:18 UTC)
Kim Kardashian has made headlines by investing $500,000 to secure the release of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate who spent nearly 30 years behind bars in Oklahoma. Glossip was released on bond and is now awaiting a retrial in connection with the 1997 killing of his boss, Barry Van Treese. This high-profile case has garnered national attention, prompting Kardashian's significant financial contribution to help facilitate Glossip's release.