Utah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killing
Douglas Carter, 71, who has spent more than four decades on death row, released on bail until new trial begins A Utah man who has spent more than four decades on death row was released from jail after newly analyzed DNA evidence showed that he was not connected to a 1985 homicide. Douglas Stewart Carter, now 71, walked out of the Utah county jail late Monday night after a judge ordered his…
A Utah judge recently ordered the release of 71-year-old Douglas Stewart Carter from death row after new DNA evidence failed to link him to the 1985 murder of Eva Olesen. Carter, who spent decades on death row for the crime, was convicted based on a coerced confession and two witnesses who later recanted their statements. The Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial last year due to misconduct by investigators.
No physical evidence linked Carter to the crime scene, and his defense team claimed that he was subjected to a false confession after threats from police. Carter will be required to wear a GPS monitor and avoid contact with Olesen's family after his release.
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