Washington, United States, Sept 29, 2026 (AFP) - Man released after decades on Utah's death row

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2026-09-29

A 71-year-old man who was convicted of murder and spent decades on Utah's death row was released on Monday after a report showed he did not match DNA evidence linked to the crime, his defense said. Douglas Carter was sentenced to death in 1985, after being found guilty of murdering Eva Olesen, an aunt of the local police chief at the time, in Provo, Utah. He was again sentenced to death after a 1992 retrial. A judge ordered Carter be released on......

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