Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah’s death row after DNA tests show no match to him
- On Monday, a Utah judge ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter on bail after he spent 41 years on death row for the 1985 murder of Eva Olesen, following new DNA evidence excluding him as a match.
- Carter was convicted in 1985 based on a confession he claimed was coerced and testimony from two witnesses who later recanted; the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial last year, citing multiple instances of intentional misconduct by police and prosecutors.
- Prosecutors withdrew their notice to seek the death penalty last week after DNA analysis received Sept 22 excluded Carter as a match; Utah County prosecutor Erwin Petilos called the bail reassessment 'necessary and fair.'
- During the bond hearing in 4th District Court on Monday, the judge imposed conditions including a GPS monitor; Theresa Olesen, Eva Olesen's daughter-in-law, stated her family has 'serious concerns' about his release pending retrial.
- Attorney Neal Hamilton said Carter is released 'with 41 years of state-induced trauma,' as a two-month retrial is scheduled for 2027 while prosecutors continue evaluating remaining evidence in the case.
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Douglas Stewart Carter, 71 years old, sentenced to death in 1985 for murder in Utah, was released on bail on Monday. New DNA tests do not match his profile, and the two prosecution witnesses admitted to having been paid by the police. A new trial is to be held in 2027. - United States: a detainee released on bail after 41 years on death row (International).
New DNA tests led to Douglas Stewart Carter, a black man who had been convicted in 1985 for the murder of a woman on the basis of two police-paid testimonies and extorted confessions.
A 71-year-old man in the United States, who spent more than four decades on death row in a prison in Utah, wrongfully convicted of killing a woman, was released on Monday after new DNA tests, announced Tuesday his lawyer.
Douglas Stewart Carter, on the left in front, and his son Tyler Anger, on the right, leave Utah County Chain AP/George Frey A 71-year-old man, who spent more than 40 years on death row, was released on Monday (28) after a DNA scan show that his genetic material is not matching the one found at the scene of the crime for which he is accused. Douglas Stewart Carter, who had been in jail since 1985 for the murder of an aunt of a police chief Eva Ol…
Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, was released on bail on Monday in Utah after further evidence. Sentenced in 1985, he spent more than forty years on death row.
A man in the United States will be released from death row after 41 years due to a DNA mismatch, CBS News reports
A man in the United States will be released from death row after 41 years due to a DNA mismatch, CBS News reports.According to the TV channel, Douglas Stewart Carter was sentenced to death in 1985. He was charged with the murder of Eva Olesen, the...
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