Utah man freed after DNA excludes him in 1985 killing
Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old man convicted in the 1985 killing of Eva Olesen, was released on bail after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA did not match blood on a doorknob or genetic material on a knife handle. The Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial last year after finding multiple instances of investigator and prosecutorial misconduct; two witnesses who testified against Carter later recanted, saying police paid them and pressured their testimony. A judge ordered Carter to wear a GPS monitor as prosecutors reassess evidence and decide whether to pursue or dismiss the aggravated murder charge.
New DNA evidence excluded Carter from crime-scene samples.
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