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Utah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killing

The Guardian World Tuesday 29 September 2026, 20:12 UTC By Abené Clayton and agencies 1 min read
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Douglas Carter, 71, who has spent more than four decades on death row, released on bail until new trial beginsA 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 release on bail. He will have to wear a GPS monitoring device until a new trial begins.

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 release on bail. He will have to wear a GPS monitoring device until a new trial begins.

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