71-Year-Old Man Freed After 41 Years Over DNA Mismatch
It is confirmed that the man has already been sentenced to death after the jury found him guilty of murder.
Consensus
- Douglas Stewart Carter was sentenced to death in 1985 for the murder of Eva Oleson in Utah.
- Carter was released on bail after 41 years in prison.
- DNA testing showed no match between Carter and evidence from the crime scene.
- The court ordered his release based on new DNA evidence.
- Carter claimed he was coerced into confessing to a crime he did not commit.
- Two witnesses who initially testified against him later recanted their statements.
- The case was reviewed in 2025 due to improper conduct by investigators.
Points of divergence
- The DNA test confirmed his innocence, and the release is also due to the 41 years of trauma caused by the state. — vesti
- The victim was Eva Oleson, who was the aunt of the police chief in Provo, Utah. — vm
- The victim's niece stated that DNA mismatch alone does not prove Carter was not at the scene. — vm
- Carter was released under a court order after the prosecution reported that DNA re-analysis did not confirm his involvement. — tg_bbcrussian
Coverage (4 sources)
- After 40 years in a death row cell, 71-year-old American released from prison. While on bail — BBC News Русская служба
- After DNA analysis in the US, a man was released after 41 years of imprisonment — Вести
- CBS: Inmate to be released from US prison after 41 years due to DNA mismatch — Вечерняя Москва
- In US, prisoner freed after 41 years due to DNA mismatch, reports CBS News. Man was sentenced to death... — ТАСС (Telegram)