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DNA Evidence Excludes Death Row inmate

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The prosecutors said results of a DNA analysis received Sept. 22 exclude Carter as a possible match to blood found on a doorknob and genetic material recovered from the handle of a knife used to stab Olesen, who was also shot.

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More than a decade of legal wrangling followed before the Utah Supreme Court last year ordered a new trial, citing “multiple instances of intentional misconduct” by police and a prosecutor.

6 of 6 outletsfirst reported 28 Sepwording from Toronto Star

Carter’s defense attorneys have said witnesses saw a white man fleeing the crime scene and an investigator suppressed evidence pointing to other suspects, including the victim’s husband, Orla Olesen.

6 of 6 outletsfirst reported 28 Sepwording from Toronto Star

Orla Olesen, a painting contractor who died in 2009, told police he found his wife dead in their home, partially undressed and with her hands tied behind her back.

6 of 6 outletsfirst reported 28 Sepwording from Toronto Star

A Utah man will be released on bail after spending decades on death row, following newly analysed DNA evidence from a murder he was convicted of in 1985.

6 of 6 outletsfirst reported 28 Sepwording from ABC News (Australia)

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Believing he was a suspect in an unrelated case, Carter fled Utah but was eventually found in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Carter, a Chicago native, had been living with his mother in Utah at the time of Olesen’s killing on Feb. 27, 1985.

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Carter said later that he had given a false confession after being repeatedly threatened by police.

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Carter was identified as a suspect soon after, according to court documents.

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  1. 28 Sep

    The prosecutors said results of a DNA analysis received Sept. 22 exclude Carter as a possible match to blood found on a doorknob and genetic material recovered from the handle of a knife used to stab Olesen, who was also shot.

    6 outlets · Toronto Star
  2. 29 Sep

    A 71-year-old man who was convicted of killing a police chief’s aunt and spent decades on death row was released Monday after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence doesn’t link him to the crime.

    3 outlets · New York Post
  3. 30 Sep

    Carter will be placed in an extended stay hotel located near Anger, who was adopted by another family as an infant and did not learn about his father's conviction until years later, according to Carter's attorney, Neal Hamilton.

    4 outlets · Fox News

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