Utah DNA evidence doesn't match death row man
The gist
DNA results received Tuesday excluded Douglas Stewart Carter as a match to blood and knife evidence in the 1985 Olesen murder.
Utah then withdrew its death-penalty notice, and Carter's attorney is pressing to dismiss the charges.
How it unfolded
- 1985Douglas Stewart Carter was sentenced to death after a jury found him guilty of murdering Eva Olesen.
- 2009Orla Olesen, the victim's husband, died.
- 2025The state Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Carter, citing misconduct by investigators.