Crime scene DNA doesn’t match a former Utah death row inmate. After 41 years, prosecutors drop their pursuit to execute him.
Douglas Carter spent over 40 years on Utah’s death row for a murder conviction. After new DNA testing from the crime scene failed to match him, state prosecutors announced they will no longer seek his execution. The decision follows decades of legal appeals regarding the case.
Douglas Carter spent decades on Utah’s death row. Now, crime scene DNA doesn’t match him — and prosecutors will no longer seek his execution.
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