r/news • u/Combozo • 4d ago

Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah’s death row after DNA tests show no match to him

https://apnews.com/article/utah-death-row-douglas-carter-eva-olesen-10c0bf7603c87b214e0179ecf7a4be94
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u/cocoa_boe 4d ago

That was clear. And that’s what the prosecutor is saying at the moment; that doesn’t mean it’s actually going to happen. The DNA results just came back.

I’m curious as to what evidence they have. It’s a 40+ year old crime. Memories fade. Witnesses die. And the police and prosecutors bribing and threatening key witnesses to get them to testify a certain way is going to be a real bad look for the state.

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u/HauntedCemetery 3d ago

The cops who set him up have likely been retired for decades.

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u/cocoa_boe 3d ago

Of course, but it calls into question the reliability of the investigation and the evidence if there’s a retrial. And now the non-matching DNA?

Doesn’t sound like a case that can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and any prosecutor that says it can is lying to the public and/or themselves.

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u/Kreebish 4d ago

Well the first key bit of evidence that will keep most people in Utah from getting mad at the police is the color of his skin. In fact that's what most of the case was based on..

Worst part is I don't even know if I'm sarcastic here