Politics● LowSep 29 · Sep 29, 2026, 8:21 PM
After 37 Years on Death Row, Man Is Freed From Utah Jail
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Douglas Carter was convicted in 1985 of murdering a 57-year-old woman. But new DNA testing led a judge to free him on Monday.
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