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Utah prosecutors drop death penalty after new DNA evidence shows man is not match in 1985 killing
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Utah prosecutors dropped the death penalty for Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, after new DNA evidence excluded him from a 1985 murder.
- Utah prosecutors dropped the death penalty for Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, after new DNA evidence excluded him from a 1985 murder.
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- Utah prosecutors drop death penalty after new DNA evidence shows man is not match in 1985 killing
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