A man who spent decades on Utah’s death row is released and awaits a new trial in a 1985 killing
A 71-year-old man has been held on Utah's death row for decades for a 1985 killing. A judge recently ordered him released on bail after DNA testing showed the evidence did not match him. Prosecutors agreed with the DNA findings. The victim's family opposed his release, but the judge ordered it anyway.
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