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

100 reports from 96 outlets in 2 languages · first reported 2026-09-28 23:11 UTC · updated 2026-09-30 11:05 UTC · JSON

A man who had been on Utah's death row for decades was released on bail after DNA tests showed no match to him^[1–10]. The man, who had been sentenced to death for a murder, was freed following the new DNA evidence^[1–10]. According to the reports, the man will be released on bail and will have to wear a monitoring device^{[1, 4, 6]}. The man's conviction was based on a confession and two witnesses who later recanted their statements^[10].

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1. Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah's death row after DNA tests show no match to himPublished by therocket951.com, record-bee.com, sun-sentinel.com, bostonherald.com, sandiegouniontribune.com, dailylocal.com, mercurynews.com, reporterherald.com, standardspeaker.com, pressdemocrat.com, timescall.com, mendocinobeacon.com and 19 more · 2026-09-28 23:28 UTC
2. Utah death row inmate freed on bail after DNA test resultsPublished by wjcl.com, koat.com, wgal.com, wyff4.com, ksbw.com, wcvb.com, kmbc.com, wvtm13.com, wisn.com, wapt.com, 4029tv.com, gulfcoastnewsnow.com and 11 more · 2026-09-29 05:13 UTC
3. Man on Utah's death row for decades ordered released on bail after DNA tests show no match to himPublished by sootoday.com, timescolonist.com, yakimaherald.com, rockymounttelegram.com, thegazette.com, postregister.com, kitv.com, click2houston.com, aol.com, panow.com · 2026-09-28 23:52 UTC
4. Utah judge orders man who spent decades on death row released after DNA tests show no match to himPublished by netscape.com, goskagit.com, hngnews.com, durangoherald.com, woonsocketcall.com, clickorlando.com, clickondetroit.com, yahoo.com, wsls.com · 2026-09-29 01:49 UTC
5. Utah man released after decades on death row as DNA evidence excludes him from 1985 killingPublished by foxwilmington.com, wrganews.com, wfmd.com · 2026-09-30 11:05 UTC
6. Utah man on death row for decades released on bail after new DNA evidence emerges - 29-Sep-2026Published by nzcity.co.nz, nzcity.co.nz, nzcity.co.nz · 2026-09-29 18:40 UTC
7. Man on death row for decades released on bail after DNA tests show no match to himPublished by wohfradio.com, abcnews.com, wttf.com · 2026-09-29 01:11 UTC
8. Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah’s death row after DNA tests show no match to himPublished by timescolonist.com, wral.com, independent.co.uk · 2026-09-28 23:29 UTC
9. Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah's death row after DNA tests show no match to him | NationPublished by cecildaily.com, stardem.com · 2026-09-28 23:28 UTC
10. Utah death row inmate released after DNA evidence excludes him from 1985 killingfoxnews.com · en · 2026-09-30 04:55 UTC
11. Utah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killingtheguardian.com · en · 2026-09-29 20:30 UTC
12. Man who spent decades on death row bailed as DNA casts doubt on murder casemetro.co.uk · en · 2026-09-29 15:16 UTC
13. Man, 71, to be released after decades on death row following DNA breakthroughindependent.co.uk · en · 2026-09-29 07:27 UTC
14. Utah death row inmate ordered released on bail after DNA testscp24.com · en · 2026-09-29 04:54 UTC
15. ‚41 let traumatu.‘ Utah propustil muže čekajícího od roku 1985 v cele smrti, rozhodl test DNA41 years of trauma. Utah missed a man waiting since 1985 in death row, DNA test decidedirozhlas.cz · cs · 2026-09-29 04:12 UTC
16. Man on Utah's death row for decades ordered released on bail after DNA tests show no match to him – Butler Eaglebutlereagle.com · en · 2026-09-29 03:19 UTC
17. Utah propustil muže čekajícího desítky let v cele smrti, rozhodl test DNAUtah missed a man waiting decades in death row, DNA test decidedceskenoviny.cz · cs · 2026-09-29 02:47 UTC
18. Man who has spent decades on death row released after DNA evidenceskynews.com · en · 2026-09-29 00:59 UTC
19. Man who spent decades on death row ordered released on bail after no DNA matchcbsnews.com · en · 2026-09-29 00:58 UTC
20. Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah's death row after DNA tests show no match to him | Usidahopress.com · en · 2026-09-28 23:28 UTC
21. Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah's death row after DNA tests show no match to him – Brandon Sunbrandonsun.com · en · 2026-09-28 23:11 UTC
22. Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah's death row after DNA tests show no match to him – Winnipeg Free Presswinnipegfreepress.com · en · 2026-09-28 23:11 UTC