GASTON COUTY, N.C. — Gaston County’s district attorney is taking the first steps toward a possible retrial for a man accused of killing a UNC Charlotte student in 2008.
Two years ago, a judge overturned Mark Carver’s 2011 conviction for the murder of Ira Yarmolenko.
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Now, district attorney Travis Page wants to retest DNA evidence in the case.
Carver’s touch DNA was found on Yarmolenko’s car. She was found strangled next to the car.
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Page wants to make sure the DNA that was instrumental in Carver’s conviction, can be used again in a possible retrial.
>> In the video at the top of this page, Channel 9′s Ken Lemon talks to Page about the latest developments in this case.
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