Carter was murdered in her apartment following a night out with friends at a local bar. Evidence against the men included expert testimony in hair analysis, which is now regarded as unreliable. Ada resident Glen Gore testified against both Williamson and Fritz that Carter had complained to a friend that Williamson ‘made her nervous’. Gore was later connected to the murder by DNA testing and convicted. He is serving life without parole. The case served as the inspiration for John Grisham’s The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town.
