Author: Jenny Deam
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Judge tosses request for JonBenet murder investigative materials
Boulder County District Judge Nancy Woodruff Salomone on Tuesday rejected a subpoena by Michael Clark’s defense attorney that sought the first 48 hours of police investigative records in the infamous 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Clark, 50, is facing a second trial in the 1994 murder of Marty Grisham. His lawyer earlier this month sought…
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Michael Clark murder defense seeks to link case to JonBenét investigation ‘mistakes’
In new legal filings, Michael Clark, now facing a second trial for a 1994 murder, seeks to link alleged Boulder police missteps in his case with the city’s most notorious cold case: JonBenét Ramsey. The unusual claim came within a flurry of 12 subpoenas to Boulder authorities seeking documents and other information connected to the…
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Boulder prosecutors to re-try man accused of murder; case part of CBI DNA scandal
Michael Clark, the man accused of a 31-year-old Boulder murder case but freed from prison on bail in April when his original conviction was set aside, will be tried for second time, a Boulder County prosecutor announced on Thursday. The decision comes after months of speculation on whether Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty, who…
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Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department’s crime lab has now significantly expanded its review of DNA testing previously done by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s troubled forensic lab, bringing the total to more than 1,300 past sexual assault cases in the area. That is more than triple…
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‘All I ever wanted was a fair trial’: Colorado man Clayton Hood cleared in sex assault
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Clayton Hood stood in the Douglas County Courthouse on June 6, breathing hard, his heart pounding, waiting for the judge to speak. The jury had just decided his case for a second time. Then came the words: “not guilty.” Suddenly, everything seemed to blur. After…
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‘I felt this sense of peace’: Amid CBI lab scandal, Colorado man gives first interview since release from prison
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Michael Clark awoke with a start at his usual time, just after 5 a.m., his eyes adjusting to the darkness, his brain gauging the surroundings that felt familiar yet also somehow foreign. What struck him most that first morning was the quiet. It had never…
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Missy Woods preliminary hearing delayed
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A Jefferson County district judge on Thursday delayed a preliminary hearing in the case against former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods due to the massive scope and seriousness of her alleged crimes. A new hearing date has been scheduled for May 9. Only one of the 102 counts against her — a…
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(DG PRINT) Decision in murder conviction appeal pushed back as DNA scandal in Colorado swirls (copy)
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A decision in the appeal of Michael Clark’s murder conviction was pushed back months on Thursday, as DNA retesting is not yet complete, and it remains unclear if it has even started, leaving all involved in limbo. Clark was convicted more than 12 years ago of the 1994 Boulder murder of Marty Grisham and is…
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Decision in murder conviction appeal pushed back, as DNA scandal in Colorado swirls
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A decision in the appeal of Michael Clark’s murder conviction was pushed back months on Thursday, as DNA retesting is not yet complete, and it remains unclear if it has even started, leaving all involved in limbo. Clark was convicted more than 12 years ago…
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Lawsuit targets CBI lab’s quality control process, citing alleged one-minute reviews
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Quality control within the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s forensic lab was allegedly so lax that in at least eight instances it appeared the technical review of one scientist checking another’s work lasted just one minute, according to time-stamped documentation included in a new lawsuit filed on Friday. The issue raises questions in the legal community…