Tag: Colorado Bureau Of Investigation
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Missy Woods pleads not guilty; trial set for fall
The former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA expert charged with more than 100 felonies entered a plea of not guilty to all of them Wednesday in a packed Jefferson County courtroom. The plea was entered by her defense attorney Tom Ward. Yvonne Woods, who goes by the name Missy, was the state’s former top DNA…
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Man at Keystone Resort dies in police custody after traffic stop
A man wanted on three outstanding warrants died soon after police arrested him at Keystone Resort on Monday. The 43-year-old man, who police are not currently publicly identifying, died an hour after he was placed into handcuffs around 1:15 p.m. Monday, despite refusing medical attention, according to a Tuesday news release from the Colorado Bureau…
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Former CBI DNA expert Missy Woods plea delayed again
The case against Yvonne Woods, the state’s former top DNA scientist at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s forensic lab, was pushed back again Tuesday with an arraignment for her to enter a plea now scheduled for Feb. 11. The court case will have stretched a year next month. Woods, who goes by Missy, is at…
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Douglas County police, DEA find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit
A Douglas County man got more than he bargained for when purchasing an abandoned storage unit last week — nearly 2 million fentanyl pills. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) and Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seized a record-breaking amount of fake fentanyl pills…
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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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Colorado Bureau of Investigation to review death of Hunter S. Thompson
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is conducting a case review into the death of journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, according to a news release by the agency on Tuesday. The review was suggested by his widow, Anita Thompson, and will provide an independent perspective into the original investigation that ruled his death a suicide.…
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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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CBI investigating human remains found near New Mexico border
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation into the discovery of human remains that were found by a citizen in Wild Horse Mesa on Monday, according to a release from the agency on Thursday. The location is around 10 to 15 miles from the…
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Denver director of public safety steps down to join Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s executive director of public safety is leaving the city government to lead the Colorado Bureau of Investigation amid a statewide DNA scandal that has plagued the state’s crime laboratory. Armando Saldate III — who was nominated by Mayor Michael Hancock in January 2022 and…