Tag: Missy Woods
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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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Colorado justices say access to Missy Woods data must be litigated in Jeffco
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that defense attorneys seeking access to withheld information about a former DNA scientist’s misconduct must pursue the data in Jefferson County, where the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is located. Yvonne “Missy” Woods stands accused of intentionally deleting data,…
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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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Colorado Supreme Court weighs whether Douglas County judge has authority over Missy Woods records
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The state Supreme Court will decide whether a Douglas County judge has the authority to compel the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to release data related to the misconduct of a disgraced DNA analyst whose work affected numerous criminal cases. Yvonne “Missy” Woods was criminally charged in Jefferson County on Jan. 22 with 102 felony counts…
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After 39 years, Douglas County cold case comes full circle for former sheriff
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As he was dying that day in November 1985, Roger Dean tore what would become a critical clue in his own murder from his killer’s head — an orange ski mask dotted with DNA evidence. It would take decades, though, and steady advancements in DNA science before investigators were able to solve a case that had…
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9NEWS Investigates obtains interview of former DNA analyst accused of deleting, manipulating data in hundreds of cases
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Twenty-nine-year-veteran Yvonne “Missy” Woods told investigators in an interview in late 2023 why she tampered with data in criminal cases. 9NEWS Investigates has obtained a copy of that two-hour-long interview. Woods was a star analyst at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). She built a…