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Colorado Bureau of Investigation Admits Over 1,000 Cases Affected by DNA Test Misconduct
Loaded on Feb. 1, 2025
by James Mills
published in Criminal Legal News
February, 2025, page 47
Filed under:
Judicial Misconduct,
DNA Testing/Samples,
junk science,
Forensic Sciences.
Location:
Colorado.
by James Mills
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”) announced that more than 1,000 cases could be affected by the systematic deletion and falsification of data by forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods.
Woods was apparently allowed to work under a cloud of suspicion for quite some time. …
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