Author: Jenny Deam
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Michael Clark murder defense seeks to link case to JonBenét investigation ‘mistakes’
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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
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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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CBI scandal: Missy Woods arraignment delayed until late October
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The legal case against Yvonne Woods, the former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist at the heart of a scandal that has engulfed the agency, was delayed on Monday until late October due to the sheer volume of material. Defense attorney Tom Ward asked to delay Woods’ arraignment for more than two months, citing nearly…
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‘All I ever wanted was a fair trial’: Colorado man Clayton Hood cleared in sex assault
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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 being cleared on the first charge of sexual assault on…
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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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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 been quiet in prison. The bang of guards’ heavy boots…
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Judge overturns first-ever minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes, including those in Colorado
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A federal judge in Texas last month overturned the first-ever minimum staffing requirement at most of the nation’s nursing homes, including in Colorado — gutting what some call crucial safety and quality of care measures. On April 7, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled in a summary judgement that while “rooted in laudable goals,” the…
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Michael Clark released after spending 12 years for murder he maintains he didn’t commit
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Michael Clark was released from custody on Monday after spending 12 years in prison for a murder he has said for 30 years he did not commit. He remains charged with the 1994 Boulder murder of Marty Grisham and it is now up to the Boulder County district attorney’s office whether to retry him. His…
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Court filing: DNA retest against convicted killer Michael Clark now excludes him, casting doubt on entire case
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An independent retest of DNA evidence used to arrest and convict Michael Clark for a murder he says he did not commit now appears to exclude him, throwing into doubt the entire case, according to a new court document filed Monday. The new revelation contradicts key testimony made by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s former…
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Colorado’s DNA scandal: Hundreds of cases affected, but very few retests ordered
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It has been 17 months since a young forensic biology intern doing research at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s forensic lab noticed something amiss in data sets produced by Yvonne Woods, the state’s most prolific and revered DNA analyst. She alerted supervisors. What followed that September day in 2023 has grown into a scandal of…
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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…
