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Missy Woods pleads not guilty; trial set for fall
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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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Douglas County police, DEA find record-breaking amount of fentanyl in storage unit
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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
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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 agent resigns after citation for being married to 2 people
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A Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent has resigned after being cited with bigamy, according to a news release by the agency on Thursday. Joe Somosky was cited in July for being married to two people and resigned in lieu of termination after an internal investigation by CBI. Somosky’s next court appearance for allegedly committing bigamy,…
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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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Colorado justices say access to Missy Woods data must be litigated in Jeffco
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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, manipulating procedures and compromising criminal evidence in her role as…
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Appeals court agrees municipal domestic violence conviction is grounds for denying gun purchase
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled for the first time last week that a domestic violence conviction under a municipal ordinance will bar a person from purchasing a firearm, thanks to a recent revision in federal law. The question required a three-judge Court of Appeals panel to answer whether a Denver man’s local domestic violence charge, while…
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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, Lone Tree cold case comes full circle for former Douglas County 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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Appeals court reverses Adams County attempted murder conviction due to experts’ improper testimony
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month overturned a man’s attempted murder conviction because prosecutors failed to establish a chain of custody for the defendant’s DNA and fingerprint evidence that allegedly tied him to the crime. Jurors heard from two forensic analysts who matched Julian Vigil to the gun that was used to shoot the victim in…
