10 Years in Prison for Manipulating More Than a Thousand DNA Investigations

After pleading guilty to four felonies in June, a Jefferson County judge sentenced former Colorado Bureau of Investigation scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods to 10 years in prison this week. Woods was accused of deleting, omitting, and falsifying data related to DNA investigations in more than 1,000 cases across the state, including dozens related to sexual assault. Host Bree Davies sat down with Denver Gazette investigative Jenny Deam last April after a series of major revelations in the case.

This episode originally aired on April 16, 2025

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