"Colorado DNA Scientist's Misconduct Casts Doubt on Hundreds of Criminal Cases"
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A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist, Yvonne "Missy" Woods, is under investigation for manipulating data and not following standard testing protocols, raising questions about hundreds of criminal cases she processed evidence for from 2008 through 2023. The agency is reviewing all her previous work for data manipulation, and investigators have found 652 affected cases so far. The Colorado Department of Public Safety has requested $7.5 million for retesting DNA samples and potential reprosecution of affected cases, while a criminal investigation of Woods is underway.
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- Colorado DNA scandal threatens to overturn hundreds of criminal cases BBC.com
- Hundreds of convictions in doubt after review of scientist’s work NewsNation Now
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds manipulated data, incomplete results in DNA testing process CBS Colardo
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