Missy Woods pleads guilty to four counts in Jefferson County court related to years of DNA mishandling

Yvonne Missy Woods, a forensic scientist at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, pleaded guilty to four counts in Jefferson County Court related to DNA mishandling that affected over 1,000 cases. She will receive an eight to sixteen-year prison sentence for the first cybercrime charge, with other sentences served concurrently, while 100 remaining counts were dismissed. Her misconduct led to a 1994 murder conviction being overturned and potentially influenced other case outcomes.