Roger Dean

Yvonne Missy Woods, a former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist, pleaded guilty to four counts including cybercrime, perjury, attempting to influence a public servant, and forgery related to years of DNA mishandling. Her guilty plea dismissed 100 remaining charges, and she faces prison sentences for misconduct affecting over 1,000 cases between 2008 and 2023.

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.