Season 4 Episode 22: Colorado DNA Analyst Scandal

In September of 2023, Law Enforcement became aware that the work of Yvonne "Missy" Woods may have deviated from standard operating procedures. Yvonne worked for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's Crime Lab for 29 years as a DNA analyst. She was placed on administrative leave in early October 2023 and retired November 6, 2023. We discuss all that is known about the investigation so far, all the cases she has been apart of and all the possible implications of her work.

Resources for this Episode:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/10/colorado-forensic-scientist-manipulated-dna-results-investigation/72923480007/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/09/us/colorado-bureau-of-investigation-data-scientist-manipulation-case/index.html

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/colorado-dna-analyst-manipulated-results-internal-investigation/73-9d7dac10-23b5-44c2-a30e-3d72fb12f2f1

https://gazette.com/colorado-watch/colorado-dna-scientist-yvonne-woods-accused-data-manipulation/article_f1527088-dda4-11ee-b2a6-cb48790fd321.html

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west/colorado-case-dna-retests/

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/02/01/colorado-cbi-dna-testing-anomalies-missy-woods/

https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=ab9ae9d787300610ec0053dd3fbb3513

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