Former CBI scientist Missy Woods, accused of mishandling DNA, charged with 102 felonies
"She was asked again if she deleted the data from the spreadsheet to simply move specific cases forward quickly, to avoid having to do additional work and she agreed," the affidavit reads.

By: Stephanie Butzer
Posted 4:27 PM, Jan 22, 2025 and last updated 4:20 PM, Jan 23, 2025

DENVER — A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) forensic scientist accused of mishandling DNA and impacting more than 1,000 cases has been charged with 102 felonies.

Yvonne "Missy" Woods turned herself into the Jefferson County Jail on Wednesday afternoon and has been charged with 48 counts of attempting to influence a public servant, 52 counts of forgery of a government-issued document, one count of perjury and one count of cybercrime with damage of more than $1 million. The cybercrime charge is a Class 2 felony, while the others are Class 4 and 5 felonies.

The First Judicial District Attorney's Office said the counts are in connection with 58 instances of alleged criminal misconduct between 2008 and 2023. An affidavit for an arrest warrant outlined those 58 criminal cases, which included homicides, sexual assaults (including two a child), arson, child trafficking, robberies, burglaries, missing persons and more in Denver, Wheat Ridge, Englewood, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Black Hawk, Boulder, Boulder County, Loveland, Lafayette, Arapahoe County, Adams County, Broomfield, Arvada, Aurora, Longmont, Fraser/Winter Park, Westminster, Thornton, Larimer County, Greeley, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Fremont County and El Paso County.

Her cash-only bond was set at $50,000. Woods is expected in court on Thursday.

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