科罗拉多州调查局前法医分析师伊冯·"米西"·伍兹因操纵DNA数据被判处10年监禁12。她于2023年6月认罪，罪名包括伪证、试图影响公务员、伪造和网络犯罪2。这起案件涉及数百起刑事案件的有效性，包括谋杀、性侵犯和抢劫等多种犯罪类型12。
伍兹的不当行为造成了广泛的司法后果。至少一起谋杀定罪被推翻——迈克尔·克拉克的案件已被撤销，他于2025年获释12。此外，至少两起谋杀案中的被告因担忧伍兹的参与而被迫接受了较轻的判罚2。检察官被迫审查数百起受其影响的案件1。
调查始于2023年9月，由一名实习生在审查旧案卷时发现2018年一起案件中的缺失信息而启动12。后续内部调查表明，对伍兹工作的质疑早在2014年就已出现12，而她曾于2018年因数据篡改指控被暂时撤销DNA案件工作资格12。伍兹在听证会上承认曾为更快完成案件而改动数据2。应对此事所需的政府支出已超过1100万美元12。
Yvonne "Missy" Woods, a former forensic analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for systematically manipulating DNA evidence 12. The sentence falls within the 8- to 16-year range 2. Woods pleaded guilty to charges including perjury, attempting to influence public officials, forgery, and computer crimes 12.
Woods' misconduct has cast doubt on the validity of hundreds of criminal cases spanning multiple offense categories, including murder, sexual assault, and robbery 12. At minimum, one murder conviction has been overturned: Michael Clark was released in 2025 after his conviction was vacated 12. Additionally, defendants in two separate murder cases accepted reduced sentences due to concerns about Woods' involvement in their cases 2. During her sentencing hearing, Woods apologized, stating she had "failed in my responsibility" and expressed "deep regret for this dereliction of duty" 1.
The investigation into Woods' conduct began in September 2023, when an intern discovered missing information in a 2018 case file 12. However, concerns about her work had surfaced as early as 2014 12, and in 2018 she was temporarily suspended from DNA casework due to data manipulation allegations 12. Woods acknowledged that she had altered data to complete cases more quickly 2. Prosecutors have been forced to conduct comprehensive reviews of hundreds of cases implicated by her actions. The state estimates that responding to this scandal will cost more than $11 million 12.
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