Brady Offense No. 1737845234 - 1363212303

Yvonne “Missy” Woods

Colorado Bureau of Investigation

690 Kipling Street, Suite 3000

Lakewood, Colorado 80215

(303) 239-4247

[email protected]

https://cbi.colorad…

Date of Offense

September 1, 2023

Offense(s)

False Statements

Official Statement

Yvonne "Missy" Woods, a former DNA analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has been charged with 102 criminal counts, including forgery, perjury, cybercrime, and attempting to influence a public servant. These charges stem from allegations that, between 2008 and 2023, Woods manipulated DNA test results in 58 sexual assault cases. She is accused of deleting and altering data to falsely report the absence of male DNA when, in fact, small amounts were present. This misconduct was discovered in September 2024 by an intern who noticed discrepancies in historical sexual assault cases. An internal investigation revealed widespread data manipulation in Woods's workbooks. The CBI estimates the financial impact of her actions to exceed $11 million. Authorities are now reviewing all affected cases to assess the potential impact on past convictions.

Colorado Public (Open) Records Act

C.R.S. 24-72-201 et seq.

Until the Colorado Public (Open) Records Act was formalized in 1969, the ability of a citizen to gain access to public records was at the discretion of the custodian of the records. Public records include all writings that are made, maintained, kept or held by entities that are subject to the Colorado Public (Open) Records Act for use in the exercise of functions required or authorized by law or administrative rule or involving the receipt or expenditure of public funds. Keep in mind, this could mean that a record that is in the custody of an agency subject to the Colorado Public (Open) Records Act would not itself, be subject to the Colorado Public (Open) Records Act if it was not made, maintained or kept for a governmental function or for an official reason.

There are several clear exemptions in the Colorado Public (Open) Records Act. The first statute exempts correspondence that is work product and all correspondence with constituents that clearly implies by its nature or content that the constituent expects that it is confidential.

Any person can request records and they are not required to state a purpose nor is the custodian of the records allowed to ask said person to provide a reason. Criminal justice record cannot be used for solicitation of business for monetary gain, but that is the only restriction on obtaining public records. Colorado Law stipulates a three day deadline for a response.

Brady Offense No. 1737845234 - 1363212303

Date of Offense

Offense(s)

Official Statement

Colorado

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Colorado Public (Open) Records Act

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