Colorado has launched a criminal probe into its star forensic analyst Yvonne 'Missy' Woods after 'anomalies' were found in her DNA testing work. Police and prosecutors had been relying on the skilled criminal scientist's DNA work. Yvonne 'Missy' Woods Woods, a 29-year-veteran and considered the state's 'gold standard' by colleagues for helping to put infamous murdered behind bars. She is pictured May 2009, during her testimony at the James Whitler murder trial in Fort Colllins, ColoradoPictured: Aaron Thompson. Thompson was jailed for 114 years in 2009 - in part thanks to Woods' DNA testingPictured: Garrett Coughlin.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 08, 2024 07:28 UTC