Tag: cbi
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Denver police reopen 13 sex assault cases after retesting Missy Woods’ CBI work
Thirteen previously closed Denver sexual assault cases have been reopened after the city’s crime lab retested DNA evidence once analyzed by former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic analyst Yvonne Woods. A police spokesperson told The Denver Gazette the once-closed cases are now being actively reinvestigated, although no arrests have been made so far. Woods, 66,…
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Colorado corrections employee arrested on sexual exploitation of a child, weapons charges
A Trinidad man was arrested on Thursday after nearly a yearlong investigation into his alleged internet crimes against children, according to a news release by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Gage Vidal Montoya, 37, of Trinidad, was charged with six counts of sexual exploitation of a child and three counts of possessing a dangerous weapon.…
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Police investigating second homicide at Monte Vista motel in three months
A shooting at the Rio Grande Motel in Monte Vista on Saturday evening resulted in the second homicide at the motel this year, according to a news release by Monte Vista police. Officers responded around 7:30 p.m. to the motel after a report of someone with a gunshot wound and found a deceased 45-year-old male…
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Missy Woods accepts plea deal, avoids trial on 102 felony counts
The former top Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist accused of altering and deleting DNA evidence in scores of criminal cases across the state for years pleaded guilty to four criminal counts Tuesday in Jefferson County. Yvonne “Missy” Woods, 65, changed her plea rather than face trial on 102 felony charges that included one count…
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Father, son arrested in La Junta after allegedly menacing neighbor
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and La Junta police arrested a father and son who barricaded themselves in their apartment after allegedly pointing a gun at a neighbor, according to a news release by the state agency. Police responded around 6:30 p.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of Raton Avenue in La Junta for a…
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Suspicious death near Ludlow Massacre Memorial Site prompts state investigation
The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office has requested help from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation after a suspicious death near the Ludlow Massacre Memorial Site on Sunday, according to a news release by CBI. Deputies were dispatched around 1:45 p.m. to an abandoned building near the site after “a visitor” found the body of James…
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Kimberlee Singler case: Mountains of new documents introduced, judge grants defense motion
A mother accused of killing two of her children and attempting to kill a third will wait until June for a preliminary hearing after the defense’s motion was granted by Judge William Bain in an El Paso County courtroom on Monday. The attorneys for Kimberlee Singler, 37, requested that the judge continue the hearing to…
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Dismissal sought in Michael Clark’s second trial
The murder conviction of Michael Clark should be dismissed due to a 32-year delay that led to crucial evidence being lost or destroyed, a bungled police investigation and “outrageous conduct” at the state crime lab, according to defense motion filed late Friday afternoon. Clark, now 50, was convicted of first-degree murder in October 2012 in…
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Police searching for 33-year-old man last seen in Colorado Springs
Police are searching for 33-year-old Vincent Vicenti, who was last seen near Pioneer Park in Colorado Springs, according to a post on social media by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Vicenti is 5-foot-9, 135 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. The post does not state when he was last seen. Anyone with information…
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Families sue Davis Mortuary over fake cremains, discovery of bodies
A Limon woman has filed suit against the Pueblo mortuary where she alleges her father’s remains were among at least 23 others left to decay in a concealed room discovered last year. Crystal Kiniston’s March 13 breach of contract lawsuit joins that of three other families who filed suit last year against the mortuary and…