Tag: cbi
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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…
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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…
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Judge: CBI ordered to provide access to thousands of DNA cases
Boulder County District Judge Nancy W. Salomone on Monday ordered the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to provide access to thousands of cases where past DNA analysis could be in question or show a pattern. The ruling came in a pre-trial hearing for Michael Clark who is standing trial for a second time in a 1994…
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Missy Woods pleads not guilty; trial set for fall
The former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA expert charged with more than 100 felonies entered a plea of not guilty to all of them Wednesday in a packed Jefferson County courtroom. The plea was entered by her defense attorney Tom Ward. Yvonne Woods, who goes by the name Missy, was the state’s former top DNA…
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Fort Lewis College student arrested for allegedly plotting murder for hire
A Fort Lewis College student was arrested Thursday after allegedly plotting the murder of another student, according to a release by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Jackson Keller, 19, allegedly attempted to persuade two individuals to carry out the murder in exchange for cash. CBI and the college’s police department confirmed there is no ongoing…
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3 additional bodies identified from Davis Mortuary, 15 still unidentified
The Pueblo County coroner has identified three additional bodies from the Davis Mortuary after 24 were discovered in a secret room during an inspection in August. The announcement by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday brings the total number of identified bodies to nine, leaving 15 unidentified. The mortuary was co-owned by the Pueblo…
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Former CBI DNA expert Missy Woods plea delayed again
The case against Yvonne Woods, the state’s former top DNA scientist at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s forensic lab, was pushed back again Tuesday with an arraignment for her to enter a plea now scheduled for Feb. 11. The court case will have stretched a year next month. Woods, who goes by Missy, is at…
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Man arrested for crimes against Fountain and Missouri children
U.S. Marshals arrested an El Paso County man on four counts of statutory sodomy of a person less than 12 years old on Monday, according to a news release by the Fountain Police Department. Police are seeking additional witnesses or victims of the crimes allegedly committed by the suspect, 41-year-old Eric Mundy, who moved from…
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Colorado authorities make breakthrough in John Doe case
A “significant” breakthrough has led investigators to believe an unidentified man found dead in a remote camping area in Park County last year was of Eastern European descent. Referred to as “John Doe,” the man was found May 28, 2024, on land belonging to the U.S. Forest Service near the unincorporated Park County community of…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs whether Douglas County judge has authority over Missy Woods records
The state Supreme Court will decide whether a Douglas County judge has the authority to compel the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to release data related to the misconduct of a disgraced DNA analyst whose work affected numerous criminal cases. Yvonne “Missy” Woods was criminally charged in Jefferson County on Jan. 22 with 102 felony counts…