Colorado Man Accepts Plea Deal in Murders Linked to DNA Analyst Misconduct
Garrett Coughlin avoids life sentence in 2017 Boulder killings due to compromised evidence by former CBI scientist.
- Garrett Coughlin pleads guilty to second-degree murder in the deaths of Wallace White, Kelly Sloat-White, and Emory Fraker.
- Former CBI analyst Yvonne Woods accused of manipulating DNA evidence, impacting hundreds of cases.
- Coughlin's original conviction overturned due to juror misconduct; plea deal offered partly due to Woods' compromised work.
- Woods allegedly deleted DNA data and manipulated test results, raising credibility issues in multiple cases.
- Victims' families express frustration over the justice system's failure to hold Coughlin fully accountable.