Overview
- Yvonne “Missy” Woods changed her plea to guilty on Tuesday to four felonies — cybercrime, perjury, attempting to influence a public servant, and forgery — as part of a deal that dropped roughly 100 other counts.
- Under the agreement Woods accepted a stipulated prison term of between eight and 16 years and is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 8, 2026.
- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has identified more than 1,000 cases from 1994 to 2023 with some connection to Woods, prompting court challenges, retrial planning and altered plea offers in serious cases including homicides.
- Investigators say Woods altered, deleted, or omitted DNA testing data and failed to document tests, actions that prosecutors call intentional criminal fraud and that already led to at least one vacated murder conviction and a prison release.
- State officials have directed millions in funding to address testing backlogs and reviews, outside investigators assisted the probe, and CBI leaders are implementing reforms to strengthen documentation and oversight of forensic work.