Man convicted for Boulder murder claims innocence due to faulty DNA testing

Yvonne "Missy" Woods, a forensic scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigations, testifies in a Boulder courtroom on July 23, 2009, during the trial of Kevin Elmarr, who was accused of killing his ex-wife, Carol Murphy, in 1987. Elmarr was convicted in the 2009 trial, but that verdict was later overturned because jurors had not been allowed to hear evidence of alternate suspects. He was convicted again following a second trial in 2015. (Marty Caivano, Daily Camera) — Yvonne “Missy” Woods, a forensic scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigations, testifies in a Boulder courtroom on July 23, 2009, during the trial of Kevin Elmarr, who was accused of killing his ex-wife, Carol Murphy, in 1987. Elmarr was convicted in the 2009 trial, but that verdict was later overturned because jurors had not been allowed to hear evidence of alternate suspects. He was convicted again following a second trial in 2015. (Marty Caivano, Daily Camera)

By Shelly Bradbury | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: August 14, 2024 at 4:09 PM MDT | UPDATED: August 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM MDT

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Michael Clark's innocence claim appears to be the first assertion of a wrongful conviction since CBI uncovered widespread misconduct by its longtime DNA scientist, Yvonne "Missy" Woods, in late 2023.

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Man convicted for 1994 Boulder murder claims innocence due to faulty DNA testing

Michael Clark’s claim follows CBI uncovering widespread misconduct by longtime DNA scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods

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