Lab chief in botched case skips his trial by Cody Winchester and Joe Duggan World-Herald News Service Oct 23, 2013 Oct 23, 2013 Updated Dec 2, 2019 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save David Kofoed will find out soon how much the botched investigation of a Cass County double murder will cost him.kAm%96 7@C>6C 49:67 @7 E96 s@F8=2D r@F?EJ 4C:>6 =23[ ?2>65 2D 2 5676?52?E :? 2 7656C2= 4:G:= C:89ED =2HDF:E 27E6C D6CG:?8 2 AC:D@? E6C> 7@C 76=@?J 6G:56?46 E2>A6C:?8[ 5:5?’E D9@H FA %F6D52J 7@C E96 @A6?:?8 @7 9:D EC:2= :? ~>292]k^AmkAm$@ &]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 y@D6A9 q2E2:==@? 6?E6C65 2 5672F=E ;F58>6?E 282:?DE 9:>[ 4=@D:?8 2 492AE6C @? 2 D6?D2E:@?2= >FC56C 42D6 E92E D9@4<65 E96 D>2== }63C2D<2 4@>>F?:EJ @7 |FC5@4<]k^Am kAm%96 A=2:?E:77D :? E96 =2HDF:E[ |2EE {:G6CD 2?5 }:4< $2>AD@?[ H6C6 72=D6=J 244FD65 :? 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