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The Frustrated Promise of the Rape Kit
Standardized forensic exams are a useful tool for sexual-violence investigations—or they would be if police departments ...
Marty Goddard changed how we think about sexual assault. A new history looks at why you have never heard of her
The first rape kits were given to hospitals in 1978. Chicago was the testing ground. According to a Tribune article from the ...
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Gov. Dunleavy proposes bill to streamline Alaska sexual assault kit tracking system
The bill would shorten processing timelines for health care providers, law enforcement and forensic testing, and ensure ...
1993 Austin cold case: Man sentenced after DNA match
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was found guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child related to a 1993 cold case, ...
14 huge Coronation Street spoilers for next week
Next week on Coronation Street, the mystery continues over who started the Platt house fire. Elsewhere, Rob faces a final ...
Murphy signs bill requiring NJ to create online rape kit tracking system
The online database will allow a victim and others to track a sexual assault evidence kit through the chain of custody.
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New Jersey Gov. Murphy signs bill formalizing a tracking system for rape kits
FILE - This Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, Utah State Crime Lab Director Jay Henry holds a sexual assault evidence collection kit following a committee meeting at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City.
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"The queen of jumps" - Mahuchikh's Paris Olympic kit on show in MOWA
When Yaroslava Mahuchikh emerges for her season opener on Thursday she will embark on another four-year Olympic cycle, with a ...
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Lawmaker proposes help for rape victims to stay informed on their cases
said he filed House Bill 2705 partially in response to ongoing efforts to clear a massive statewide backlog of rape evidence collection kits that have been untested for DNA. He said he wrote the ...