'Unacceptable': How USA TODAY's rape kit reporting sparked officials to call for change
USA TODAY's 18-month investigation into untested rape kits has lawmakers, victims' advocates calling for results, ...
'Significant progress:' Efforts continue to eliminate statutes of limitations for rape
About half the states have eliminated statutes of limitations for rapes and pending legislation would make Ohio the next.
'Saved my own life': Woman raped as teen shares story of her rape solved 37 years later
Michelle Puett-Howard was raped at the age of 17 at a park in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Her case and a murder, both in 1987, were ...
TBI makes progress in reducing rape kit backlog
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has made progress in shortening monthslong delays in laboratory testing of sexual ...
America's rape kit backlog was a national scandal. A decade later, problems persist.
A decade ago, a USA TODAY investigation helped reveal the national backlog of rape kits. Evidence from thousands of sexual ...
Austin leaders renew promises for reform after USA TODAY investigation of rape kit backlog
After USA TODAY's investigation into untested rape kits revealed Austin has one conviction from its backlog, local leaders ...
New audit finds faster turnaround time for TBI rape kits
It was 19,000 pieces of evidence we had to process,” said TBI Director David Rausch at a committee meeting with state ...
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Iowa A.G. proposes changes to ensure rape kits are admissible in court
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is proposing an update to state rules that outline the standards for nurses who are ...
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Woefully understaffed, Fort Worth's rape kit backlog climbs to more than 900
"I didn't know what a rape kit is or what it would do," said Godfrey. "So I said, 'Hey, did they test my kit?' She said, 'No, not yet.' I'm like, 'Hmmm. OK. Is this normal?' Get top local stories ...
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She had a rape kit done. 12 years later, the police came knocking.
They had found a man’s DNA. Nuñez-Najera was confused. She thought the kit had been tested years ago. Kansas discovered its rape kit backlog almost by accident. At a conference in 2014 ...
Atlanta promoter, accomplice sentenced for rape after years of silence
Laurence Innerarity better known as Peso Montana and Ryan Savage were both convicted of rape and sentenced to life in prison ...