In 1975, a rape victims’ advocate named Linda Reinshagen shared a story with a reporter from the Chicago Tribune. A man on the South Side had pulled a woman into an alley where he raped and badly beat ...
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REAL LIFE: Unlike in Hollywood where, "you get results in under an hour," crime labs can take six to nine months to test the DNA evidence in a rape kit, says Mission Health forensic nurse team ...
BOISE, Idaho — The last sexual assault kit in Idaho identified as needing testing has been completed. Idaho State Police Forensic Services announced the major milestone in the five-year effort ...
It’s an idea that started as a way to empower those who were sexually assaulted. It would give survivors a chance to collect their own evidence. An at-home rape kit. Critics, though, say having that ...
In the 1970s, the rape kit began as a simple box with some envelopes, a comb, nail clippers, and a few other basic tools. The contents of the kit have evolved somewhat since then, but the technology ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill headed to Governor Bill Lee's desk would require the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to provide quarterly updates on their efforts to hire and train forensic service ...
CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of The Council of State Governments has selected the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services Sexual ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is considering a change to the containers that hold crucial evidence of sexual assaults and rapes. Authorities want to transition ...
TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A groundbreaking new report from She Matters, funded by the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE), reveals that a survivor’s location in Canada ...
IDAHO, USA — Multiple states across the country are adopting Idaho’s sexual assault kit evidence tracking system, according to Idaho State Police’s annual report on the number of evidence kits ...