Wednesday, June 03, 2015
Will new focus on rape kit tests put thousands behind bars? - StarTribune.com
Associated Press writer, Sharon Cohen authored this article that appears in the Minnesota StarTribune. She begins:
"The evidence piled up for years, abandoned in police property rooms, warehouses and crime labs. Now, tens of thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who've long remained free may finally face justice. A dramatic shift is taking hold across the country as police and prosecutors scramble to process these kits and use DNA matches to track down sexual predators, many of whom attacked more women while evidence of their crimes languished in storage."
