Rape kits often accumulate at crime labs, leaving survivors to wait years before receiving results. In 2022, the backlog was estimated at between 90K-400K kits.

Crime scene investigation may soon become significantly more accurate and efficient thanks to a new method for detecting gunshot residues. Researchers have developed the technique that converts lead ...

In the midst of the massive backlog of sexual assault kits the Colorado Bureau of Investigations is grappling with, FOX31 is ...

The kit is later sent to a crime lab for testing. Once processed, prosecutors consider evidence collected from a rape kit one of the most powerful tools in their case. However, kits often ...