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Rape kit backlogs slow investigations, leave survivors waiting years for results
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.
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TRIAL DAY 5: Medical Examiner testifies, weighs in on defense's theory of improper evidence collection
"Every defense argument has sort of been dispelled at this point the only thing that they've really been able to land is this ...
Karen Read case sparked conspiracy theories. Here’s what audit revealed
An audit of the Canton Police Department made public on Tuesday faulted investigators for missteps in the investigation into ...
Here’s what the Canton police audit had to say about Karen Read’s case
The long-awaited audit critiqued the Canton Police Department's handling of the early investigation into John O'Keefe's death.
Auditors of Canton Police Department say they found no evidence of corruption in Karen Read probe
Matthew Germanowski, a director for 5 Stones Intelligence, said his firm’s audit did not discover any evidence of corruption, ...
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DNA evidence links Rachel Morin's accused killer to crime scene, police say
"We are investigating…the murder of a female…and we collected DNA from the crime scene," a police detective explained to Hernandez after he was taken in by authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma.