(WXYZ) — This became a mission in Detroit and Wayne County 10 years ago when 11,341 rape kits were found sitting on shelves inside a police storage room. Now all ...
The testing on 11,341 untested rape kits that were found in a Detroit police warehouse eight years ago isn't even complete, and yet it's already led to some startling findings. In fact, the project — ...
Detroit — A second backlog of more than 500 untested Detroit rape kits languished in storage for years after more than 11,000 other unprocessed evidence packages were discovered in a warehouse in 2009 ...
Detroit's recent discovery of more than 800 serial rapists underscores the national problem of rape kit backlogs—and how ignored evidence leaves serial predators free to attack again. There are ...
DETROIT — For more than 10,000 rape victims in Detroit, justice may depend on the generosity of strangers. At least that's the goal of an unconventional crime-solving initiative that's under way in ...
We’ve spent a fair amount of time chronicling the battle of badass Kym Worthy, the Wayne County, Michigan prosecutor who stumbled on over 11,000 untested rape kits at a former police storage warehouse ...
This week’s Jeans for Justice event and Denim Day are the final pushes to raise funds to pay for processing of Detroit’s backlog of untested rape kits. Organizers of the African American 490 Challenge ...
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Detroit man has been arrested and charged in three separate sexual assaults from 1997 to 2004. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Akida ...
One boy wrestling with a red guitar. One girl thumping out elementary beats on a modest drum kit. The sound coming out of the Great American Music Hall around midnight Sunday was one of the most ...