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'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 ...
(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 ...
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 — 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 ...
The Sexual Assault Hotline is completely confidential and available 24/7 to call at 855-864-2374. DETROIT – More than 11,000 rape kits done for Detroit sexual assault survivors between 1984 through ...
DETROIT (AP) -- Some U.S. cities are pushing through heavy backlogs of unprocessed sexual assault evidence from cases that span decades, while Detroit's more methodical approach is aimed at solving ...
The city of Detroit’s mission to test all of its backlogged rape kits dating back as far as the mid-’80s has finally come to an end. Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Wednesday that more ...
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 ...
A Detroit man has been arrested and charged in connection with three sexual assault cases that happened years ago and were later pursued by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Sexual Assault Kit Task ...