https://themighty.com/topic/mental-health/khn-home-rape-kits/
A Dubious Product: A Rape Kit for Home Use
KHN reports on the problem with marketing at-home rape kits for sexual assault survivors.
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https://www.police1.com/police-products/investigation/dna-forensics/articles/hundreds-of-dna-matches-as-houston-clears-rape-kit-backlog-ONJdOUuqXfDcF2m1/
Hundreds of DNA matches as Houston clears rape kit backlog
Jul 29, 2025 - Evidence from more than 6,600 rape kits that went untested for years have turned up 850 hits in the FBI's nationwide database of DNA profiles
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https://www.wtvr.com/2019/10/04/virginia-launches-first-statewide-rape-kit-tracking-system
Virginia launches first statewide rape kit tracking system
Oct 4, 2019 - The online tracking system, launched by the Department of Forensic Science and Herring, gives victims, law enforcement, hospitals, and DFS access to monitor...
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https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/291618
Rape kit DNA analysis | FOX 5 Atlanta
Rape kit DNA analysis
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https://www.scrippsnews.com/sports/rape-kit-evidence-bag-could-taint-patrick-kane-case
Rape Kit Evidence Bag Could Taint Patrick Kane Case (VIDEO)
Sep 23, 2015 - An attorney is calling for an independent investigation in Patrick Kane's case after an evidence bag showed up on the victim's mother's doorstep.
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https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/gov-scott-signs-rape-kit-testing-needle-exchange-bills
Gov. Scott signs rape kit testing, needle exchange bills | FOX 35 Orlando
Florida law enforcement agencies soon will have to turn over rape kits for testing within 30 days, and the state will begin a needle exchange pilot program for...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2008/sep/22/palin-rape-kit-controversy/
PolitiFact | The Palin 'rape kit' controversy
SUMMARY: Bloggers contend Palin supported a city policy that charged sexual assault victims for forensic exams. We find
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https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/trump-signs-legislation-to-address-rape-kit-backlog
Trump Signs Legislation to Address Rape Kit Backlog (VIDEO)
Dec 31, 2019 - The law allocates nearly $194 million a year from 2019-2024 with the goal of eliminating the backlog of untested rape kits in the U.S.
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https://www.ojp.gov/library/publications/state-based-rape-kit-billing
State-based Rape Kit Billing | Office of Justice Programs
This report examines issues in the variation among states regarding billing sexual assault victims for components of their physical exam and their testing for...
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https://www.fox7austin.com/video/408299
APD rape kit backlog | FOX 7 Austin
The Austin Police Department is seeing a faster turnaround for results of DNA evidence.
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https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-turns-to-crowdfunding-for-rape-kit-backlog
Texas turns to crowdfunding for rape kit backlog | FOX 7 Austin
Texas hopes to take advantage of crowdfunding to help pay for testing on a backlog of rape kits in the state.
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https://reason.com/2020/08/19/mariska-hargitay-is-wrong-about-the-rape-kit-backlog/
Mariska Hargitay Is Wrong About the Rape Kit Backlog
Aug 20, 2020 - Untested rape kits are a national scandal, but more funding isn't the answer.
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https://www.truthdig.com/articles/can-california-revolutionize-rape-kit-testing/
California Pursues a Victims-First Approach to Rape-Kit Testing - Truthdig
Sep 1, 2021 - Two young women from Berkeley watched their assailant walk free in 2008. State Sen. Connie Leyva wants to make sure it never happens again.
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https://whdh.com/news/police-sexual-assault-kit-initiative-leads-to-arrest-of-boston-rape-suspect/
Police: Sexual assault kit initiative leads to arrest of Boston rape suspect - Boston News,...
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https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-leaders-introduce-legislation-to-ban-police-from-using-rape-kit-dna-to-probe-other-crimes
California leaders introduce legislation to ban police from using rape kit DNA to probe other...
Senator Scott Wiener and San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin introduced new legislation that would bar law enforcement agencies from keeping victim...
https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-rape-kit-backlog-victims-wait-nearly-600-days-24166717/
Colorado Rape Kit Backlog Forces Victims to Wait Nearly 600 Days | Denver Westword
Apr 2, 2025 - As Colorado rape victims are forced to wait 558 days for their evidence kits to be processed, two survivors are taking the issue into their own hands.
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https://www.fox4news.com/news/san-francisco-da-says-proof-of-dna-rape-kit-debacle-is-in-a-crime-lab-report
San Francisco DA says proof of DNA rape kit debacle is in a crime lab report | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort...
San Francisco's District Attorney on Tuesday explained why he believes the city's police officers are comparing DNA from rape kits to unknown DNA left behind...
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rape-kit-tested-12-years-later-leads-to-arrest-of-man
Rape kit tested 12 years later leads to arrest of man | FOX 32 Chicago
A newly-tested rape kit linked a registered sex offender living in Florida to the 2006 rape of a 12-year-old girl in Seattle.
https://www.kjzz.org/npr-top-stories/2025-01-16/a-woman-invented-the-rape-kit-so-why-was-a-man-given-credit-for-it
A woman invented the rape kit. So why was a man given credit for it?
Jan 16, 2025 - Rape kits were widely known as "Vitullo Kits" after a Chicago police sergeant. But a new book tells the story of Marty Goddard, a community activist who worked...