Rape kit backlog grows with discovery of new old kits
With Memphis City Council members J. Ford Canale (left) and Cheyenne Johnson (back) looking on, Dr. Jeff Warren asks about an increase in the backlog of rape kits during an update briefing for the City Council by the Sexual Assault Kit Task Force and the police department at City Hall on March 3, 2020. The task force relayed good news regarding pending criminal cases but also reported an increase in the number of backlogged rape kits. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
All of the kits from the backlog that first came to light in 2012 have been tested, Memphis Police say. About 6,000 cases in which DNA was found are awaiting investigation.
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