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Virginia attorney general announces testing of thousands of rape kits and an end to 'backlog'
Virginia attorney general announces testing of thousands of rape kits and an end to 'backlog'
By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch 16 hrs ago
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said Wednesday that 2,665 physical evidence recovery kits collected from victims in old sexual assault investigations have been tested and that there will be no “backlog” of such tests in the state moving forward.
“Virginia’s backlog of untested rape kits has been eliminated and it’s never coming back,” Herring said at a news conference. He said Virginia’s $3.4 million, five-year effort means it is now just the seventh state to reach the milestone.
He said that as a result of the testing, 851 DNA profiles have been entered into the national DNA database and there have been 354 “hits.” The results have been forwarded to local police agencies in the state for possible investigation.
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fgreen@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6340
By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch 16 hrs ago
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said Wednesday that 2,665 physical evidence recovery kits collected from victims in old sexual assault investigations have been tested and that there will be no “backlog” of such tests in the state moving forward.
“Virginia’s backlog of untested rape kits has been eliminated and it’s never coming back,” Herring said at a news conference. He said Virginia’s $3.4 million, five-year effort means it is now just the seventh state to reach the milestone.
He said that as a result of the testing, 851 DNA profiles have been entered into the national DNA database and there have been 354 “hits.” The results have been forwarded to local police agencies in the state for possible investigation.
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fgreen@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6340
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