Detroit Businesswomen Team Up To Get Rape Kits Tested

Detroit Businesswomen Team Up To Get Rape Kits Tested
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In 2009, a Wayne County assistant prosecuting attorney noticed thousands of rape kits stacked on the shelves of a Detroit Police Department storage facility. The kits are used to collect and store DNA evidence obtained from sexual assault survivors. These particular kits had been in storage for up to 30 years, and their contents had never been processed or properly investigated.

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