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Journalist Pagan Kennedy tells the story of Marty Goddard who created the rape kit but allowed others to get the credit before dropping out of sight.

Her counterpart in the lower chamber, Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, D-Mercer, said that “establishing a tracking system for sexual assault forensic evidence kits is of the utmost ...

Our rape-kit evidence system is incredibly fragile and often falls short of its promise. And yet, it is a modern miracle. While working on my book, The Secret History of the Rape Kit, I uncovered ...

That race between Schimel and Democratic challenger Josh Kaul was largely fought over rape kits. Kaul slammed Schimel, arguing his department took too long to test thousands of evidence kits.

THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE RAPE KIT: A True Crime Story, by Pagan Kennedy In 2021, the Smithsonian acquired something called the Vitullo Evidence Collection Kit for Sexual Assault Examination.

Fast-moving Santa Ana winds – some as powerful as a hurricane – have been roaring across Southern California and feeding the wildfires firefighters are battling in the Los Angeles area.

FILE - This Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, Utah State Crime Lab Director Jay Henry holds a sexual assault evidence collection kit following a committee meeting at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City.

Rape victims will be able to track their evidence kits through the chain of custody from collection to results under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy signed on Jan. 23, 2025. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey ...