The Commercial Appeal

Memphis Police official says rape kit backlog is shrinking

July 15, 2014
By
Daniel Connolly
As of June, 1,185 previously untested kits have been tested. An additional 2,495 kits remained at forensic labs, and 5,553 remained untested.
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Guest column: End to rape kit backlog will serve healing

February 17, 2014
By
Memphis Mayor AC Wharton and Sarah Tofte
Last week we stood together as Memphis made a public commitment to address and eliminate the city’s backlog of untested sexual assault kits.
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