LONDON, Ohio (WXIX) – A single sexual assault kit can take roughly 20 hours to process, according to Kristen Slaper, DNA lab manager for Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Slaper says the London ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and top legislative leaders announced Thursday that they will fast-track more money to hire 25 additional forensic lab positions as the state’s ...

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forensic scientists can now more quickly assess the quantity and quality of human DNA in highly compromised and degraded casework samples and provide the critical ...

The city's independent crime lab on Tuesday announced an ambitious plan to clear a backlog of hundreds of rape kits and other DNA evidence, the latest effort to rein in a recurring problem that has ...

(WSIL) -- The number of pending sexual assault forensic kits older than 180 days in Illinois has reached zero. This is down from a backlog of 1,815 sexual assault forensic assignments that were ...