In 1975, a rape victims’ advocate named Linda Reinshagen shared a story with a reporter from the Chicago Tribune. A man on the South Side had pulled a woman into an alley where he raped and badly beat ...

Forensic evidence can be an important tool in solving and prosecuting sexual assault cases, but some victims don't feel comfortable coming forward to police or medical examiners right away. Enter Leda ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Standing in a cramped and cluttered state forensic laboratory, Cara Lupino is surrounded by dozens of sexual assault evidence collection kits – more commonly known as rape ...

A photo of Leda Health’s at-home sexual assault evidence collection kits. (Courtesy Leda Health) Washington’s ban on the sale or advertising of over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kits was upheld ...

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REAL LIFE: Unlike in Hollywood where, "you get results in under an hour," crime labs can take six to nine months to test the DNA evidence in a rape kit, says Mission Health forensic nurse team ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill making its way through the state legislature would require the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to perform forensic analysis of sexual assault evidence collection kits ...

IDAHO, USA — Multiple states across the country are adopting Idaho’s sexual assault kit evidence tracking system, according to Idaho State Police’s annual report on the number of evidence kits ...