Fort Worth city leaders are promising to fix the problems uncovered in an NBC 5 investigation that found, hundreds of times, Fort Worth police have missed state…
NBC 5 investigation that found, hundreds of times, Fort Worth police have missed state deadlines for testing sexual assault evidence kits
“It takes so much. To come forward. It takes so much to go through that exam for it to be mishandled and just to be sitting on a shelf like, we get to it when we get to it, when my healing journey is relying on that,” said Godfrey.“I'm a woman. I would not want my kit on somebody's desk because there is no one to process it,” said Bivens.
Across the state crime labs are struggling to hire DNA analysts and keep them through what can be a two-year-long training process. “Because of the increase in pay, I am optimistic you'll see more action from us. And I do challenge you guys, get back with us in 30 days to see what's going on. I would hope to see more applicants applying for the positions,” said Bivens.
That indicates the 901 late kits currently in Fort Worth would account for most of the current statewide backlog.
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