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MEMPHIS Tenn. — Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis said she’d like to speed up testing for every rape kit that gets processed, just like police did for Eliza Fletcher, but acknowledges the decisio… ...
The first, called the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, looks for the presence of antibodies to the Lyme-causing Borrelia burgdorferi and the Borrelia mayonii bacteria.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In wake of Eliza Fletcher’s kidnapping and murder in September, state representative Antonio Parkinson has introduced a bill requiring TBI to test rape kits within 30 days ...
Tennessee is hiring more forensic analysts to mitigate a rape kit backlog highlighted by Eliza Fletcher's murder suspect, who was previously accused of rape in 2021.
The 113th Tennessee General Assembly convenes Jan. 10. Already, lawmakers are introducing legislation to address a backlog in the testing of rape kits. A newly filed bill would require the ...
Please include the headline. Finally catching up—rape kit backlog shortens, quicker turnaround times as testing outsourced to Florida lab© Action News 5 ...
In this article, we discuss how hair follicle drug tests work, how to use a home kit, and what the results mean. We also cover the accuracy and cost of testing, whether people without hair can ...
While progress is being made on the backlog of rape kits, activists say the only permanent solution is for Memphis to get its own crime lab.
PCMC has launched probe against hospital in Wakad for allegedly charging more than ₹600 fixed by state government for dengue ...
The turnaround time to test a sexual assault kit can be months to even a year. That leaves victims languishing while police try to solve the crimes against them.