After nine years and nearly $350 million, USA TODAY confirmed just one exoneration resulting from a grant program to address ...

A North Carolina man convicted last month in a Columbia rape and assault from 1984 was sentenced Friday to two consecutive ...

A 35-year-old North Carolina man allegedly sexually assaulted a 21-year-old female Western Michigan University student at a ...

The CCPO's Genetic Operations Linking DNA unit used forensic DNA technology to identify seven suspects in cases dating back ...

Wisconsin Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is wading into the state Supreme Court race by renewing an old feud with ...

House Bill 1413 would allocate $2.5 million to tackle the backlog of rape kits and require state police to provide an annual ...

The North Carolina man faces up to life in prison following a cold case investigation by the Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit ...

Legislators are considering a proposal that supporters say will help victims of sexual assault get local, timely care in ...

“You feel more and more powerless each week, you feel less and less like a human,” said Miranda Spencer, who has been waiting two years for the results of her sexual assault kit. “When my ...

Legislation to process untested rape kits could protect victims and prevent future assaults, says sexual assault survivor.

After harvesting the DNA sample at a hospital, law enforcement sends the kits to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), ...