In the 1970s, the rape kit began as a simple box with some envelopes, a comb, nail clippers, and a few other basic tools. The contents of the kit have evolved somewhat since then, but the technology ...

In 2018, New York Times journalist Pagan Kennedy was working on a column about the origin of everyday objects when she became obsessed with finding out who created the rape kit. Rape kits are boxes ...

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 ...

Federal officials who pledged millions of dollars to test backlogged rape kits promised sexual predators would be brought to justice – and wrongfully convicted prisoners would be exonerated. But nine ...