Fort Worth police chief confirms even more rape kits missed testing deadlines
NBC 5 Investigates has learned sex assault evidence testing delays have affected even more victims than Fort Worth police first acknowledged.
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Irving, Arlington update procedures for handling rape kits after NBC 5 investigation
Two North Texas police departments are changing how they handle evidence in sexual assault cases after NBC 5 Investigates reported last week that rape testing kits used in investigations in Fort Worth... -
Fort Worth leaders pledge action after NBC 5 investigation finds 901 untested rape kits
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 deadlines for testing sexual assault ev... -
Woefully understaffed, Fort Worth's rape kit backlog climbs to more than 900
The Fort Worth Police Department has failed hundreds of times to test sexual assault evidence kits in the amount of time required by state law. NBC 5 Investigates raises serious questions about how th...