Justice Shelved

Families who have suffered from some of Fort Worth’s most heinous and mysterious unsolved crimes say a lack of staff in the Fort Worth Police Department’s Cold Case Unit has left Justice Shelved in their decades-long struggles for answers.

New developments in the massive backlog of sexual assault evidence in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes acknowledged on Monday he was aware a year ago that 0hundreds of rape kits had missed state testing deadlines. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman asked that question in a frank and open discussion with the chief.

NBC 5 Investigates has learned sex assault evidence testing delays have affected even more victims than Fort Worth police first acknowledged.

The chief of police in Fort Worth, Texas vowed Tuesday that all options were on the table as his department works to clear a backlog of rape kits, brought to light by NBC 5 Investigates.

Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes went before the city council to apologize for the delays in testing hundreds of rape kits. The backlog was first discovered by NBC 5 Investigates.

Two North Texas police departments are changing how they handle sexual assault evidence in the wake of an NBC 5 investigation. We found departments across the DFW area failing to process some rape testing kits in the time required by state law. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman has the news.

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 were not being processed in the time required by state law.

NBC 5 Investigates told you how Fort Worth Police have failed to comply with state deadlines for testing sexual assault evidence — hundreds of times. Now — one day later — city leaders are promising action to tackle the rape kit backlog that’s left justice shelved for so many victims.

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 evidence kits.

An NBC 5 investigation has raised questions about the Fort Worth Police Department’s handling of sexual assault cases. The department has failed to test sexual assault evidence kits in a timely manner as required by state law, leaving victims without justice. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman reveals why it’s happening and how the delays can leave victims without “justice...

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 the department handles the cases and how the delays impact victims.