An audit last year revealed Kentucky had more than 3,000 untested rape kits, a collection of physical evidence from a victim after a sexual assault. Police check that evidence against a national database of DNA profiles to look for suspects.
Kentucky State Police forensic lab director Laura Sudkamp said her team has been working through about 300 rape kits per month since May. She said some of the unsolved cases date back to the 1960s.
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin appeared with Sudkamp on Wednesday to ceremonially sign legislation requiring law enforcement agencies to have policies on how to handle rape kits.
