SAKI News and Events

Three Arrested in Nine-Year-Old Homicide Cold Case
— Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Jun 23, 2026
CMPD cold case detectives have identified and charged three suspects—Nathaniel Rorie, Broderick Falls, and David Webber—in connection with the 2017 shooting death of Raymond Johnson in Charlotte, North Carolina. After the case went cold, investigators continued pursuing leads and, with assistance from multiple law enforcement partners across North and South Carolina, arrested Falls and Rorie in June 2026; Webber was already in state custody. The investigation also benefited from forensic support provided through the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), DNA Labs International, Bode Technology, and the CMPD Crime Lab. Authorities credited the collaborative effort for helping advance the case and noted that the arrests increased Charlotte's 2017 homicide clearance rate to 77 percent.

Kentucky State Police Detectives Arrest Texas Man in Connection to 36-Year-Old Hardin County Sexual Assault Investigation
— Paxton Media Group, The Eagle Post, Jun 22, 2026
"A decades-old sexual assault investigation has led to an arrest, thanks to the persistence of Kentucky State Police (KSP) detectives and advancements in forensic technology. KSP Post 4 announce the arrest of Alberto Campirano, 66, of Texas, in connection with a 36-year-old sexual assault cold case in Hardin County that occurred in 1990 involving a young wife and mother who was home alone with her children when Campirano allegedly entered her home and raped her. In 2022, KSP Post 4 and the Sexual Assault Initiative (SAKI) Investigative Team began evaluating cases for potential retesting. Campirano was charged with a sex crime in Texas in 2012 and convicted in 2014, and KSP was able to retest DNA obtained from that arrest. In May of this year, a match in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) was made from the DNA analysis KSP was retesting, identifying Campirano as a suspect in the open sexual assault case from 1990. On June 11, 2026, the Hardin County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office presented the case to a grand jury, which indicted Campirano on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and first-degree burglary. KSP Post 4 Detectives traveled to Crystal City, Texas, where they were assisted by the Texas Rangers Division Company D and the Zavala County Sheriff's Office in apprehending Campirano. He is currently awaiting extradition to Kentucky."

DNA Testing Leads to Arrest and Charges in 1990 Oxnard Cold Case
— Oxnard Police, Jun 11, 2026
Bobby Rollins Jr., of Long Beach, was arrested on June 10, 2026, and charged with kidnapping with intent to commit robbery for a 1990 attack in Oxnard, California, in which an 18-year-old victim was abducted at gunpoint, robbed, and forced down an embankment where she was sexually assaulted; additional charges related to the assault cannot be filed due to the statute of limitations. The case remained unsolved for decades until advances in DNA technology, supported by Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) funding, enabled forensic analysts to develop a DNA profile that matched Rollins in CODIS, leading to his identification and arrest. Prosecutors allege firearm use and aggravating factors including great violence and victim vulnerability, and Rollins now faces a potential life sentence. Investigators continue to seek an unidentified accomplice and information on possible related crimes.