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DNA match leads to arrest of Fayetteville man in 1989 rape of underage girl
— Akilah Davis , ABC 11 Eyewitness News, Jan 24, 2020

A rape test kit that sat for decades has helped police make an arrest in the rape of a minor that happened more than 30 years ago.

Georgia Uses DNA Sample and Genealogy to Solve 1999 Rapes
— The New York Times, Jan 12, 2020

Genetic Genealogy used to solve 3 cold case sexual assaults from 1999 in Georgia.

A serial killing suspect is returned to Dallas after nearly 17 years on the run
— Faith Karimi, CNN, Jan 10, 2020

A serial killing suspect charged in the deaths of three women has been arrested and returned to Dallas after nearly 17 years on the run.

Chester man gets 20 years for Wilmington rape spree
— DJ McAneny, WDEL, Jan 10, 2020

A Pennsylvania man is heading to prison for 20 years after raping seven women in secluded Wilmington locations over the course of five years, the Delaware Department of Justice announced Friday.

Raleigh man charged in decade-old Fayetteville sex assault case
— WRAL, Jan 7, 2020

Man charged in connection with 2009 sexual assault based on DNA evidence that had not been tested previously.

Two men are charged in separate sexual assaults after the testing of rape kits
— Sophie Cockie, Star Advertiser, Jan 1, 2020

Two men have been charged with sexual assault on Hawaii island following a statewide effort to test hundreds of rape kits that for years sat unprocessed in county storage facilities.

Possible serial rapists ID'd in testing of backlogged rape kits in Jefferson Co.
— Cynthia Gould, ABC 33/49, Dec 23, 2019

Jefferson County SAKI has inventoried 4000 previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits. So far, 500 kits have been tested and 52 produced CODIS hits.

'Bound and sexually assaulted': Charlotte cold case cleared through DNA after nearly 30 years, police say
— Fox 46 Charlotte, Dec 18, 2019

A man is facing several charges including second-degree rape and kidnapping in connection to a sexual assault that occurred in the 1990s in southeast Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

Mid-South Man Identified through Sexual Assault Kit Testing Gets Multiple Life Sentences for Kidnapping and Rape of Six Women Over Seven Years
— U.S. DOJ Western District of Tennessee, Dec 16, 2019

Michael Love, 46, a Horn Lake, MS resident, has been sentenced to life in federal prison after having been found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting six women in Memphis and attempting to kidnap and rape a seventh between 2008 and 2015.

Man charged with two New Orleans rapes reported 24 years apart
— Nola.com, Dec 12, 2019

An Orleans Parish grand jury on Thursday charged a man with two rapes which were 24 years apart.