In October, I wrote an article for this blog about the voluminous untested rape kits held hostage by the City of Houston. On November 2, it was reported that the City of Houston settled a case with George Rodriguez, a man who spent 17 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit. [...]
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Rape Victims v. The Houston Police Department-The Goal Line
February 25, 2013 By Don Hooper
Filed Under: Harris County Tagged With: annise parker, Crime Lab, Forensic Science, houston city council, houston mayor, houston police department, rape kit
Rape Victims v. The Houston Police Department
October 15, 2012 By Don Hooper
Last week, the citizens of Harris County learned the story of an elderly woman who has been waiting for justice for over nine years. In August 2003, a man viciously raped this 77-year-old woman who was legally blind. Immediately following the brutal assault, she was taken to the hospital where medical personnel obtained evidence samples [...]
Filed Under: Harris County Tagged With: allow people, assault, combined dna index system, county sheriff's department, crimes, department, ethics, gender based violence, harris county institute of forensic sciences, harris county sheriff's department, houston police department, houston police department crime laboratory, law, law enforcement, police department, rape, rape kit, sex crimes, sexual assault, sheriff's department, social issues, violence, wesley gordon
