KY - Kentucky will be the first state in the nation to use 'rapid DNA' to identify rape suspects

[cybervampira]

Kentucky says it will be first to use 'rapid DNA' to identify rape suspects within hours

Law enforcement officials in Kentucky plan to apply a growing technology to testing sexual assault kits, possibly leading to suspect identification within hours — not months.

Kentucky officials announced Wednesday their plan to take advantage of what's called "rapid DNA" technology in which machines analyze a forensic sample and can produce a DNA profile within about two hours.

The technology would more quickly identify suspects and exonerate the innocent, state police Commissioner Rick Sanders said.

He said that Kentucky will be the first state in the nation to use the technology for its sexual assault cases.

"In time, this should drastically reduce sexual assault crimes across the state," Sanders said.

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Kentucky becomes first in nation to use two-hour DNA tests in rape investigations

Kentucky experimenting with new DNA technology to identify rape suspects within hours

 

[Trudie]

This is really state of the art.
Good news for anyone involved in sexual assault cases.
....anyone but the suspect, that is.

 

[Curiousobserver]

Not the same device but similar.

Full DNA profile in 90 minutes, no technicians or labs. Automatically searches the federal and local databases

RapidHIT ID System for Human Identification | Thermo Fisher Scientific - US

 

[borndem]

Hoping North Carolina will be the second state to adopt this amazing technology.
What good news -- other states should be all over this. Now. It's a big, big deal. People held in jails with either no-bail, or cannot-afford-bail could be released in days if there is no match. That's very important, too.

 

[Trudie]

Hoping North Carolina will be the second state to adopt this amazing technology.
What good news -- other states should be all over this. Now. It's a big, big deal. People held in jails with either no-bail, or cannot-afford-bail could be released in days if there is no match. That's very important, too.

I agree. I do believe other jurisdictions will follow suit. Jmo

 

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Latest:

FBI to Run Multi-lab Study on Rapid DNA Enhancements (forensicmag.com)