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Tennessee lawmakers say there’s still a long way to go, and they’d like to see it drop down to just 60 or 90 days, instead of about 26 weeks. But every step in the right direction is a good one.

Been admitted for a rape kit. >> oh my gosh. >> and my father asked me were you drinking. >> that was your father's first question? >> we you. >> were you drinking and what were you wearing as what he asked you? >> and it hurts so bad. i think at that moment it took immense amount of grace for me to understand that this is somebody who really grew up in a different world. and i know that he loves me. >> do you think it took the outpouring of public support for you, speaking of truth, and having that voice to almost validate you, to almost justify your parents supporting you in the end? >> yes,...

Thousands of people, years later, are still awaiting results that could not only bring closure but lead to convictions and arrests.

Most telling part was that she told at least two people who testified, whether she reported it to the police were not or took a rape kit, it doesn't matter, she told somebody contemporaneously when the act occurred. what are other reactions were, whether shejust occurred. what are other reactions were, whether she just became silent were, whether she just became silent we know the medical research says a lot of individuals react that way when they have been sexually assaulted and without caecal counselling that is another thing we know individuals like carroll don't do but it can be held again...

Advances in DNA technology have allowed law enforcement agencies across the country to crack decades-old cold cases. It’s also helped investigators put criminals behind bars faster, but a 19 News investigation found that in Cuyahoga County, it’s been taking forensic scientists longer to process DNA in murder and rape cases.