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In 14 states destroyed kits tied to cases wheel they could still be prosecuted. at least five departments acknowledge that the decision to destroy kits was made without even considering the statute of limitations. one department is still destroying kits after they are tested. three stopped trashing kits because of cnn's inquiries, but, again, it took direct questions from cnn to get them to change. for more on cnn's exclusive investigation on destroyed rape kits, go to cnn.com/destroyed. we'll be right back. we go. discover. i like your card, but i'm absolutely not paying an annual fee. discov...

For cnn including kristine's case. all agreed the detectives botched investigation. >> just didn't do her job. >> show had some names of the suspects. i want to know their background, i want to know if they have a criminal record. >> as was the case with 85% of kits destroyed in fayetteville, kristine's evidence was never tested. there's a national database with millions of people's dna in it and by not testing, what are you losing? >> you're losing the opportunity to link those cases, to connect these suspects with other crimes that they may commit. >> the premature destruction of rape kits w...

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>> this is not like some old archaic practice. it's happening now. >> so reporter ashley fontz tracked down the original victim. >> she was able to make a decision and she was able to remember what happened and she was allowing this to happen. we had seasoned prosecutors. we had legal experts hear the facts of this case and your decision making and said it was completely wrong. do you have any response to that? >> no. that's their opinion. >> do you feel that the destruction of a rape kits what is a mistake? >> when there was no crime that was committed, we don't keep the evidence. do i wish t...

Right thing years ago. >> reporter: fayetteville stopped destroying rape kits in 2009 and that year it was made illegal to destroy biological evidence in unsolved rape. too late for most of the cold cases. only 3 of the 333 have resulted in criminal charges. what did you lose when those rape kits were destroyed? >> a chance to get justice. >> reporter: and what message does this send for not just the victims here in fayetteville whose way kits were destroyed but around the country? you don't matter. what happened to you doesn't matter. >> and it sends a message to perpetrators to go ahead and ...