Sexual assault evidence languishes in New Mexico

SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico state auditors have identified 5,406 evidence kits from rapes and sexual assaults that never were tested for DNA to help identify criminals.
The Office of the State Auditor announced Friday the results of the exhaustive search for untested sexual assault kits at police agencies and evidence vaults across New Mexico.
Bits of hair or swabbings from a victim’s body are collected for the kits, and they can help investigators solve a crime or find links between