Charges dropped in violent sex assault case due to contaminated DNA sample

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The victim of a violent kidnapping and sexual assault from 2008 is still seeking justice in her case after the Austin Police Department's DNA lab mishandled the evidence in her case.
The victim identified by the pseudonym Amy Smith refuses to be silent anymore. In an exclusive interview with KXAN's Sally Hernandez, Smith says she wants people to know she is not just a case number.
In 2016, APD's DNA lab was the subject of a three-day onsite audit by The Texas Forensic