In Washington, a wave of new suspects could soon be identified in scores of cold cases. The state has vowed to speed up the testing of rape kit evidence.
But as Anna Boiko-Weyrauch (@AnnaBoikoW) of KUOW reports, after the testing, the backlog moves downstream to the police and courts.
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