Clearing up DNA backlog

After being pressured by an audit and women's-rights groups to clear a backlog of 7,000 rape kits in their crime lab, LAPD officials said Monday that they have begun prioritizing the kits to catch rapists who haven't been identified and might still be on the loose. Daily News.

The department hopes to have the cases categorized for analysis within the next two months, Deputy Chief Charlie Beck told the City Council's Public Safety Committee.