Investigating ‘The Mess': Debby’s Journey
Rape victim’s search for answers leads to grim discovery that evidence may have been destroyed in hundreds of cases
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https://dailymemphian.com/article/11429/investigating-the-mess-debbys-journey
Memo jogs ex-cop’s memory
Retired MPD official says he destroyed evidence, including rape kits, in hundreds of sex crimes cases in the 1990s
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https://dailymemphian.com/article/11441/investigating-the-mess-memo-jogs-ex-cops-memory
VIDEO OF DEBBY BELOW:
VIDEO HERE:
Celia explains in this video how she feels “less than a dog”
‘Raped Twice’
Aging victims seek justice and the release of records to prove MPD neglected rape investigations
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https://dailymemphian.com/article/11447/mpd-rape-kite-backlog-impact-on-victims-raped-twice
Chasing Predators
The massive remedial effort seeks justice for victims in neglected and overlooked cold cases
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This project was done with investigative reporter Marc Perrusquia who is the director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
Photography by Karen Pulfer Focht ©
If you have been raped, or need information about rape contact the Rape Crisis Center: Website below
https://shelbycountytn.gov/737/Crime-Victims-Rape-Crisis-Center
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Be sure to listen to the 30 min, public radio presentation on WKNO 91.1 FM with Christopher Blank and reporter Marc Perrusquia
https://www.wknofm.org/post/special-report-waiting-decade-rape-victims-still-seek-justice
Also featured at ZUMA Press
This story featured as ZUMA PRESS ZREPORTAGE: zReportage.com Story of the Week #750: TUESDAY August 25, 2020: OVERLOOKED FORGOTTEN DISCARDED by award winning ZUMA Press photojournalist Karen Focht. Karen worked together with The Institute for Public Service Reporting on this investigative project on neglected rape cold cases.
https://www.zumapress.com/srp.html?HEADLINE=Investigating+\%27The+Mess\%27+System+Fails+Rape+Victims