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Stein ad revives rape-kit backlog issue

The Democratic candidate for governor has chosen to revive an issue that raises questions about the attorney general's office dating back 28 years.

Mitch Kokai

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NC clears decades-long backlog of untested rape kits

Local law enforcement agencies, state lawmakers, the Department of Justice, and State Crime Lab have been focused on the backlog that dates back to when Gov. Roy Cooper was attorney general for 16 years. Now, 11,841 kits have been tested leading to DNA matches and more than 100 arrests.

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Stein ad revives rape-kit backlog issue

NC clears decades-long backlog of untested rape kits

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