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The article reports on testing of rape evidence kit of Maisha Sudbeck who was raped by man Nathan Loebe whom she met online and mentions that Loebe was convicted of sexual assaulting Sudbeck and several women.

The article discusses the backlog of untested rape kits in the U.S. These packages of DNA and other physical evidence collected after a rape can be used to identify assailants but are often left untested by police departments. According to advocates, rape victims in poorer areas of the country, who are often minorities, are disproportionately affected by police departments' failure to test rape kits. Details on rape cases in Robbins, Illinois are presented.

The article discusses limited number of resources for sexual assault survivors seeking to prosecute, shortages of sexual assault nurse examiners throughout the U.S. and issue of untested rape kits.

The article discusses cold case rape investigations in U.S. cities that utilize the testing of rape kits that were previously untested as of August 3, 2014. Topics addressed include the conviction of a serial rapist in Memphis, Tennessee due to the testing of rape kits that had gone untested for years; backlogs of untested kits in Memphis and cities such as Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio; and plans for comprehensive testing of the entire backlogs.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being raped by a stranger and mentions that her rape kit was opened and tested two decades later and found a DNA match of the perpetrator.

The article reports that when thousands of untested rape kits turned up in Detroit, Michigan the business community including members of Enough SAID (Sexual Assault in Detroit) Joanna Cline, Peg Tallet and Kim Trent rallied to collect funds needed for testing of the kits.

The article focuses on the civil forfeiture taken by the Manhattan district attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. from banks of New York to pay for testing rape kits that are dumped in police storage rooms, and presents the views of sexually assaulted victim Natasha Alexenk on blocked rape kits.

The author reflects on the commitment of Manhattan, New York City district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to invest $35 million in civil forfeiture assets that he controls to help meet the needs of other areas which have large untested rape kits backlogs.

The article reports on the program proposed by district attorney Cyrus R. Vance of Manhattan, New York City which cost $35 million in civil forfeiture assets that will assist cities and states to clear rape-kit backlogs.

The author reflects on the announcement from nonprofit organization Joyful Heart Foundation on the increasing rate of rape kit backlogs in the U.S. that deviated the chance to solve rape cases and identify the perpetrators in the country.