San Jose police resubmit 900 rape kits for testing to generate new leads in cold cases

The San Jose Police Department is hoping to generate new leads in sexual assault cold cases by resubmitting hundreds of rape kits for testing.

The department has approximately 900 partially-tested rape kits from victims used to obtain DNA evidence to identity suspects. These kits have been previously tested under an outdated system. To get more conclusive DNA results, the city has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, allowing it to resubmit kits for testing, hire a temporary analyst to track the kits and pay overtime for detectives to investigate cases.