Katrinepa
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Why conduct a rape kit, then not process it? Odd. I would assume what was collected would be easier and more valid if tested ASAP. Too many strange actions/inactions in this case, from day 1.A rape kit conducted on the Hampton County teenager in 2015 after he was found in the middle of the road was previously reported as “unaccounted for,” according to various media outlets. But an attorney representing Smith’s family recently told The Sun News that the state’s top law enforcement agency, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, now has it.
Attorney Eric Bland said his understanding is that SLED has had the kit since 2021 when it took over the investigation, but it hasn’t been processed to his knowledge. It had previously been stored at the S.C. Department of Public Safety’s Central Evidence Facility since August 2015, according to an evidence chain of custody form acquired by The State newspaper.
A SLED spokeswoman told The Sun News she couldn’t comment on anything related to the ongoing investigation.
Could rape kit collected after Stephen Smith’s death help solve SC murder investigation?
The rape kit, collected in 2015 after the Hampton County teen was found dead in the middle of the road, is currently in SLED’s possession, according to an attorney representing Smith’s family.news.yahoo.com
Makes me wonder how many other cases handled by the same Office may have missed vital information.