rape kits

It took Florida three years to clear a backlog of unanalyzed sex assault evidence collection kits. Now survivors are hoping the governor signs a bill into law that would allow them to find out where their evidence stands — and whether DNA has been matched with a suspect.

Gail Gardner was raped in 1988 by a stranger inside her own home.

A survivor is pushing for the passage of Gail’s Law, which would create and maintain a Florida database to track rape kits. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports