Hundreds of rape kits remain untested in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- There are more than 9,000 untested
rape kits in the state, according to the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation. Two of the law enforcement agencies ranked at the
top are in East Tennessee.  Police say it's not because they're
not doing their job. There's more to it, than the numbers.  538
rape kits in East Tennessee were never submitted to the TBI for
DNA analysis. However, that doesn't necessarily mean those cases
have gone unsolved. Knoxville police have nearly 400 rape kits
dating back to 1992 that have still gone untested. The sheriff's
office has 126.  “Just based on numbers it does look like
they're just piling up and no one is taking anyone serious or
they don't have the time and that's not the case at all,” says
KCSO Captain Brad Park.  So why are they simply sitting on a
shelf and collecting dust? Investigators say most times they
don't need the evidence to identify the rapist.  "A lot of those
cases involved an acquai