TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Nov 13, 2023

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) says its turnaround time for processing rape kits has been cut in half since August 2022, from 45.4 weeks to 18 weeks on average. The Associated Press reports that the state’s turnaround times for sexual assault kits drew heavy scrutiny after the high-profile killing of Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher in September 2022. The man charged with killing Fletcher was charged in a 2021 rape of a different woman shortly afterward, when the rape kit from that case was finally processed.