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DNA helix and genetic mapping

N.C. State Crime Lab Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit

North Carolina State Crime Laboratory Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record)

North Carolina State Crime Laboratory Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record)

Rape kits routinely take 18 months or longer to be processed at the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory. “This job has just gotten too big for the state,” Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes said. The Greensboro Police Department currently has 251 untested kits in storage. Guilford County has 40 kits in storage.

North Carolina State Crime Laboratory Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record)

North Carolina State Crime Laboratory Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

The Guilford County Sherriff’s Office has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lab in processing rape kits.

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

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GREENSBORO — On the morning of May 24, 2012, two contractors found a body in a blood-covered car parked on the side of the road in McLeansville.

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North Carolina State Crime Laboratory Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record)

North Carolina State Crime Laboratory Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record)

Rape kits routinely take 18 months or longer to be processed at the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory. “This job has just gotten too big for the state,” Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes said. The Greensboro Police Department currently has 251 untested kits in storage. Guilford County has 40 kits in storage.

North Carolina State Crime Laboratory Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record)

North Carolina State Crime Laboratory Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

The Guilford County Sherriff’s Office has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lab in processing rape kits.

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

Guilford County Sherriff Department has 40 untested rape kits on the evidence shelf on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C. Guilford County is looking to establish its own DNA analysis lab after years of delays at the state lane in processing rape kits and other forensic analysis. (LYNN HEY/News & Record)

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