Inquirer Editorial: The arrest of the suspected Kensington strangler is a credit to tireless police work, but also highlights the need for more resources for crime labs.
It’s possible that one of the strangler’s victims might be alive today if not for a backlog of DNA cases at the state police lab.
Unlike in CSI or other TV shows about crime labs, there are about 5,000 samples of genetic material in Pennsylvania waiting to be entered into a computer system. Delays average about 80 days… (more)
