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{{Short description|American forensic scientist (1924–2006)}} |
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| name = Louis Vitullo |
| name = Louis Vitullo |
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| caption = Louis Vitullo investigates a knife supposedly used by [[Richard Speck]] in the murder of eight nurses. |
| caption = Louis Vitullo investigates a knife supposedly used by [[Richard Speck]] in the murder of eight nurses. |
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| death_place = [[Barrington, Illinois]] |
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| occupation = police sergeant, |
| occupation = police sergeant, microanalyst |
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'''Louis R. Vitullo''' (1924 |
'''Louis R. Vitullo''' (July 2, 1924 – January 3, 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nwng/obituary.aspx?n=louis-r-vitullo&pid=19901590|title=Louis R. Vitullo (obituary)|work=Northwest Herald|date=January 5, 2006|via=Legacy.com|access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref>) was a [[Chicago]] police [[sergeant]] and chief [[Microanalysis|microanalyst]] at the city's crime lab.<ref name="Chicago Sun-Times">[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20060112/ai_n16012519 "Crime lab expert developed rape kits: Standard system to collect"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311024955/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20060112/ai_n16012519 |date=2007-03-11 }} by Chris Fusco, ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' (published January 12, 2006; accessed October 19, 2006).</ref> |
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Vitullo helped to develop the [[rape kit]], which standardized evidence collection in cases of [[sexual assault]]. [[Marty Goddard]], a victim advocate, had seen the need for more systematic evidence at trial, and brought her concerns and the idea for a kit to Vitullo. Vitullo helped develop Goddard's prototype.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|last1=Ravitz|first1=Jessica|title=The Story Behind the First Rape Kit|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/20/health/rape-kit-history/|access-date=13 May 2016|agency=[[CNN]]|date=November 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=T. Christian Miller|author2=Ken Armstrong|title=A False Report: The chilling true story of the woman nobody believed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9fzWDgAAQBAJ|date=6 February 2018|publisher=Random House|isbn=978-1-4735-3943-3}}</ref><ref name="NYTcontemp">{{cite news |last1=Freudenheim |first1=Betty |title=Chicago Hospitals Are Using New Kit to Help Rape Victims Collect Evidence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/02/archives/chicago-hospitals-are-using-new-kit-to-help-rape-victims-collect.html |access-date=17 June 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=2 December 1978 |page=48}}</ref><ref name="SecretNYT">{{Cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Pagan|date=17 June 2020|title=Opinion {{!}} The Rape Kit's Secret History|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/17/opinion/rape-kit-history.html|access-date=17 June 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Although the resulting evidence kits were for a time called ''Vitullo kits'',<ref name="CNN" /><ref name="NYTcontemp"/> this name has more recently come under criticism as part of a general push to honor Goddard's contribution to the kits.<ref name="CNN" /><ref name="SecretNYT"/><ref name="Whose Rape Kit?">{{cite journal |last1=Shelby |first1=Renee |title=Whose Rape Kit? Stabilizing the Vitullo Kit Through Positivist Criminology and Protocol Feminism |journal=Theoretical Criminology |date=December 2018 |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=669–688 |doi=10.1177/1362480618819805|s2cid=149793380 }}</ref> |
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==Death== |
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Vitullo died at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in [[Barrington, Illinois|Barrington]] on January 3, 2006, after he collapsed at his home in [[Cary, Illinois|Cary]].<ref name="Chicago Sun-Times" /> |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{Cite book|last=Engels|first=Tristin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRVazgEACAAJ|title=The Power of Truth: The Life of Louis R. Vitullo and the Legacy of the Rape Kit|date=2020|publisher=Genius Book Publishing|isbn=978-1-947521-71-1|language=en}} (A book by Vitullo's granddaughter.) |
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| DATE OF DEATH = January 3, 2006 |
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Latest revision as of 05:21, 27 January 2023
Louis Vitullo | |
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Born | July 2, 1924 |
Died | January 3, 2006 | (aged 81)
Occupation(s) | police sergeant, microanalyst |
Louis R. Vitullo (July 2, 1924 – January 3, 2006[1]) was a Chicago police sergeant and chief microanalyst at the city's crime lab.[2]
Vitullo helped to develop the rape kit, which standardized evidence collection in cases of sexual assault. Marty Goddard, a victim advocate, had seen the need for more systematic evidence at trial, and brought her concerns and the idea for a kit to Vitullo. Vitullo helped develop Goddard's prototype.[3][4][5][6] Although the resulting evidence kits were for a time called Vitullo kits,[3][5] this name has more recently come under criticism as part of a general push to honor Goddard's contribution to the kits.[3][6][7]
Death[edit]
Vitullo died at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington on January 3, 2006, after he collapsed at his home in Cary.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Louis R. Vitullo (obituary)". Northwest Herald. January 5, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b "Crime lab expert developed rape kits: Standard system to collect" Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine by Chris Fusco, Chicago Sun-Times (published January 12, 2006; accessed October 19, 2006).
- ^ a b c Ravitz, Jessica (November 21, 2015). "The Story Behind the First Rape Kit". CNN. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ T. Christian Miller; Ken Armstrong (6 February 2018). A False Report: The chilling true story of the woman nobody believed. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4735-3943-3.
- ^ a b Freudenheim, Betty (2 December 1978). "Chicago Hospitals Are Using New Kit to Help Rape Victims Collect Evidence". The New York Times. p. 48. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Pagan (17 June 2020). "Opinion | The Rape Kit's Secret History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Shelby, Renee (December 2018). "Whose Rape Kit? Stabilizing the Vitullo Kit Through Positivist Criminology and Protocol Feminism". Theoretical Criminology. 24 (4): 669–688. doi:10.1177/1362480618819805. S2CID 149793380.
Further reading[edit]
- Engels, Tristin (2020). The Power of Truth: The Life of Louis R. Vitullo and the Legacy of the Rape Kit. Genius Book Publishing. ISBN 978-1-947521-71-1. (A book by Vitullo's granddaughter.)