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'''Louis R. Vitullo''' (July 2, 1924<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/42377232/louis-r-vitullo-social-security-death-index|title=Louis R Vitullo|access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref> – January 3, 2006<ref name="lastlinkontheleft">[http://lastlinkontheleft.com/fc0601vitullo.html Obituary for Louis R. Vitullo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617233523/http://lastlinkontheleft.com/fc0601vitullo.html |date=2006-06-17 }} at lastlinkontheleft.com (accessed October 19, 2006).</ref>) was a [[Chicago]] police [[sergeant]] and later became chief 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> He is best known for his role in the standardization of evidence collection in cases of [[sexual assault]], which until then was not done in a systematic fashion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Pagan|date=2020-06-17|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=2020-06-17|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The resulting evidence kits were initially called ''Vitullo kits,''<ref name="lastlinkontheleft |
'''Louis R. Vitullo''' (July 2, 1924<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/42377232/louis-r-vitullo-social-security-death-index|title=Louis R Vitullo|access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref> – January 3, 2006<ref name="lastlinkontheleft">[http://lastlinkontheleft.com/fc0601vitullo.html Obituary for Louis R. Vitullo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617233523/http://lastlinkontheleft.com/fc0601vitullo.html |date=2006-06-17 }} at lastlinkontheleft.com (accessed October 19, 2006).</ref>) was a [[Chicago]] police [[sergeant]] and later became chief 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> He is best known for his role in the standardization of evidence collection in cases of [[sexual assault]], which until then was not done in a systematic fashion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Pagan|date=2020-06-17|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=2020-06-17|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The resulting evidence kits were initially called ''Vitullo kits,''<ref name="lastlinkontheleft" /> They are now more commonly known as [[sexual assault kit|sexual assault evidence kit]]s (SAEK) or rape kits for short. |
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 Louis Vitullo investigates a knife supposedly used by Richard Speck in the murder of eight nurses. | |
| Born | July 2, 1924 |
| Died | January 3, 2006 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | police sergeant, microanalyst |
Louis R. Vitullo (July 2, 1924[1] – January 3, 2006[2]) was a Chicago police sergeant and later became chief microanalyst at the city's crime lab.[3] He is best known for his role in the standardization of evidence collection in cases of sexual assault, which until then was not done in a systematic fashion.[4] The resulting evidence kits were initially called Vitullo kits,[2] They are now more commonly known as sexual assault evidence kits (SAEK) or rape kits for short.
Death
Vitullo died at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington on January 3, 2006 after he collapsed at his home in Cary.[3] He was survived by his wife Betty, daughter Joanne, and granddaughter Tristin. Tristin became a forensic psychologist and wrote a book about him called “The Power of Truth: The Life of Louis R Vitullo and the Legacy of the Rape Kit.”[3]
References
- ^ "Louis R Vitullo". Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Obituary for Louis R. Vitullo Archived 2006-06-17 at the Wayback Machine at lastlinkontheleft.com (accessed October 19, 2006).
- ^ a b c "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).
- ^ Kennedy, Pagan (2020-06-17). "Opinion | The Rape Kit's Secret History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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