Louis R. Vitullo
Louis Vitullo | |
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 Louis Vitullo investigates a knife supposedly used by Richard Speck in the murder of eight nurses. | |
| Born | 1924 |
| Died | January 3, 2006 |
| Occupation(s) | police sergeant, microanalist |
Louis R. Vitullo (1924?- January 3, 2006 [1]) was a Chicago police sergeant and later became chief microanalyst at the city's crime lab.[2] He is best known as the first person to standardize evidence collection in cases of sexual assault, which until then was not done in a systematic fashion. The resulting evidence kits were initially called Vitullo kits [1] and continued to be known as such even after his name was officially removed from them.[2] Nowadays, they're more commonly known as sexual assault evidence kits (SAEK) or rape kits for short.
Death
Vitullo died at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington[3] on January 3, 2006 after he collapsed at his home in Cary. He was survived by his wife Betty and his children Robert and Joanne.[2]
References
- ^ a b Obituary for Louis R. Vitullo at lastlinkontheleft.com (accessed October 19, 2006).
- ^ a b c "Crime lab expert developed rape kits: Standard system to collect" by Chris Fusco, Chicago Sun-Times (published January 12, 2006; accessed October 19, 2006).
- ^ "Man who invented rape kit dies" by Karen Long, Northwest Herald (accessed October 19, 2006). (Google cache version)
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