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 or 1925 |
| Died | (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | police sergeant, microanalyst |
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 for his role in the standardization of evidence collection in cases of sexual assault, which until then was not done in a systematic fashion.[3] The resulting evidence kits were initially called Vitullo kits,[1] despite the effort to design and implement the system being spearheaded by Martha "Marty" Goddard,[3] and continued to be known as such even after his name was officially removed from them.[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.[2] He was survived by his wife Betty, his two children Robert and Joanne, and two grandchildren, Jamie and Tristin.[2]
References
- ^ 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 d "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 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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