A WBUR-ProPublica investigation found that no DNA match, testimony or even confession could allow a rape to be prosecuted ...

Current Massachusetts law bars rape prosecutions in cases older than 15 years, even when there’s a DNA match. The governor wants to change it.

DNA has led to the arrest of a man who the Collier County Sheriff's Office says broke into a woman's home and sexually battered her at knifepoint more than 21 years ago. "This was a heinous crime, and ...

Nearly all states allow charges to be brought for certain rape cases decades after the crime. But the deadline in Massachusetts is only 15 years, even when police make a DNA match. Member station WBUR ...

A yearlong investigation into a burglary at a Robeson Township convenience store led to charges against a Reading man after DNA evidence linked him to the scene,police said. The break-in occurred in ...