In A Small Illinois Town, A History Of Failed, Ignored Rape Investigations And Hundreds Of Untested Rape Kits

Failed, Ignored Rape Investigations, Hundreds Of Untested Rape Kits Plague Illinois Town

Rosa Pickett was 17 when she was raped in her hometown of Robbins, Il. on September 3, 1977.

She was walking to a party at night in the nearly all-black village of Robbins located in the Cook County region that also contains the mecca of Chicago. After being rescued by a stranger who found her in a ditch, he took her home. Her mother barely recognized Pickett’s face, which was swollen from receiving repeated punches during her assault.

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