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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2025 · 22 MIN

The Mysterious Woman Who Pioneered the Rape Kit

from All Of It with Alison Stewart · host WNYC

In the 1970s, a woman named Marty Goddard pioneered the rape kit, a new, standardized way to collect evidence following a sexual assault. Then, a man got credit for creating the kit, and Goddard disappeared. Journalist Pagan Kennedy has spent the last few years trying to track Goddard down and tell her story. Kennedy discusses her new book, The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the 1970s, a woman named Marty Goddard pioneered the rape kit, a new, standardized way to collect evidence following a sexual assault. Then, a man got credit for creating the kit, and Goddard disappeared.

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In the 1970s, a woman named Marty Goddard pioneered the rape kit, a new, standardized way to collect evidence following a sexual assault. Then, a man got credit for creating the kit, and Goddard disappeared. Journalist Pagan Kennedy has spent the...

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