Charlottesville, VA -- DNA samples are being destroyed

Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy J. Longo vowed in April to have saliva swabs and other DNA evidence periodically destroyed when testing shows that a sample does not match the serial rapist's profile. The chief's promise came as he faced vociferous criticism for requesting DNA samples from scores of black men in the hunt for a black rapist who has preyed on women for more than seven years. [more]