Local police adopt ‘powerful’ DNA training

Published August 31, 2008 4:00am ET



The man who raped and killed 22-year-old Katie Sepich walked free for three years, while his DNA sat in a law enforcement database with no match.

Jayann Sepich, angered that her daughter’s killer wasn’t caught sooner, launched the fight in New Mexico for “Katie’s Law,” requiring DNA collection from certain suspects.

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