About Louis R. Vitullo
Lived 1924 – 2006 (aged 81). Louis R. Vitullo was a police officer and microanalysis.
Louis R. Vitullo (July 2, 1924 – January 3, 2006 ) was a Chicago police sergeant and chief microanalyst at the city's crime lab.
Vitullo helped to develop the rape kit, which standardized evidence collection in cases of sexual assault. Marty Goddard, a victim advocate, had seen the need for more systematic evidence at trial, and brought her concerns and the idea for a kit to Vitullo. Vitullo helped develop Goddard's prototype. Although the resulting evidence kits were for a time called Vitullo kits,
Death Vitullo died at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois, on January 3, 2006, after he collapsed at his home in Cary.
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Who was Louis R. Vitullo?
American forensic scientist
When was Louis R. Vitullo born?
Louis R. Vitullo was born on 2 July 1924.
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Louis R. Vitullo died on 3 January 2006 in Barrington, Illinois.
What was Louis R. Vitullo's occupation?
Louis R. Vitullo was a police officer and microanalysis.
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