In episode two of the true crime podcast Untested from USA TODAY, Georgia police dismiss a woman’s rape complaint as “unfounded,” meaning they don’t believe a crime occurred. But then two cold case cops from Michigan knock on her door. They work unsolved cases and serial crimes, and they have new information about her rape kit.
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Gina Barton is an investigative reporter who has been covering criminal justice issues since 2002. Her reporting on lax oversight of police officers and deaths in police custody helped prompt a first-of-its-kind state law that requires independent investigations of all officer-involved deaths. Gina is the reporter, producer and host of the national Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast Unsolved and the author of the true crime book Fatal Identity. She has won numerous national journalism awards, including the George A. Polk Award, an IRE certificate and a Casey Medal. A Chicago native, Gina holds a bachelor’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a master’s degree in liberal studies with concentrations in criminal justice and creative writing from Indiana University-South Bend. Got a tip? Contact her at [email protected] or on Signal at (262) 757-8640.
