identified over 127 serial rapists. these rapists don t stop at the state of michigan lines, they go on to rape in other places. these same rapists within these 1,600 have gone on to rape in 23 other jurisdictions. so over half, almost half of the states in the united states these rapists have gone to rape. that s what we ve heard all around the country that this is not a problem with the cities with a big backlog, this affects all of our safety. listen to the mayor of memphis. we talked to him over the weekend about sex offenders. he made a detroit connection. sex offenders by their very nature are somewhat itinerate. i ve had cases where crimes were committed in detroit, but the defendant turned up here. kim, how much of a national problem is this? there is estimated to be right now about 400,000
many wrenching personal stories that is all across the country. kim worthy, thank you. what would you say to the legislators voting on federal funding for ending this backlog around the country this week? i would say, what i ve said already, but also, it s not just rape. these rapists don t just rape, they break into your house and rape. they rape and they kill. they rob you and then they kill. they car jack you and then kill you. it s not just rape. it s pointed to all other violent crimes as well. we re really talking about all violent crimes here. an important issue that can increase all of our safety as we end this backlog. that s why our call to action this week is focused on this. add your signature to this letter. we re urging to include the $36 million in funding in the 2015 fiscal year commerce justice and science appropriations bill to help clear the backlog of rape kits we re talking about all across the u.s. find the letter on our website. tomorrow, we re going to hav
testing. it doesn t affect the backlog, it s intended to prevent future backlog buildup in the first place. a detroit woman whose kit was left untested for 14 years, she reunited with wayne county prosecutor kim worthy who finally had audrey s kit tested and brought her rapist to justice. i really want to thank you. you re heaven-sent, an angel. i m just hoping we can do this for other women as well. i do, too. thank you. you re very welcome. joining me is the prosecutor from that county, kim worthy. kim, thank you so much for your work on this. thank you for joining the program. what headway is detroit making? well, pretty good, considering our resources. we have tested about 2,000 of the kits of the over 11,000. the national institute of justice allowed us to test 1,500. out of that 1,600 we ve
their system, a lot of the symptoms that you might exhibit might be related to that. but people are going to say it was because she was intoxicated that maybe she was frightening to theodore wafer in this case. i know the prosecutor is not considering that. but it s not clear whether the press and whether people who are on wafer s side are going to consider that and try to character assassinate her. alexis, i know you ll stay on top of this. yes. want to make sure we get you back on to update us on the details of this case. we re watching very closely. thank you. for a lot of football fans, watching from their man cave, their couch or bar stool is a weekly ritual. but one concept is taking that to a whole new level giving fans a unique perspective while cheering an their favorite teams. it s called coaches cabana featuring 14 former coaches who provide some, shall we say, colorful commentary on their old teams games. barry switzer is a co-founder of coaches cabana.
you don t just open up the door which is what did he, leaving the screen door locked and open up with a deadly firearm. that is ridiculous. it is not the castle doctrine at all. it is not stand your ground. it is second-degree murder. it is manslaughter. and that i think the government charged appropriately. we have to remember they did take at least two weeks to investigate. when the police first wanted to charge him and brought the case to the government, kim worthy, whom i happen to know, we went to the same law school. she is a very thorough prosecutor. she said no, no, let s continue the investigation. they waited for the toxicology reports to come back before they charged this case and i think it is wholly appropriate. does it matter though? i think you know these charges are too aggressive. the victim was drunk, high, she had blood on her. it is 4:00 in the morning. that could be scary, although this guy was a lot bigger than she was and in the safety of his own home. but does