Louis R. Vitullo

Louis R. Vitullo (July 2, 1924[1] – January 3, 2006[2]) was a Chicago police sergeant and later became chief microanalyst at the city's crime lab.[3] He is best known for his role in the standardization of evidence collection in cases of sexual assault, which until then was not done in a systematic fashion.[4] The resulting evidence kits were initially called Vitullo kits,[2] although they had initially been designed by Martha "Marty" Goddard,[4] and continued to be known as such even after his name was officially removed from them.[3] They are now more commonly known as sexual assault evidence kits (SAEK) or rape kits for short.

Louis Vitullo
Louis Vitullo investigates a knife supposedly used by Richard Speck in the murder of eight nurses.
Born(1924-07-02)July 2, 1924
DiedJanuary 3, 2006(2006-01-03) (aged 81)
Barrington, Illinois
Occupationpolice sergeant, microanalyst

Death

Vitullo died at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington on January 3, 2006 after he collapsed at his home in Cary.[3] He was survived by his wife Betty nad two children.[3]

References
  1. "Louis R Vitullo". Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. Obituary for Louis R. Vitullo Archived 2006-06-17 at the Wayback Machine at lastlinkontheleft.com (accessed October 19, 2006).
  3. "Crime lab expert developed rape kits: Standard system to collect" Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine by Chris Fusco, Chicago Sun-Times (published January 12, 2006; accessed October 19, 2006).
  4. Kennedy, Pagan (2020-06-17). "Opinion | The Rape Kit's Secret History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-17.


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