Starting in the 1970s, a Baltimore doctor quietly preserved DNA evidence from rape victims, believing science would eventually catch up. Much of it would sit for decades, ignored and unused, until a trailblazing detective and her cold-case team uncovered its secrets« words by ProPublica. Isabel Seliger illustrated the uncover story.
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Illustration | Isabel Seliger c/o Sepia |
Since the 1970s, a physician from Baltimore secretly stored DNA evidence taken from rape victims because he believed that science would one day catch up. For hundreds of survivors, his trust in science has payed off. For the New York newsroom ProPublica, Isabel SELIGER’s c/o SEPIA images tell the story of a case which has finally been solved after so many years.