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Thank you, Mercy&Grace.
The detectives did not instruct me to do this and I had no idea that I was to be the one with the responsibility to keep in touch. I did keep in touch for awhile, but when they Perhaps if they really cared, they would have kept in touch with me. I had to re-live it all with hypnosis, going through suspects' mug shots, etc. I felt even more victimized, especially when they never found him.
That was my point earlier, that if they had just been able to seal the evidence and conduct DNA testing later on, they could have connected my case with others. But was this an unknown back in 1981? If it was just on the horizon, I don't know why they wouldn't have gone ahead and done it. But 7 years is not very long. It should be at least 20 years SOL
with crimes such as this.
If you did not keep them updated with your contact information. They might not have been able to contact you.

DNA has come a long way since 1981. Space is limited. They can only keep so much evidence. Are you sure they ran your rape kit ? Unfortunately, in some areas, rape kits were not processed for many, many years.

I am glad you are your child survived.