13 Investigates proposed solutions and what's being done to process thousands of pieces of evidence backlogged at the Houston Forensic Science Center.
Firearms examiners at the Houston Forensic Science Center spend two years in on-the-job training before taking on a case of their own to help with the backlog of evidence at the city's crime lab."Firearms examiners have to know the history of ammunition manufacturing, the history of firearms manufacturing, how to assemble and disassemble a whole bunch of different types of firearms," Donna Eudaley, manager of the Center's firearms section, told 13 Investigates.
Currently, there are 304 firearms backlogged with the center, and the turnaround time to analyze a firearm is 270 days. There are 1,600 seized drugs backlogged at the center, with a turnaround time of 83 days. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has called on the science center to outsource cases to help with the backlog, saying prosecutors need the evidence analyzed to do their jobs successfully.
"The Houston Forensic Science Center is ultimately responsible for the integrity of all evidence. We have in-depth quality controls embedded in our procedures and exercise extreme caution. While it is a great idea to outsource to private and other labs, it is much more challenging than it sounds," the center said in a statement.
Still, Ogg said if the city's crime lab doesn't keep up with demands, she is worried prosecutors will be faced to try before evidence can be analyzed. Right now, Stout said most of the homicide cases the lab's firearms teams is working on are for incidents that occurred from 2018 to 2020.
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