Carmen's Law, championed by Carmen's sister Pam Francis, was passed unanimously by the Indiana State Senate and signed into law by the governor, creating a framework for private funding of cold-case DNA testing.
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The episode closes on its most hopeful note. Pam Francis, who turned personal grief into political action, succeeded in shepherding Carmen's Law through the Indiana legislature. The bill passed unanimously in the state senate and was signed into law by the governor, establishing a formal statewide process for private funding of advanced DNA testing in criminal cases unsolved for 5 years or more. [1] — Ashley Flowers "Carmen's Law passed unanimously: Carmen's Law, championed by Carmen's sister Pam Francis, was passed unanimously by the Indiana State Senat…" 52:40 It is exactly the kind of structural change that could have helped Carmen's case decades earlier — and that now extends the same possibility of justice to every other Indiana family waiting for answers. Ashley reminds listeners that full source material and updates are available at crimejunkie.com, and to follow @crimejunkiepodcast on Instagram for case developments.
Carmen's sister Pam Francis turned 33 years of grief into legislation. Carmen's Law, passed unanimously by the Indiana State Senate and signed by the governor, now creates a formal framework for private funding of advanced DNA testing in all Indiana cold cases unsolved for 5 or more years.
Carmen's Law creates a framework for private funding of advanced DNA testing for all cases that have gone unsolved for 5 or more years.
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