Detectives investigating a Lynnwood, Washington, teenager’s rape in our latest investigation, An Unbelievable Story of Rape, concluded she hadn’t been assaulted based in part on “her answers and body language” during an interview with police. But as our investigation with The Marshall Project revealed, the police who confronted Marie made a number of mistakes in her case that would have grave consequences — for the 18-year-old in Washington and for several other women who lived hundreds of miles away.
This Thursday, December 17, at 12:30 pm ET, ProPublica and The Marshall Project are hosting a Digg Dialog with retired San Diego Police Sgt. Joanne Archambault, who leads the nonprofit End Violence Against Women International, to discuss best practices for law enforcement investigating sex crimes.
Reporters T. Christian Miller (@txtianmiller) and Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) will join Archambault to discuss their story on Marie’s “unbelievable” rape, and the search for a serial rapist that spanned the Denver metro area three years later.
Read the story, then head over to Digg to join the discussion (you’ll need to sign up for an account to weigh in), or you can tweet us your questions in advance with #ProPubChat.
