Marc Perrusquia

Nine Months after Alicia Franklin was raped, her assailants' DNA was finally tested and identified. He's the same suspect in the Eliza Fletcher murder. Now Franklin is suing to find out why it took so long.

Nearly a decade ago, rape victims in Memphis first learned that thousands of sexual assault kits collected by Memphis police had never been tested. But new depositions in an ongoing lawsuit have resulted in unsettling discoveries for some victims.

A retired official could shed new light on allegations that the Memphis Police Department destroyed evidence in numbers of rape cases over more than a decade.

As Memphis Light Gas and Water explores new power providers, the Tennessee Valley Authority hopes to hang on to its lucrative $1 billion-a-year energy contract. TVA even created a new Memphis-based vice presidency to sway the decision. But the power company offers scant details.