Today, the KBI’s main task is providing expertise and assistance to local law enforcement departments in handling criminal incidents.

[9] The KBI was the primary agency involved in the murder investigation chronicled in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood as well as confirming the identity of the BTK Killer in Wichita.

[13] The KBI provides information that will aid law enforcement, parents, missing children’s agencies and others seeking to find their loved ones.

In addition to collecting untested kits, the KBI started a multidisciplinary working group to evaluate the underlying factors contributing to the accumulation of this forensic evidence.

The group has been working to create evidence-based recommendations and model policy to address the inventory and prevent an accumulation in the future.