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NewsWorthy for May 11, 2026

CMS struggles to adjust its budget for the upcoming school year by Friday's looming deadline. The N.C. Forest Service lifts the statewide burn ban. The cities of Charlotte, Concord, and Kannapolis impose mandatory water restrictions beginning Friday. The Charlotte Hornets land the 14th pick in the NBA Draft. Kristoffer Reitan wins the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow.

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8 min
2018-06-14

She Says: It's Not Him*

In episode 3, Linda goes down to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police headquarters to talk to detectives about her case. It’s a particularly emotional conversation because she learns about the DNA results from her sexual assault kit. They aren’t what she expected.

2018-06-14

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36 min
EPISODE 1

The wait inmates with mental illness endure because they're too sick for trial

Crisis describes North Carolina’s mental health system. It is harder to access mental health care here than most other states, and that affects everyone — particularly the most vulnerable. Like inmates who are too sick to stand trial. They often wait months in custody for the treatment they need just to be well enough to go to court.

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15 min
2018-05-31

She Says: The Winding Road

WFAE’s She Says is an investigative podcast series that follows the story of a sexual assault survivor in Mecklenburg County, N.C., and the long and difficult process of finding justice.

2018-05-31

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29 min
2018-06-07

She Says: Return To The Scene Of The Crime

In episode 2, we go back to the crime scene, which in this case is the body.

2018-06-07

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30 min
2018-07-05

She Says: Your Questions, Our Answers

Last episode we asked listeners: What questions do you have about Linda’s case and our yearlong investigation? So now She Says host and reporter Sarah Delia and reporter Alex Olgin tackle your questions about police policy, DNA law, and more.

2018-07-05

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21 min
2018-07-19

She Says: They Say

In this episode, we hear from Linda’s family about how life has changed for everyone since the assault in 2015. We also tell the story of another Charlotte woman who tried to file a police report but was turned away.

2018-07-19

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44 min
2018-06-28

She Says: A Parallel Road

In episode 5, we hear about what happens with the DNA sample police collected of the man Linda identified as her attacker through an internet search. We will also take a look at how another police department handled the destruction of more than 300 sexual assault kits.

2018-06-28

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32 min
EPISODE 5

The mental health crisis in North Carolina’s emergency rooms

WFAE has been examining North Carolina’s broken mental health system, especially as it affects people in the criminal justice system. This week, we start to look at the impact this system has on others, such as children, who wait for weeks or months in hospital emergency departments because there’s simply no place for them to go. And people who head to emergency rooms in crisis, only to find the average wait for a state psychiatric hospital is more than two weeks.

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12 min
2018-06-21

She Says: Whiplash

In episode 4, we dive into what happened with the mysterious DNA sample that matches the one found in Linda’s sexual assault kit, and why detectives didn’t know about it for months. Linda expresses her concern that her questioning of police will lead to her case being ignored.

2018-06-21

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33 min

WFAE's podcasts feature conversations, interviews and investigations for and about people living in the Charlotte region or the South.