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Victim in cold case takes stand during rape trial Victim in cold case takes stand during rape trial By Ann McAdams | May 17, 2021 at 4:56 PM EDT - Updated May 17 at 5:23 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The victim in a high profile rape case took the witness stand Monday to testify against the man who she says raped her 25 years ago. When North Carolina began testing backlogged rape kits a couple of years ago, officials say her kit got a match to a Florida man named Wayne Soller. At the time of the crime in Septemer 1996, the victim was a 24-year-old teacher, living at an apartment complex o...

Jury selection begins for Wilmington cold case rape trial Wayne Edward Soller (Source: New Hanover County Sheriff's Office) By Kendall McGee | May 13, 2021 at 5:46 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 5:55 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Jury selection began Thursday in the trial of Wayne Soller, 25 years after he allegedly broke into the victim’s home and raped her. Soller was charged two years ago for first degree rape, first degree burglary, and first degree sex offense. Soller’s arrest was made possible through a DNA match after a statewide push to process backlogged rape kits. WPD d...

As the latest numbers show, only 40 rape kits remain untested in the Wilmington area Attorney General Josh Stein's Office continues to request additional funds to process any backlog of rape kits in the state N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's initiative to decrease the number of untested rape kits in the state has also helped solve more rape cold cases -- including in the Wilmington area. According to Laura Brewer, N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's communications director, there are currently 16,186 rape kits that have been inventoried since the last inventory count in 2019. Of those,...