Posted on 05/10/2006 11:24:25 PM PDT by OakOak
By John Stevenson : The Herald-Sun jstevenson@heraldsun.com May 11, 2006 : 12:20 am ET
DURHAM -- Tissue found under the fingernail of an exotic dancer who claimed she was raped at a Duke University lacrosse party may match a player who was there, several well-placed sources said Wednesday.
Analyzing the tissue, scientists concluded it came from the same genetic pool and was "consistent" with the bodily makeup of one of 46 lacrosse players who gave DNA samples for testing, the sources said.
At the same time, scientists ruled out a possible match with any of the other 45 students, according to the sources.
If accurate, the fingernail tissue match would offer the first DNA evidence potentially linking the dancer and an alleged attacker.
But because a complete DNA pattern was not obtained from the tissue, it was not possible to match it with the nearly 100 percent certainty that DNA results usually offer, the sources added.
The dancer told police she clawed at three attackers as they raped and sodomized her for 30 minutes during the March 13-14 lacrosse house party at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd.
(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com ...
Defense Attorneys: Fingernails With DNA Were Never Applied
POSTED: 10:14 pm EDT May 11, 2006 UPDATED: 11:57 pm EDT May 11, 2006
DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke lacrosse player whose DNA may match tissue found under the fake fingernails of an exotic dancer who claims she was raped was identified in a photo lineup with 90 percent certainty, sources tell NBC-17.
The Durham Herald-Sun reported Thursday tissue found under the accuser's acrylic fingernail came from the same genetic pool and was "consistent" with the bodily makeup of one of 46 lacrosse players who gave DNA samples for testing.
The paper cites several sources and said scientists also ruled out a possible match with any of the other 45 students, according to the sources.
If accurate, the fingernail tissue match would offer the first DNA evidence potentially linking the dancer and an alleged attacker.
But because a complete DNA pattern was not obtained from the tissue, it was not possible to match it with the nearly 100 percent certainty that DNA results usually offer, the sources added.
90 Percent Certainty
Now, NBC-17 has learned that the player is not one of the two already accused in the case -- Reade Seligmann, of Essex Fells, N.J., and Collin Finnerty, of Garden City, N.Y. He is, however, a player that the alleged rape victim picked out in a police lineup with 90 percent certainty.
The 27-year-old North Carolina Central University student told police she was beaten and raped by three lacrosse players while she performed at a March 13 team party. She said she clawed at the players in an effort to fight them off.
Never Applied?
Defense attorneys claim, however, that nothing about the reported possible DNA match means anything to the case if you look at the type of fingernails, where they were found, and if you look at a picture of the accuser's hand shortly after she arrived at the party.
According to defense attorneys, police found four stick-on acrylic fingernails in a trashcan at 610 Buchanan Street, the house where the party took place. The tissue connected to the possible DNA match was found under one of those fingernails.
But defense attorneys said the third player accused lived at the house and it is no surprise that trace amounts of his DNA could be found inside his own trashcan. They also said they don't believe the type of fingernails that were found -- the kind that are applied with an adhesive strip -- actually ripped off during an attack. They don't believe the fingernails were ever applied and they say they have pictures to prove it.
NBC-17 has seen a picture of the dancer's hand at the house when she performed her dance routine. It appears that long, fake fingernails were on some of her fingers in that photo, but not all of them.
Other photos show what defense lawyers believe is red fingernail polish on the walls of the house and on the railing outside the house. They believe the accuser was painting and applying her nails while at the party.
Defense attorneys admit that none of them have seen the DNA report the Herald Sun article is based upon, but they said if District Attorney Mike Nifong has the DNA report, their clients are entitled to see it.
Accuser's Father Responds
The accuser's father called reports of a DNA break in the case long overdue.
"I wasn't surprised to hear that. I feel like we should have learned it before," he said.
Kim Roberts, another dancer who performed at the party where the alleged attack took place, paid an emotional visit to the accuser's parents on Thursday.
"It was real emotional -- she was crying, my wife was crying. She said that she was sorry she left (outside) the house before my daughter did," the accuser's father said.
Authorities said they would know what the DNA shows by early next week.
I said earlier that I thought the Player lived at the home..
I think this makes it David Evans. Already recharged with pitily sh*t.
I think this means that the 3rd suspect is David Evans
Joseph Cheshire versus Nifong
I thought the player lived at 610 N. Buchanan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1630332/posts?page=373#373
Clearly an attempt by Nifong to portray Evans as man with a "checkered past," when in fact he has only a noise ordinance violation and a drinking in public charge against him.
Thanks.
"It was real emotional -- she was crying, my wife was crying. She said that she was sorry she left (outside) the house before my daughter did," the accuser's father said."
How could you post that right before bedtime? The emotion...the heartbreak... I cried myself to sleep........(sarc!)
What a crock that Roberts is! And the accuser's family is just plain naive!
I read somewhere Ryan McFadyen was cleared.
No, it's not McFadyen, I believe his attorney said he was cleared. I wonder if he could have been the one that made the broomstick comment.
I think it's David Evans ..
McFayden will be tried for conspriracy to commit murder .. for sending a private e-mail..
This thing is so far out of control it ain't funny..
There's another thread by Texkat, my friend.
A week later, Roberts' escort agency told her police wanted to talk to her about a possible rape. After she gave a statement, police arrested her for the probation violation.
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Her attorney said the parole violation was leaving the state to visit her sick dad. How did they know she left the state? Did she miss an appointment with her parole officer?
No, Crime skyrocketed in California
(smile)
Probably missed appt with parole officer, they were dispatched to her address and somebody said, She's in California - Hollywood, that is
Yes, they do come off easily. I always kept extra stickies with me if I was going out to someplace special.
No, Butch Williams is Dan Flannery's attorney. He never said his client was cleared, he said prosecutors told him his client was not among those charged when the grand jury secretly indicted two players. I have always thought the third player was Flannery.
http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2006/04/18/grand_jury_indicts_two_duke_lacrosse_players/
The Duke's place was vacant when the cops arrived so, obviously, at that point, there was no concern by the boys to get rid of "evidence". In their wildest dreams, none of them even considered the thought that "Mother of the Year" would cry rape a day later.
I read somewhere Ryan McFadyen was cleared.
Actually McFadyen wasn't cleared. His attorney said that prosecutors had told him his client was not among those secretly indicted by the grand jury in April.
http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2006/04/18/grand_jury_indicts_two_duke_lacrosse_players/
Glen Bachman, an attorney for Ryan McFadyen, a player who sent a vulgar and graphic e-mail shortly after the alleged attack, said his client was not among those indicted. And Butch Williams, who represents team captain Dan Flannery, also said prosecutors told him his client was not among those charged.
Waterfall,
This is the reasoning behind thinking it's NOT Flannerty:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/5673991p-5087932c.html
They don't have the same attorney. Matt Zash has Kerry Sutton, and Dan Flannery has Butch Williams.
"Sutton said Nifong, in meetings with lawyers, had specifically cleared her client, Matt Zash, and co-captains Dan Flannery and Bret Thompson, along with a few others. Nifong declined any comment Tuesday except in a written statement."
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/5673991p-5087932c.html
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