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The police officer who found the accuser at Kroger wrote a "supplemental report" over three weeks later:

While I believe that the players are innocent, I have some doubts about this story.

First, this verson has her being dragged into the bedroom instead of the bathroom...did she change her story, or did the DA change it to fit the only DNA he could find?

The report also shows inconsistencies with the story from the second dancer, Kim Roberts. The alleged victim called her "Nikki" that night. According to the report, neither woman told police that Roberts also performed at the lacrosse team's party.

Maybe it's just poor reporting or a typo, but this article claims Kim didn't dance and other's say Crystal didn't.

First, this verson has her being dragged into the bedroom instead of the bathroom...did she change her story, or did the DA change it to fit the only DNA he could find?

At the end of the report, Shelton writes that CGM mentioned that she was dragged into the bathroom. I didn't read anything about the bedroom.

I can read that report (supplemental, ABC) and right off say that this was written not at the time, but much later with the benefit of time and possibly input from Nifong.

He starts right off identifying Kim Roberts. The Police did not know it was Roberts that night. She was arrested 8 days later. It took them time to identify the second stripper. I read somewhere that the first time they got to question her (other than the drunk report) was 8 days later.

Why didn't the AV mention a 2nd dancer? Did she know Kim previously as many have thought, did she know her as Nikki and know she was wanted? Did Kim tell her that night that she cannot mention her name or bring her into it? Remember Kim was struggling trying to get the AV out of her car without getting the Police involved. The AV not describing another dancer may indicate the AV had more wits about her than one would think. It also shows a level of deception. She could have been afraid of Kim. Or possibly she didn't want Kim existence to be known so that there would be no chance of Kim contradicting her story.

You may be dead on about the Police picking the Bathroom over the Bedroom. For one thing, it's hard to explain the 2nd dancer not seeing or hearing anything of the 30 minute gang-rape if it was in the bedroom. Also, during the photo lineup (the one with a transcript) the AV mentions the bedroom and the lead investigator steers her into the living room. It's clear he's keeping her story on track.
From earlier statements it sounds like the Bedroom is open and players are sitting in the living room and bedroom and people are moving freely through those rooms.

Maybe it's just poor reporting or a typo, but this article claims Kim didn't dance and other's say Crystal didn't.

I thought the initial story was that Mangum was walking down the street as Roberts drove by and Roberts picked her up because she was being taunted with racial slurs.

No clearly the "apparel" Mangum was wearing quickly caused that story to fall apart. But Roberts of course could still claim she picked her up driving by and did not know she was a stripper/ho. The number one concern of both woman that night was that they were on probation.