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The "3 possible sources" came from her statement to the SANE nurse

Given Nifong's confidence that the DNA testing would show who was guilty and the timing of testing the "boyfriend" I doubt it. I suspect the 3 possible sources came from her admissions to the police when the DNA did not match any lacrosse players and was well after she talked to the SANE.

I may be wrong here, but I thought this new "boyfiend and two drivers" came to light when the DA gave the discovery over to the defense attorneys. When the rape kit was used, the question was likely asked, "Whose DNA/semen will we find, besides the rapists'?"

This is my summary of what I remember:

She told the SANE nurse that she had not had any sex for three(?) weeks prior to the incident. I think that the SBI found nothing in her (or maybe something inconclusive in her) on the first DNA test.

The second more-sensitive DNA test apparently found something in her but it did not match any of the players. So with this evidence the DA went back to her and forced her to tell who she'd been with prior to the incident. She named three men - the boyfriend and the two drivers - and DNA samples were taken from them. This is why the second DNA test took so much longer than the first.

Upon receipt of the second DNA test, the defense announced that there was a match on the boyfriend but did not announce

1) whether more than just her boyfriend was found in her and

2) if so whether there was a match to the drivers

3) if so whether DNA was found in her that matched not the lax team, not her boyfriend, not the drivers, but other men unknown.

Does that fit with what everyone else remembers?

Why would Crystal give three possible sources if there was only one set of matching DNA? Why not give the RIGHT one? She knew who she had unprotected sex with LAST.

Either someone gave her up as part of a deal or they matched it with a particular data base. Don't forget, the cops, especially detectives working on a case are also usually added to the DNA data base as a filter for contamination.

Just tossing it around!!