Nifong does not interview his accuser as a matter of policy.
How did he form his initial assessment of the case?
Based on DPD investigations? What had DPD determined
before the DA butted in. Some say the accuser's street rep
in LE gives her first name basis recognition. Was she on a
first name basis in the DA's office already, with her multiple
probes and lengthy criminal history? Woody Vann, the DA's
long-time colleague stuck up for her early on. He has done
much business with the family. When was the first time the
DA physically viewed the accuser in person after the alleged crime?
Why don't Orange County authorities bust the Platinum as a front
prostitution? Why is there no criminal investigation into the
backgrounds of the assorted drivers, managers and escort services?
Why is Mayor Bell so content to silently preside over this latest
in a long string of debacles afflicting his administration?
Durham, North Carolina will forever damn itself for the history books
in six days unless someone wakes up.
Based on the "check on the children" in the police radio traffic of early in 14 March, I've always assumed that LE knew her right from the beginning.
The reason the tapes of the DPD radio chatter that night were erased is that the police while taking her allegation seriously did not believe her. It is clear from their actions the early morning of the event. They did not treat the house as a crime scene. They did not seek an immediate warrant. They did not tape it off an limit access. They did not rush to get witness statements while things were fresh on peoples minds.
I will bet that police chatter would have raised far more than reaonable doubt about whether Mangum was raped.
I just caught the tail end of Greta's interview with Woody Vann.
Woody said: He was neither demoted nor promoted,just brought to the office ...blah, blah"
Did anyone see that & know what (or who) he was talking about?