Baker has contradicted himself. He now says she gave the statement on the morning of the 16th which is clearly more that 31 hours after the fact. Probably an easy mistake for him to make...I just would think he would have covered himself better as to the delay it took for the PD to search the house. This case is making me ill.
Maybe beginning an investigation within 2 days of notification is considered "taking it serious" by Durham city hall... when you think about it, what's 2 days lost when collecting forensic evidence?
Evidently time enough to alter time stamps on digital photos, but not enough time to get rid of the make-up bag and others items owned by the AV still in the house...
The list of persons interviewed for the Bowen-Chambers report included no one from the Durham Police Department.See # 106
The manager, as he has in the past, also defended the department's handling of the investigation. Some people have criticized the department for not searching the alleged crime scene until March 16, two days after the alleged rape.
"Although we were not able to immediately interview the complaining witness upon our initial receipt of her complaint, we were able to complete our initial interview with her within 36 hours of the alleged incident and executed a search warrant for the 610 N. Buchanan Blvd. residence one day later," Baker wrote. "We also conducted extensive consensual interviews with three of the members of the Duke Lacrosse team immediately after the execution of the search warrant."