| This thread has been locked, it will not receive new replies. |
|
Locked on 05/13/2006 11:52:58 AM PDT by Admin Moderator, reason:
New thread here |
Posted on 05/11/2006 9:17:59 PM PDT by TexKat
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.
Landon...Mangum?
Okay, sounds strange, but there are hundreds of Mangums in the area...black and white.... xo gave us this clue:
MANGUM, BRIAN, SCOTT
Date Confined Date Released Statute Description Bond Type Bond Amount
4/16/2006 [incarcerated] MISDEMEANOR PROBATION VIOL SECURED $20,000.00
Oh, you could be right.
That's the one, maggief. They came right out of the box, IMMEDIATELY, with a diatribe in front of 610 Buchanan. I'd hazard to say they might not be too much unlike either NOI or NBP. I heard the diatribe. Major ick. Sure, sure insert Christian word, here, there -- but get on back to Social Justice and the Hatred of Whites and Privileged Males, blah blah.
I am still reading through the thread but here is my take on what we learn from the reports from the press conference:
1. The Duke Police view that DPD said this case would not lead to much is supported by the actions of the DPD. Why in the world was their not crime scene tape on the door to that bathroom? The only logical reason is the DPD did not believe the woman's statements and saw no reason to preserve the non-crime scene.
2. As others have said, the SANE report is basically meaningless now. So the case now becomes: a flawed ID, a houseful of people who did not witness a rape, DNA that is inconclusive in one case, an ambiguous SANE report.
3. The defense claim that she IDed someone not in Durham at the time. Nifong caught himself here. He rigged the line up, but thought he might get it past a judge by asking her to look at the following pictures and comment on who was at the party, hint, hint. So she picks out three guys, claims that one had a moustashe who did not and claims she saw some other player[s] who were not in Durham at the time of the party. That will be a big subject of cross if this every gets to that stage. Nifong could have avoided this had he found out who was at the party and put them in photo arrays with other non-lacrosse players. At least then had she picked the same three he would have a little something in his favor.
Thanks, hon!
What company?
the defense would have the right to have the whole report about the DNA read into the record.....if the DA wants to hang on DNA, then he'll hang.....
Y'all need to see the replied-to post. Just so you can keep up to speed, since I know you wouldn't want to be behind the curve on this one.
Did one of the attorneys say that NONE of the team members EVER had a mustache?? And that some of the guys she ID'd were out of state at the time of the party?
I don't think it will go to trial....and I also think NiFong will be disbarred. Like I said early today, I wouldn't be surprised if the DA has a mild heart attack and disappears (more or less). (The Patches routine). I think we'll see a new DA.....real soon.
Yep. I do know little Jimmy Hammer is light in his loafers...and Kimberly G. of Fox News, now, was the prosecuter in that case. What a pair...
Oh! Maybe! Good job!
Sheets? Dryer?
Teach you to pay too much attention to press conferences. The "newsies" down there already thought the DNA was going to ID a third attacker ~ that's because they, too, listened too closely to the press conference evidentiary hearings (by both the defense and the prosecution).
Be interesting to see what these tests actually demonstrate when they, themselves, are made public. What we have here, so far, is yet another press conference held by a defense lawyer.
I think "Prior sexual history" refers to years gone by. Not ten minutes ago.
______________________________________________
You might think that but you clearly have not seen the full effect that the manhating chorus of Murphy, Grace etal has had on the court system. The ONLY way this probably gets in is if the prosecution claims injury.
I'm still wondering where the police chief is in all this.
Haven't those three you just pinged been siding with the accuser? HA!
That's interesting....Wasn't there a $20,000 bond on our rapee that NiFong wrote off?? Wonder if the dates match!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.