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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.
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I think this is bad news for David Evans
Howlin will you be so kind as to ping please. Thank you.
Yep. Nifong slapped that lame alcohol charge against him last week to smear the guy's image as much as possible in preparation for filing rape charges against him later. IMO
"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."
Looks like Kim is making the most of this "OPPORTUNITY"
What do you want to be she called the Media to be there to capture/report on her visit? Maybe her agent went with her.
If this stripper was interviewed by even a competent journalist under TV lights her makeup and her story would melt like a cheap candle.
Yes, I think we kicked that around earlier.. Looks like Nifong is expecting those charges - convictions to be on his record by the time this goes to trial.
The entire case is bad news.
We have our own little Aruba, right here in North Carolina.
Aruba or worse.. Not only are they arresting people with air-tight alibi's (Seligmann), but they've gone on offensive against witnesses just saying what they've seen. People that probably never even considering the authorities WANTED them to lie.
Acrylic nails applied with an adhesive strip....how strong are those strips? Sounds like the nail would pop off rather easily.
AND...by the time the ho picked victims from the photo setup, she knew who lived in the house....of course she's gonna pick one of them....RS and CF have the big bucks....too bad for them.
This entire farce makes me ill!
Surprise, Surprise, ANOTHER VERY RICH PLAYER...
"If Zash and Flannery represent the middle-class and public school lineage of lacrosse on Long Island, EVANS symbolizes the sport's prep school ARISTOCRACY."
"Evans, son of a K Street lawyer in Washington and his lobbyist wife, who also chairs the Ladies Professional Golf Association board, hails from another old-line source of lacrosse talent -- Landon School. Four other graduates are on the Duke team."
"I believe Dave Evans -- he is not an aggressive, irresponsible jock," said Robinson "Rob" Bordley, lacrosse coach at Landon School, the all-boys academy in Bethesda, Md., where Evans played. "I've been just startled at the vilification of these kids and this program without all the facts presented."
END QUOTE
Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/736/story/428938.html
Father a K Street lawyer? Lobbyist wife?
Nyfong van der Sloot may have just made yet another BIG mistake.
"In court, one of Evans' attorneys said that police knew of the drinking at the party only because when investigators asked questions about the reported rape, Evans was helpful and cooperative.
"It was Mr. Evans' good conduct in cooperation with the police investigators that put us here today,""
http://www.newsobserver.com/736/story/437539.html
Father a K Street lawyer? Lobbyist wife?
Nyfong van der Sloot may have just made yet another BIG mistake.
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.
The fingernail was never applied??????Did she throw the nails at the attackers?
Somebody help me here. What kind of nails go on with an adhesive strip? Does this mean they're peel and stick? My Mom told me to never bite my nails; I'll have to remember to thank her.
The Herald-Sun
jstevenson@heraldsun.com
May 11, 2006 : 10:47 pm ET
DURHAM -- Attorneys representing Duke lacrosse players downplayed the significance of reports Thursday that tissue found under a fingernail of the alleged rape victim might match one of the players.
But other attorneys not associated with the case said the findings could be a big boost to the prosecution.
Lawyer Bill Thomas, representing an unindicted lacrosse player, was among those who downplayed the report.
"I put no stock in any of these preliminary rumors," he said. "I will wait until I see the final analysis before jumping to conclusions."
Thomas said that if a lacrosse player had merely picked up the artificial fingernail from the floor and thrown it into a trashcan, some of his DNA would have become attached to the nail.
"I would find that to be of no probative value as regards a rape," Thomas added. "If an indictment were issued on a finding like that, it would be a sad day for the criminal justice system."
"What does it prove?" asked lawyer James D. "Butch" Williams, who represents another un-indicted lacrosse player. "It proves absolutely nothing. There are so many different scenarios about how that DNA could have come to be there."
Attorney Bob Ekstrand, representing 32 unindicted lacrosse players, agreed Thursday that it would be best to wait for a final DNA report.
"These kinds of things, you just have to see the written report," he said. "It's all speculation right now."
Well, we know he lives at 610 N. Buchanan. Here's the link that gave the BAD information:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/5673991p-5087932c.html Sorry for the confusion
Here's the clickable link to the BAD INFO:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/5673991p-5087932c.html
Lol. I have always thought that whatever kind of fake nails one wears, during a scuffle they all would pop off. It would be a surprise and/or something to talk about if they did not pop, break off.
For the amount of reported time that the complaining witness was inside the Buchanon residence I don't see where, how the cw had time to attempt to glue on fake nails.
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