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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.
Or like an expensive one, even. :o)
As reported Thursday, the results show a partial DNA match with one of the lacrosse players who has not yet been charged.
The private lab tested finger nails, hair samples and other pieces of possible evidence. The report has scientific data, which defense attorneys began reading Friday afternoon to determine if there are any other matches involving the alleged rape of an exotic dancer at a lacrosse party. Defense attorneys said the first round of DNA results did not show a match.
ick....ickkkkk....these women on Abrams are getting soooo excited at the thought of a rape!
Yale is an idiot for being there....just let them peck at each other...
NOW we have DNA! I have no idea who that Leslie character is but she went over the side of the boat with the AV too--I really don't understand. Does she really think DNA from a sticky fingernail means rape?
Best guess....We're going to need a DNA expert at FR....and look into why this lab was selected among the many, who works (funds) the lab. My guess is that they have run out of material for further testing.
This 3rd kid is the one who made her perform oral sex on her I believe. Condoms are one thing but don't tell me there wasn't a hair of his on her!! Were her false teeth in the basket, too because she apparently never thought of biting!!
Beats me! I've about come to the conclusion that those 2 hens and NG and Wendy Murphy have never actually had sex! Perhaps a sex ed class and an anatomy course would help explain a few things....
Did he ever locate the elusive shoe?
I think, according to the lineup trancript it was Reade S who forced the oral (and I agree--unless there was a gun to my head, I would think of biting before clawing). Incidently, the new word out is that RS got a quickie and left! Mind boggling.
Why wouldn't he accept a faxed copy of the result? Is it unusual for the DA to personally pick up these results?
How did the samples get to Burlington?
I just read all about tpartcial profiles and how faulty they are for a criminal case, too easy for a mistake to be used to try and convict someone.
Guess Nifong does not give a damn.
Look...I'm not saying things don't happen but if you've just been raped....you don't walk out on the porch and smile for the camera. You're crying. Your hair is messed up. Your makeup is smeared AND YOUR FRIEND takes you directly to a hospital or police station...not a mall. And your FIRST complaint is rape....not an afterthought.
Let's see what the results say and then I'll tell you how much.....oops I mean why he wanted them personally. Is the DA himself the proper chain of command with these samples??
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May 11, 2006 Urban League, (919)834-7252
**NEWS RELEASE**
Raleigh, NC - Keith Sutton, president/CEO of the Triangle Urban League; Dr.
William J. Barber II, president of the NC Conference of NAACP Branches, and
other concerned leaders will proudly unveil a special Mother's Day "Our
Hearts" community-based project Friday as a gesture of support for the
embattled alleged survivor in the Duke lacrosse case.
There has been growing concern that the immense negative portrayal of this
woman by defense attorneys, the media and on the Internet is an orchestrated
attempt to cast her as not worthy of justice, and deny her her day in court.
Her name, address and picture have been widely circulated online, along with
every measure of vilification imagined. The "Our Hearts" effort is mounted
not only to remind the public, despite the negative press, that besides being
an accomplished college student and US Navy veteran, the survivor is also the
mother of two children who was struggling to make it for her family. She
deserves more respect. This project ( www.ourheartsworld.com)
makes no mention of Duke University, its lacrosse team, or any of the
indictments. It makes no judgment of the guilt or innocence of anyone
involved. But it is designed to offer expressions of community support and
caring to the alleged survivor, who has undergone unprecedented, and some say
unjust scrutiny, long before any evidence is heard in court.
The press conference is scheduled for Friday, May 12, 2006, at 11 a.m . at Triangle
Urban League headquarters, 150 Fayetteville Street Mall (Wachovia Capital Centre),
Suite 220.
The Triangle Urban League (TUL), headquartered in Raleigh, NC and representing
Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill was established in 2000 as a proud affiliate of the
National Urban League, one of America's most historic organizations. With that
charter is the mission of empowering African Americans to enter the economic and
social mainstream Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest
civil rights organization, with members all over the world.
Can you believe Leslie Crocker Synder is a former justice of the New York State Supreme Court?
http://www.snyderfornewyork.org/
I mailed him one but it wasn't his size. Besides it's not Memorial Day yet and he couldn't wear it anyway. :)
http://newsbusters.org/node/5346
Chicago Trib's Duke lacrosse DNA story bias
Posted by John Matthews on May 12, 2006 - 17:37.
Oh, to be a fly on a wall....
Yeah, it was RS while making several phone calls and waiting for the cabbie.
"accomplished college student"
Well she did get that "A" in a "difficult course" at NCCU. Hasn't graduated by age 27 though.
"US Navy veteran"
With a General Discharge coincident with becoming pregnant by a man not her husband.
"survivor"
I don't think they're talking about the sinking of the Titanic. Implies she was raped despite their protestations later about guilt and innocence.
"mother of two children"
Even a junkyard dog can have a litter. She certainly wasn't home taking care of them on the night in question.
"struggling to make it for her family"
By stripping and who knows what else while working for an escort service. Sounds like a great way to accidentally add to her family.
"no judgment of the guilt or innocence of anyone involved."
Except for the fact that she's a "survivor" as noted above.
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