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DA: Alleged Duke Rape Took 5-10 Minutes
AP ^ | September 22, 2006 | AARON BEARD

Posted on 09/22/2006 1:20:40 PM PDT by Howlin

Three Duke lacrosse players took five to 10 minutes to sexually assault a woman hired to perform as a stripper at a team party, and not the 30 minutes she originally described to investigators, a prosecutor said Friday. "When something happens to you that is really awful, it can seem like it takes place longer than it actually takes," District Attorney Mike Nifong said.

Nifong's comments came as Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III denied a defense request that prosecutors provide a detailed accounting of the alleged assault, including the exact time, place and type of sexual act the accuser said each defendant committed.

A grand jury has indicted three lacrosse players _ Reade Seligmann, 20; Collin Finnerty, 19; and David Evans, 23 _ on charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual offense. The accuser, a student at nearby North Carolina Central University, told police she was raped in a bathroom by three men at a March 13 off-campus party. Defense attorneys have strongly proclaimed the players' innocence.

Kirk Osborn, who represents Seligmann, said the defense needed the "bill of particulars" because the accuser has told several different versions of the alleged assault, and his client has a right to know which version prosecutors will present at trial. In search and arrest warrants issued early in the investigation, police stated the accuser told investigators she was assaulted for 30 minutes.

Nifong said he is not required to state the exact time of the alleged attack, but offered that authorities believe it took place between 11:30 p.m. on March 13, when the accuser arrived at the party, and 12:55 a.m. on March 14, when police arrived and found no one at the house.

Friday's hearing was the first since Smith was appointed to take over the case, and it was scheduled to continue Friday afternoon.

Before the hearing began, Nifong gave defense lawyers 615 pages of evidence, a compact disc and a cassette tape. He said it included much of what was requested by defense lawyers, who had asked for handwritten notes from police officers involved with the case, reports outlining procedures used at the labs that tested the DNA of the players and notes from a mental health facility where police took the accuser after the party.


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To: abb
Another outstanding piece from Liestoppers:

http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2006/09/reinventing-theory-of-hoax.html

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Reinventing The Theory of the Hoax

For quite some time, we have believed that the keys to understanding and exposing the Hoax would be found in the words of interim District Attorney Mike Nifong. Unlike many of the other less practiced actors in this absurd performance, he deceives with a verbal precision that has allowed him to hijack this Hoax for his own benefit. With this in mind we have compiled, catalogued, inspected, analyzed and mocked many of the public statements he has made throughout his persecution of the innocent Duke Three.

[end excerpt]

301 posted on 09/27/2006 10:39:36 AM PDT by Ken H
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To: Sue Perkick
The crime would not be Crystal taking money and running. The crime would be people who paid her off. That's why I stated right way that Jakki's claim that somebody tried to pay Crystal off-was bogus. It would be a crime to pay her off.
Nifong wouldn't go after her, he would go after whoever offered her the money. You can not make a criminal case go away by paying money.
302 posted on 09/27/2006 2:29:03 PM PDT by jennyd
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To: Ken H
In response to Nifong's latest bizarre smarta$$ remark in court to Mr. Osborn “Out of his client’s whole life, we have given him an hour and a half that he has to account for.”

I felt it my civic obligation to provide a copy here for Nifong's perusal of a timeline I've cobbled together from various blogs, notes, posts, court documents, etc.. If he can find even 5 minutes available for RS to be alone with the AV then he truely is, in the Clinton category for spin...

Feel free to make additions and clarifications where needed..

Date From To Event Source
13-Mar 2:00 PM 5 men drinking beer in back yard of 610 Buchanan Bissey affidavit
13-Mar 4:00 PM several men drinking in back yard of 610 Buchanan Bissey affidavit
13-Mar 8:30 PM Allure calls CGM to report to 610 Buchanan
13-Mar 11:00 PM Kim says she arrived at 610 Buchanan Kim's statement
13-Mar 11:02 PM Men sitting around house with plastic cups Photo
13-Mar 11:08 PM Men cheering and posing for camera Photo
13-Mar 11:09 PM Closeup of men posing (RS pic) Photo
13-Mar 11:11 PM 11:39 PM according to Brian two of the calls told her to hurry up and get there N&O May Interview
13-Mar 11:11 PM AV receives call while in car with Brian Taylor N&O: phonebill
13-Mar 11:22 PM AV receives call while in car with Brian Taylor N&O: phonebill
13-Mar 11:25 PM 11:32 PM AV calls daddy for directions - 7 minutes call N&O: phonebill
13-Mar 11:30 PM Several men gathered near back door of 610 Buchanan Bissey affidavit
13-Mar 11:30 PM AV arrives Police Statement
13-Mar 11:30 PM Kim says AV arrives about 11:30 Kim's statement
13-Mar 11:33 PM AV receives call while in car with Brian Taylor N&O: phonebill
13-Mar 11:36 PM 11:39 PM AV receives call while in car with Brian Taylor - lasted 3 minutes N&O: phonebill
13-Mar 11:50 PM 12:00 AM Kim coaches / convinces AV of techniques to use during dance Bissey affidavit
13-Mar 11:50 PM 12:00 AM Kim & AV have a normal conversation Vainty Fair
13-Mar 11:50 PM 12:00 AM Kim says she's new to dancing and the AV says she's more experienced Vainty Fair
13-Mar 11:50 PM 12:00 AM Acccording to Kim the AV talks about her kids Vainty Fair
13-Mar 11:50 PM Two women walk to 610 backyard, greeted by man Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:00 AM Bissey sees 2 women go into 610 house - he looked at his watch Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:00 AM Dancer (AV) face down on floor wearing lingerie - Kim stands over her Photo
14-Mar 12:00 AM Both strippers dancing together Photo
14-Mar 12:00 AM Both strippers dancing together AV w/o shoe in background (watch pic) Photo
14-Mar 12:00 AM Both strippers dancing seen by approx 15 men on couches Photo
14-Mar 12:02 AM AV on top of Kim, missing right thumb and pinky nails, all smiling Photo
14-Mar 12:02 AM Some male passed out in chair Photo
14-Mar 12:03 AM Kim is pointing at guys - slaps one for making broom remark Ekstrand - Newsweek
14-Mar 12:03 AM Kim yells at boys and says the show is over Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:03 AM Dancers by the door appear to be leaving, men sitting - AV missing shoe Photo
14-Mar 12:04 AM 12:20 AM Players say both went to BR Ekstrand - Newsweek
14-Mar 12:04 AM 12:20 AM Players get nervous about the 2 in the BR - put money under door for them to leave Ekstrand - Newsweek
14-Mar 12:04 AM 12:20 AM Kim and AV go to the BR together - AV is irate and yelling Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:04 AM 12:20 AM Kim says the AV wants to stay to make more money Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:05 AM 12:20 AM Bissy takes a shower Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:05 AM 12:06 AM RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:06 AM 12:07 AM RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:07 AM 12:07 AM RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:09 AM 12:09 AM RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:09 AM 12:10 AM RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:10 AM 12:10 AM RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:10 AM Male passed out on floor, pants slightly pulled down Photo
14-Mar 12:12 AM 12:12 AM RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:13 AM 12:14 AM RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:14 AM 12:19 AM Elmostafa takes call from RS and immediately drives to 610 Buchanan Elmostafa Phone bill
14-Mar 12:14 AM 12:15 AM RS calls ON TIME taxi RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:16 AM 12:16 AM RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:17 AM 12:19 AM Robert Wellington leaves house and sees RS already outside RW affidavit
14-Mar 12:17 AM 12:19 AM RW says he left shortly after the dancers left the LR RW affidavit
14-Mar 12:17 AM 12:19 AM RW says they both were obviously impared RW affidavit
14-Mar 12:17 AM 12:19 AM RW walks with RS to Watts and Urban to wait for taxi RW affidavit
14-Mar 12:19 AM 12:22 AM Elmostafa picks up RS and RW and takes them directly to Wachovia Bank ATM Elmostafa affidavit
14-Mar 12:19 AM 12:22 AM Elmostafa says the drive takes about 3 minutes Elmostafa affidavit
14-Mar 12:20 AM 12:30 AM Bissey says 2 women enter the car after about 20 minutes
14-Mar 12:20 AM 12:30 AM Bissey hears someone say "I want my money back" Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:20 AM 12:30 AM Two men discussing money in alley by 610.. One says "it's only $100" Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:20 AM 12:30 AM Man leans into car window of car in front of 610 Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:20 AM 12:30 AM Bissey hears heated dialog from boys outside - hears someone say "let's go guys" Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:20 AM 12:30 AM Kim says she changed clothes in the car Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:20 AM Kim says she left the BR and goes to her car alone in dance outfit Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:20 AM AV goes back inside to get her purse Ekstrand - Newsweek
14-Mar 12:20 AM 12:21 AM RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:21 AM 12:22 AM RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:22 AM 12:22 AM RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:23 AM 12:25 AM Elmostafa says they were at the bank for 1 to 2 minutes Elmostafa affidavit
14-Mar 12:23 AM 12:23 AM RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:24 AM 12:24 AM RS is photographed at Wachovia Bank ATM Wackovia ATM photos
14-Mar 12:25 AM Kims says the AV wasn't out of her sight for more than 5 minutes - AV goes to car
14-Mar 12:25 AM 12:25 AM RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
14-Mar 12:26 AM 12:27 AM AV calls Centerfold N&O: phonebill
14-Mar 12:26 AM 12:31 AM Elmostafa says he takes RS and RW to Cook Out drive through for $18 burgers
14-Mar 12:26 AM 12:32 AM Elmostafa drives RS and RW to Cook Out - takes about 6 minutes Elmostafa affidavit
14-Mar 12:30 AM Bissey says both women went back into the house for the shoe Bissey interview
14-Mar 12:30 AM Bissey says agitated by not hysterical AV returns to house to get her shoe Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:30 AM AV on back porch missing shoe (standing by door pic) Photo
14-Mar 12:30 AM AV on back porch missing shoe (looking in bag pic) Photo
14-Mar 12:33 AM 12:37 AM Elmostafa says they were at Cook Out for about 5 minutes Elmostafa affidavit
14-Mar 12:34 AM AV on back porch appears to be smiling Photo
14-Mar 12:35 AM Kim says the boys want her to come get the AV who is lying in the backyard Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:35 AM Kim tells the boys if they get the AV to her car she will get her out of their hair Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:37 AM AV lying on back porch injuries to foot and butt.. Pink on railing Photo
14-Mar 12:38 AM 12:45 AM Elmostafa drives RS and RW to Edens dorms - we arrived about 12:45 Elmostafa affidavit
14-Mar 12:38 AM AV lying on back porch. Tan object in background Photo
14-Mar 12:38 AM AV lying on the ground - pink splotches on the hand rail Photo
14-Mar 12:41 AM AV is seen being helped into black honda accord (open car door pic) Photo
14-Mar 12:42 AM 12:50 AM Kim asks AV is she has her money and AV says yes Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:42 AM 12:50 AM Kim says she doesn't believe the AV has her money Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:42 AM 12:50 AM Kim locks the AV and her purse etc in her car and returns to the house Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:42 AM 12:50 AM Kim goes back into the house to the BR to look for the AV's stuff Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:42 AM 12:50 AM Kim is led through the house by DF and she doesn't find any of the AV's stuff Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:45 AM 1:00 AM Car which previously contained at least one of the women speeds away Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:45 AM 1:00 AM Man across the street from house yells "thank your grandpa" Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:45 AM 1:00 AM Several men leave the house.. One says "Guys let's go" several times Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:45 AM 1:00 AM Bissey tells cops that everyone walked eastward then goes to bed Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:45 AM 1:00 AM Bissey says everyone is gone and all is quiet Bissey affidavit
14-Mar 12:45 AM Elmostafa drops off RS and RW at Duke's west campus Elmostafa affidavit
14-Mar 12:46 AM RS swipes card key to enter eden quad dormatory Duke Card Key report
14-Mar 12:47 AM Elmostafa gets another call for a fare at 610 Buchanan Elmostafa statement
14-Mar 12:50 AM Elmostafa picks up 4 from 610 hears one say they're only strippers Elmostafa statement
14-Mar 12:50 AM Kim says she returns to the car and hears the players yell nigger at her Kim's statement
14-Mar 12:50 AM Elmostafa arrives back at 610, sees woman walking from the back of the house Elmostafa statement
14-Mar 12:50 AM Elmostafa sees Kim walking through a crowd yelling at each other Elmostafa statement
14-Mar 12:53 AM Kim calls to 911 to report racial bad words Kim's 911 call
14-Mar 12:55 AM Durham police arrive DPD Radio
14-Mar 12:58 AM I'm in the alley DPD Radio
14-Mar 12:58 AM I'm standing right here on the sidewalk DPD Radio
14-Mar 12:58 AM but these kids, they've already left DPD Radio
14-Mar 12:58 AM send 2 other units out, we'll do a knock and talk, see if anybody's home DPD Radio
14-Mar 12:58 AM but there's nobody here, they've all already left DPD Radio
14-Mar 1:20 AM Kroger security guard calls about AV not getting out of Kim's car Kroger 911 call
14-Mar 1:33 AM She's breathing and appears to be fine… passed out drunk DPD Radio
14-Mar 2:12 AM ride by there and check on them young uns DPD Radio
14-Mar 2:37 AM on the way to Duke now… they're going to get a SANE nurse DPD Radio
14-Mar 2:39 AM the one we talked to at Kroger's knew her DPD Radio
DUPD Day's report

303 posted on 09/27/2006 2:56:56 PM PDT by darbymcgill
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To: jennyd

That's true. Jim Bakker tried & failed. :)


304 posted on 09/27/2006 3:05:12 PM PDT by Sue Perkick (The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment..John MacArthur)
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To: darbymcgill

Great work on that timeline!
Thanx!

Worth keeping and posting around. . .


305 posted on 09/27/2006 3:25:34 PM PDT by CondorFlight
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To: CondorFlight; All
Thx... my formatting sux... I'll get a better one soon...

Sorry all...

306 posted on 09/27/2006 3:28:17 PM PDT by darbymcgill
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To: All

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=4604761
Police: Gang Threats Postpone Murder Trial


307 posted on 09/27/2006 4:29:34 PM PDT by abb (The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
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To: abb

http://www.wral.com/news/9948526/detail.html
Survey: Lacrosse Case Has Minimal Impact On Duke's Image


308 posted on 09/27/2006 4:34:02 PM PDT by abb (The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
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To: darbymcgill

Don't be sorry that was a very good post.


309 posted on 09/27/2006 5:10:58 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: darbymcgill

Thanks! That's the most complete I've seen.


310 posted on 09/27/2006 7:16:47 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: Ken H
Here's a more readable copy... I'll keep it updated on my FR home page...

DATE FROM TO EVENT SOURCE
        Chris Day
Mar-13 14:00:00   5 men drinking beer in back yard of 610 Buchanan Bissey
Mar-13 16:00:00   several men drinking in back yard of 610 Buchanan Bissey
Mar-13 20:30:00   Allure calls CGM to report to 610 Buchanan Photo
Mar-13 23:00:00   Kim says she arrived at 610 Buchanan Kim
Mar-13 23:02:36   Men sitting around house with plastic cups Photo
Mar-13 23:08:08   Men cheering and posing for camera Photo
Mar-13 23:09:25   Closeup of men posing (RS pic) Photo
Mar-13 23:11:00   AV receives call while in car with Brian Taylor AV Phone bill
Mar-13 23:11:00 23:39:00 according to Brian two of the calls told her to hurry up and get there Brian Taylor
Mar-13 23:22:00   AV receives call while in car with Brian Taylor AV Phone bill
Mar-13 23:25:00   AV calls daddy for directions - 7 minutes call AV Phone bill
Mar-13 23:30:00   AV arrives AV
Mar-13 23:30:00   Several men gathered near back door of 610 Buchanan Bissey
Mar-13 23:30:00   Kim says AV arrives about 11:30 Kim
Mar-13 23:33:00   AV receives call while in car with Brian Taylor AV Phone bill
Mar-13 23:36:00   AV receives call while in car with Brian Taylor - lasted 3 minutes AV Phone bill
Mar-13 23:50:00   Kim coaches / convinces AV of techniques to use during dance Bissey
Mar-13 23:50:00   Two women walk to 610 backyard, greeted by man Bissey
Mar-13 23:50:00 00:00:00 Kim & AV have a normal conversation Kim VF
Mar-13 23:50:00 00:00:00 Kim says she's new to dancing and the AV says she's more experienced Kim VF
Mar-13 23:50:00 00:00:00 Acccording to Kim the AV talks about her kids Kim VF
Mar-14 00:00:00   Bissey sees 2 women go into 610 house - he looked at his watch Bissey
Mar-14 00:00:12   Dancer (AV) face down on floor wearing lingerie - Kim stands over her Photo
Mar-14 00:00:21   Both strippers dancing together Photo
Mar-14 00:00:29   Both strippers dancing together AV w/o shoe in background (watch pic) Photo
Mar-14 00:00:40   Both strippers dancing seen by approx 15 men on couches Photo
Mar-14 00:02:16   AV on top of Kim, missing right thumb and pinky nails, all smiling Photo
Mar-14 00:02:46   Some male passed out in chair Photo
Mar-14 00:03:00   Kim is pointing at guys - slaps one for making broom remark Ekstrand
Mar-14 00:03:00   Kim yells at boys and says the show is over Kim
Mar-14 00:03:57   Dancers by the door appear to be leaving, men sitting - AV missing shoe Photo
Mar-14 00:04:00 00:20:00 Players say both went to BR Ekstrand
Mar-14 00:04:00 00:20:00 Players get nervous about the 2 in the BR - put money under door Ekstrand
Mar-14 00:04:00 00:20:00 Kim and AV go to the BR together - AV is irate and yelling Kim
Mar-14 00:04:00 00:20:00 Kim says the AV wants to stay to make more money Kim
Mar-14 00:05:00   Bissy takes a shower Bissey
Mar-14 00:05:49 00:06:21 RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:06:24 00:07:57 RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:07:03 00:07:39 RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:09:14 00:09:37 RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:09:57 00:10:10 RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:10:14 00:10:40 RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:10:39   Male passed out on floor, pants slightly pulled down Photo
Mar-14 00:12:16 00:12:36 RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:13:33 00:14:06 RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:14:00   Elmostafa takes call from RS and immediately drives to 610 Buchanan AV Phone bill
Mar-14 00:14:46 00:15:44 RS calls ON TIME taxi RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:16:03 00:16:14 RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:17:00 00:19:00 Robert Wellington leaves house and sees RS already outside Robert
Mar-14 00:17:00 00:19:00 RW says he left shortly after the dancers left the LR Robert
Mar-14 00:17:00 00:19:00 RW says they both were obviously impared Robert
Mar-14 00:17:00 00:19:00 RW walks with RS to Watts and Urban to wait for taxi Robert
Mar-14 00:19:00 00:22:00 Elmostafa picks up RS and RW and takes them to Wachovia Bank ATM Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:19:00 00:22:00 Elmostafa says the drive takes about 3 minutes Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:20:00   Bissey hears someone say "I want my money back" Bissey
Mar-14 00:20:00   Two men discussing money in alley by 610.. One says "it's only $100" Bissey
Mar-14 00:20:00   AV goes back inside to get her purse Ekstrand
Mar-14 00:20:00   Kim says she left the BR and goes to her car alone in dance outfit Kim
Mar-14 00:20:00 00:30:00 Man leans into car window of car in front of 610 Bissey
Mar-14 00:20:00 00:30:00 Bissey hears heated dialog from outside - hears someone say "let's go guys" Bissey
Mar-14 00:20:00 00:30:00 Bissey says 2 women enter the car after about 20 minutes Bissey N&O
Mar-14 00:20:00 00:30:00 Kim says she changed clothes in the car Kim
Mar-14 00:20:50 00:21:02 RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:21:44 00:22:16 RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:22:24 00:22:58 RS calls a Cranford NJ cell phone RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:23:00 00:25:00 Elmostafa says they were at the bank for 1 to 2 minutes Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:23:10 00:23:32 RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:24:12 00:24:23 RS is photographed at Wachovia Bank ATM Wackovia
Mar-14 00:25:00   Kims says she was with the AV the whole time except for less than 5 minutes Hinman
Mar-14 00:25:08 00:25:44 RS makes cell call to GF RS Phone bill
Mar-14 00:26:00   AV calls Centerfold AV Phone bill
Mar-14 00:26:00 00:31:00 Elmostafa says he takes RS and RW to Cook Out for $18 burgers Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:26:00 00:32:00 Elmostafa drives RS and RW to Cook Out - takes about 6 minutes Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:30:00   Bissey says agitated by not hysterical AV returns to house to get her shoe Bissey
Mar-14 00:30:00   Bissey says both women went back into the house for the shoe Bissey N&O
Mar-14 00:30:12   AV on back porch missing shoe (standing by door pic) Photo
Mar-14 00:30:34   AV on back porch missing shoe (looking in bag pic) Photo
Mar-14 00:33:00 00:37:00 Elmostafa says they were at Cook Out for about 5 minutes Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:34:47   AV on back porch appears to be smiling Photo
Mar-14 00:35:00   Kim says the boys want her to come get the AV who is lying in the backyard Kim
Mar-14 00:35:00   Kim tells the boys she will get the AV out of their hair Kim
Mar-14 00:37:58   AV lying on back porch injuries to foot and butt.. Pink on railing Photo
Mar-14 00:38:00 00:45:00 Elmostafa drives RS and RW to Edens dorms - we arrived about 12:45 Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:38:07   AV lying on back porch. Tan object in background Photo
Mar-14 00:38:18   AV lying on the ground - pink splotches on the hand rail Photo
Mar-14 00:41:32   AV is seen being helped into black honda accord (open car door pic) Photo
Mar-14 00:42:00 00:50:00 Kim asks AV is she has her money and AV says yes Kim
Mar-14 00:42:00 00:50:00 Kim says she doesn't believe the AV has her money Kim
Mar-14 00:42:00 00:50:00 Kim locks the AV and her purse etc in her car and returns to the house Kim
Mar-14 00:42:00 00:50:00 Kim goes back into the house to the BR to look for the AV's stuff Kim
Mar-14 00:42:00 00:50:00 Kim is led through the house by DF and she doesn't find any of the AV's stuff Kim
Mar-14 00:45:00   Elmostafa drops off RS and RW at Duke's west campus Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:45:00 01:00:00 Car which previously contained at least one of the women speeds away Bissey
Mar-14 00:45:00 01:00:00 Man across the street from house yells "thank your grandpa" Bissey
Mar-14 00:45:00 01:00:00 Several men leave the house.. One says "Guys let's go" several times Bissey
Mar-14 00:45:00 01:00:00 Bissey tells cops that everyone walked eastward then goes to bed Bissey
Mar-14 00:45:00 01:00:00 Bissey says everyone is gone and all is quiet Bissey
Mar-14 00:46:00   RS swipes card key to enter eden quad dormatory Duke
Mar-14 00:47:00   Elmostafa gets another call for a fare at 610 Buchanan Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:50:00   Elmostafa picks up 4 from 610 hears one say they're only strippers Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:50:00   Elmostafa arrives again, sees woman walking from the back of the house Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:50:00   Elmostafa sees Kim walking through a crowd yelling at each other Elmostafa
Mar-14 00:50:00   Kim says she returns to the car and hears the players yell nigger at her Kim
Mar-14 00:53:00   Kim calls to 911 to report racial bad words Kim 911
Mar-14 00:55:00   Durham police arrive DPD
Mar-14 00:58:10   I'm in the alley DPD
Mar-14 00:58:19   I'm standing right here on the sidewalk DPD
Mar-14 00:58:28   but these kids, they've already left DPD
Mar-14 00:58:42   send 2 other units out, we'll do a knock and talk, see if anybody's home DPD
Mar-14 00:58:43   but there's nobody here, they've all already left DPD
Mar-14 01:20:00   Kroger security guard calls about AV not getting out of Kim's car Kroger 911
Mar-14 01:33:55   She's breathing and appears to be fine… passed out drunk DPD
Mar-14 02:12:08   ride by there and check on them young uns DPD
Mar-14 02:37:07   on the way to Duke now… they're going to get a SANE nurse DPD
Mar-14 02:39:03   the one we talked to at Kroger's knew her DPD

311 posted on 09/28/2006 12:09:37 AM PDT by darbymcgill
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To: All

The latest in the Kingdom of Durham County where the rule of law is whatever they say it is...

http://www.newsobserver.com/145/story/491516.html
Boy says he was mistreated by officers
Internal inquiry starts in Durham

Matt Dees, Staff Writer
DURHAM - Police have launched an internal investigation into allegations that a 13-year-old boy was wrestled to the ground, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed Monday, though he had done nothing wrong.

Delquan Pilgrim was walking to a convenience store on Enterprise Street about 4:30 p.m. when officers stopped him, his father, Eppert Lowery, said the boy told him.

The officers pushed Delquan to the ground and used pepper spray on him, Lowery said his son recalled.

"They just said he looked suspicious," Lowery said. "Ninety-five percent of the people in the neighborhood look suspicious."

Delquan wasn't charged with any crime. The officers took him to Duke Hospital for treatment of cuts and other minor injuries, where he was left for several hours without his parents being contacted, Lowery said.

Lowery said he spent years as a juvenile corrections officer, and he said there are techniques for restraining youngsters.

Those techniques don't include choke holds and other rough treatment that the boy said he received, Lowery said.

"I mean, he's a little bony-rony thing," Lowery said. "They just went a little bit too far."

Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said no one has been taken off duty while the incident is investigated.

She said that Deputy Chief Ron Hodge has contacted Delquan's father. She said she couldn't comment about specifics while the inquiry was under way.

Lowery said that Hodge apologized. But Lowery said that needs to come from the officer who allegedly assaulted his son.

"No one's really given us a sincere apology," Lowery said.

The Rev. Melvin Whitley, a community activist who was contacted about the case, said police have told him they can't confront drug dealers without probable cause.

"I can't get them to stop people who are selling drugs on my street corners," Whitley said. "But they're stopping this child, 13 years old, 125 pounds. And that's with all his clothes on."

It's the latest racially tinged incident raising questions about Durham police conduct.

Gary P. Lee, 38, and Scott C. Tanner, 33, were fired from the force recently for their alleged role in a fight outside a Raleigh sports bar. The black victim alleges the white off-duty officers used racial slurs against him, though a police investigation couldn't confirm that.

Whitley noted the officers who who allegedly assaulted Delquan are white. Delquan is black.

"If the officers were green, I'd feel the same way," Whitley said. "I ain't got a clue why the police officer chose to stop this one little child."
Staff writer Matt Dees can be reached at 956-2433 or matt.dees@newsobserver.com.

Police turn to psychic for help

By BriAnne Dopart, The Herald-Sun
September 27, 2006 10:54 pm

DURHAM -- After exhausting all leads in the murder case of Janet Abaroa, Durham police homicide investigators are turning to a famed psychic for help.

Lead homicide investigator Jack Cates confirmed Wednesday that investigator S.W. Vaughan has begun using a psychic to assist in developing leads in the 17-month-old probe into the stabbing death of the 25-year-old wife and mother.

Raven Abaroa reported discovering his wife's body in the couple's Ferrand Drive home on April 26, 2005. The murder weapon was never recovered, and while police would not say if there were signs of forced entry into the home, they said they believed the murder "was not a random act."

Cates would not confirm the identity of the psychic, but a source with knowledge of the case told The Herald-Sun that high-profile psychic Laurie McQuary of Lake Oswego, Ore.-based Management by Intuition, had stepped in to help develop leads.

The Herald-Sun was unable to reach McQuary for comment Wednesday.

McQuary, who has appeared on the Court TV show "Psychic Detectives" and been featured on CNN's "Larry King Live," has worked with law enforcement since 1985, according to her Web site. She has aided in investigations ranging from missing persons to homicides. She is married to a former Oregon homicide detective whom she met while working on a case.

That story is the subject of a book and a documentary that has aired on the Lifetime cable channel.

Janet Abaroa's sister, Dena Kendall, said the family has long been encouraging homicide investigators to use a psychic in hopes that investigators might uncover evidence that will lead to an arrest.

"We'll do anything we can to help solve the case," Kendall said. "We'll do whatever it takes."

Chief Steve Chalmers said he wasn't aware Vaughan had begun using the help of a psychic in the Abaroa murder investigation but said that it didn't surprise him.

He has encouraged all of his investigators to "get creative and think outside the box," he said.

"We're going to use every tool available to us to substantiate evidence," he added. "There are people who believe in it and people who don't. But we have a responsibility to gather any evidence we can. It's our responsibility to seek out those individuals who can help us regardless of any cynicism."

The Herald-Sun could not confirm if McQuary was being paid by anyone for her services. The city's Finance Department reported that no checks had been issued to anyone by her name.

Although instances are few and far between, the Abaroa case is not the first time Durham law enforcement has been assisted by a psychic, according to Capt. Paul Martin of the Sheriff's Office.

Martin, a former captain with the Durham Police Department, recalled Sheriff's Office investigators using the assistance of psychic Dorothy Allison in the search for the body of 13-year-old Darlene Tilley in the fall of 1980.

"It's something that has been done around the country for a while now ... the success rate I don't know," Martin said.

"I would do anything to clear a difficult case," he added.

Durham resident Gerald Endress said he wasn't surprised to learn that police had enlisted McQuary's assistance, especially since the idea of involving psychics in investigations has been so popularized on television. If all other leads have been exhausted, Endress said, using a psychic might be a good idea.

Resident Kathy Fitts agreed, but said she hoped tax dollars aren't being used to foot the bill.

"You expect your tax dollars to be going to city improvements ... not toward things you would hope the police department would be able to do on their own," she said.

URL for this article: http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-773718.html

A troubling look at gang violence

The Herald-Sun
September 27, 2006 4:14 pm
If anyone needs a reminder that violent gangs continue to plague Durham, look no further than Wednesday's Herald-Sun. In that edition, two articles by John Stevenson describe the impact of gangs on two cases now in court.

In one, Breon Jerrard Beatty, 17, is charged with killing Anontio Demetrius Dent, also 17, in a parking lot off North Roxboro Road last year. The details of who shot whom aren't in dispute. Instead, the case hinges around whether Beatty, as his defense lawyer argues, was acting in self-defense when he shot Dent four times. Evidence indicates the shooting may have been a dispute over the turf of the Bloods, a violent street gang.

In this case, the culture of gangs and guns stretches the definition of self-defense to the breaking point. Think of a Wild West culture in which two heavily armed men face off on either side of a public street. They have both threatened each other's lives in the past, and they both have murder on their minds. When the bullets start flying, can either one, or both, claim self-defense?

It's a far different situation than one in which an innocent person, minding his or her own business, is suddenly forced into desperate self-defense.

The second trial is that of Calvin Nicholson, accused of fatally shooting Todd Antonio Douglas on Bacon Street. Nicholson reportedly told police that he shot Douglas as a gang initiation that he later regretted.

In the trial, five prosecution witnesses have told Judge Robert Hobgood they would refuse to testify against Nicholson. Prosecutor Tracey Cline said some of them had been threatened. The situation was difficult for the veteran prosecutor and the judge.

Cline admitted to being "at a loss" about how to proceed. Judge Hobgood said an investigation should be held into who is intimidating witnesses. We agree. Those who terrorize witnesses mock the notions of justice and fair trial. They need to be brought to justice themselves.

Durham city and county recently joined to spend $60,000 to have a study on Durham gangs conducted. While we don't hold out hope for any major revelations, we hope the study will provide some useful data about the extent of gangs in Durham, and will help us qualify for further funding.

But we don't need a study to tell us whether gangs in Durham are a problem. That, we know already.

URL for this article: http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/hsedits/56-773576.html


312 posted on 09/28/2006 2:35:02 AM PDT by abb (The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
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To: abb

Tennessee ousts rotten DA --

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/state/article/0,1406,KNS_348_5020204,00.html

NASHVILLE — The state Supreme Court temporarily suspended a district attorney general from practicing law in an order released Monday while an investigation of professional misconduct continues...

He is under investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for allegedly writing letters to an inmate without the knowledge of his attorney and discussing the man’s guilty plea.

(snip)

The court concluded that Gibson "poses a substantial threat of irreparable harm to the public."


313 posted on 09/28/2006 5:10:16 AM PDT by CondorFlight
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To: CondorFlight

How Duke finally got to commemorate 9/11

(shows the mind-set of the faculty...)

"Remembering 9/11 (Stephen Miller Discusses How Duke U's 9/11 Memorial Resistance Was Broken Alert)"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=durham

Perhaps my desire to have “a 2,997 flag display to memorialize everyone whose life was taken that day,” and “the purchasing of flag pins which we will encourage people to wear so that we as a campus can come together to show our support for our nation which suffered so much pain and loss in that attack 5 years ago,” clashed too strongly with their worldviews.

Consider part of the response I received from the new head of the political science department: “I personally do not think that your approach is appropriate because it depersonalizes the tragedy by converting it into an American issue.”


314 posted on 09/28/2006 5:40:38 AM PDT by CondorFlight
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To: darbymcgill
Great work Ken. Hope you don't mind that I've permalinked this to the Mess. If you do object for any reason, just let me know and I'll remove it asap.
315 posted on 09/28/2006 7:07:55 AM PDT by NDLax84
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To: All

http://wilmingtonjournal.blackpressusa.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=72830&sID=4

Cash is back on the case.


316 posted on 09/28/2006 11:58:34 AM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: All

http://wilmingtonjournal.blackpressusa.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=72830&sID=4
DUKE CASE: IS CHANGE OF VENUE POSSIBLE?, WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 4, 2006
by CASH MICHAELS


317 posted on 09/28/2006 12:05:48 PM PDT by abb (The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
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To: abb

There's an echo in here. :-)


318 posted on 09/28/2006 12:34:15 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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To: jennyd

It depends on the state. If a victim won't testify because s/he agreed not to in exchange for a money settlement, there's not a whole lot the DA can do about it in some states. That's what happened in CA in the first Michael Jackson case. Then the law was changed.


319 posted on 09/28/2006 2:23:46 PM PDT by Jezebelle (Our tax dollars are paying the ACLU to sue the Christ out of us.)
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To: abb
Meanwhile, a CBS “60 Minutes” expose’ on the Duke alleged rape case originally planned to air on Sept. 24, has now been tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 15, sources say, due to late breaking developments.
320 posted on 09/28/2006 2:39:33 PM PDT by maggief
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