she committed a crime... i thought there was something about not making money from a crime like this. ALL the money should goto the Duke LAX players lawyer fees.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2008
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
Media Inquiries: Vincent Clark vince@firefilmz.com greenecourt@aol.com 919.630.3806 Michael Denisoff MDenLA@oal.com 949.293.2797 http://www.firefilmz.com http://www.denisoffconsulting.com
Poignant Memoir Reveals Details of a Difficult Life
(Los Angeles) - The Duke Lacrosse case is no longer the lead story on the network and cable news shows, but there is one central figure, who was there on the night in question and who's voice has been silent. She's been called an exotic dancer and a prostitute, and the public was led to believe she wanted to frame some "good college students" from Duke and put them in jail. Although most of the questions appear to be answered in the Duke Lacrosse Case, one still remains. Who is Crystal Gail Mangum? During the investigation and in its aftermath, she never spoke publicly, that is until now.
The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story is the only definitive account of the life and struggles of the woman at the center of the Duke Lacrosse case, the alleged accuser. Were it not for the Duke Lacrosse Case, she likely would be described as a bright, young woman from Durham, North Carolina, who has had a difficult life. Like so many of us, Crystal has made mistakes and has struggled to make amends. Her biggest mistake just happened to lead to one of the most controversial legal cases in American history.
Published reports throughout 2006 and 2007 portrayed Crystal as a gold-digging hooker searching for a big payday or as a unstable, troubled young woman.
The truth about Crystal's life, her account of what happened on March 13, 2006, accusations, and the motives of the people criticizing her were never seriously explored. As people appeared from out of the woodwork to offer their opinions about Crystal, no one ever asked the one person who could set the record straight.
To complicate matters, the State of North Carolina was in the throws of a monumental legal battle. Criminal defense attorneys argued over how much evidence should be turned over by district attorneys in all criminal cases, not just the Duke Lacrosse Scandal; a principal called "Open File Discovery". The result was a very complicated legal theory that collided with Crystal Mangum's desire to have the case heard in open court.
The Last Dance for Grace can't and doesn't deal with the complex legal aspects of the case. Disbarred Durham County, North Carolina district attorney Michael Nifong was removed due to misconduct in the case. Nifong's misunderstanding or some will say willful disregard for open file discovery was the reason the case fell apart. The muddling of facts about Crystal's life, along with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's desire to settle the dispute over open file discovery, swallowed the case whole.
The Last Dance for Grace deals openly and honestly with Crystal Mangum's life. It shows the portrait of a real person and not some caricature. Crystal's story is at times heartbreaking. She has endured a series of very difficult periods in her life, but each time she has emerged stronger, striving to do better.
This book is an important tool to discuss race, class, sex and the judicial process. It also provides very important lessons for any young person trying to make good life-choices.
Crystal Magnum is donating one dollar from the purchase of each book to help battered women.
Editors Note: ALL inquiries concerning Ms. Mangum are being handled via fire! Books or Denisoff Consulting. Several indivduals have purported to represent Ms. Mangum. At no time in the past or presently has she been represented by anyone other than fire! Books or Denisoff Consulting. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTACT MS. MANGUM DIRECTLY OR DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH ANYONE OTHER THAN: Vincent Clark, Courtney Greene or Michael Denisoff!
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The Audacity of Audacity.
I’ve seen their pictures. Exotic is the last word I’d ever use to describe them.
Well...I hope the innocent young men she falsely accused, sue her and win EVERY ONE of the other dollars this undoubtedly piece of trash book makes.
More like “crayons memoir”....
she committed a crime... i thought there was something about not making money from a crime like this. ALL the money should goto the Duke LAX players lawyer fees.The lacrosse players should sue this disgusting piece of trash.
She was considered too crazy to prosecute by the AG.
Perhaps he will change his mind now and decide she needs to be prosecuted. /sarcasm
“This book is an important tool to discuss race, class, sex and the judicial process. It also provides very important lessons for any young person trying to make good life-choices.”
What absolute nonsense! The ramblings of a prostitute are now important? The accused lacrosse players should sue to seize every dime from her book.
Soon to become a Lifetime Network movie (half joking, half predicting).
Is Crystal Magnum her real name? Is she a sister to Thomas Magnum ?
who’s grace, her daughter? and whatever happened to that dude that was her dancing partner, some kinda man-chick or he-she or something.
Strange...no mention of Jesse Jackson paying for Crytal’s college education
in MY world, the stuffy, prunish and boring world that I live in, stripping your clothes off and dancing around a pole for teenagers and other young men and taking money for it is still considered NOT NICE.....
but that's just me, I guess.....
and talk about race and class.....seems race and class worked well for the accuser and against the accused....if she was a white woman attending a black party, there would be no story, and we would have marches in favor of the fine young black men with professors signing protest letters...
the media and defense attorneys would have accused the woman of having dirty underwear, of sleeping with many men, of just doing it for the money, and any and all sorts of insults...
in the Duke case, no one dare criticize the black accuser...
Huh?
Was NC throwing down? Throwing up?
Her book will be deconstructed and analyzed for its factual content by everyone involved in the case. She will end up wishing she had never written it.
She would be better off changing her name and moving away.
She and Pelosi can fight it out for customers on their booksigning tours.
Oh.my.gosh. So what happened? Gas prices cut into business?
Un freakin’ real.
Snort.
Mark