February 18, 2010 – 10:19 am
It’s probably raaaaacist for me to even blog this Durham police arrested Duke lacrosse accuser Crystal Gale Mangum, 33, late Wednesday after she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend, set his clothes on fire in a bathtub and threatened to stab him. Authorities charged her with attempted first-degree murder, five counts of arson, assault and battery, communicating […]
October 24, 2008 – 6:09 pm
Oh, joy. Crystal Mangum thought she was going to die when three people allegedly raped her at a March 13, 2006, party hosted by Duke lacrosse players. “I genuinely believed I was going to die in there, but I did not want to,” Mangum writes in her new book, “The Last Dance for Grace: The […]
October 6, 2007 – 8:03 am
Here we go The three former Duke lacrosse players wrongly accused of rape filed a sweeping civil rights lawsuit today against the city of Durham, a host of police officers, former District Attorney Mike Nifong, and the DNA laboratory hired by the disbarred former prosecutor. The 162-page lawsuit called the case "one of the most […]
September 30, 2007 – 5:21 pm
Thanks for finally getting off the shnide, Brodhead Duke University President Richard Brodhead apologized Saturday for much of the university’s actions during the lacrosse case. Brodhead made his first public remarks on the case since the charges against the players were dropped. He spoke at a law school conference, "The Court of Public Opinion," focusing […]
June 22, 2007 – 9:33 am
So Fox News is reporting. Beleaguered and disbarred prosecutor Mike Nifong could wind up in jail if a motion is granted asking that criminal charges be filed against him, FOX News has learned. The three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape plan to file the motion against the Durham County district attorney on […]
June 18, 2007 – 7:33 pm
Todays Duke "the rape never happened" lacrosse case Durham — Duke University officials announced Monday that the school has reached a settlement with three former lacrosse players who were wrongfully accused of sexual assault. Terms of the settlement between Duke and David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann weren’t disclosed. I wonder if the money […]
May 21, 2007 – 6:54 pm
After a tough time, this is good news for them ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Back in March when the Duke men’s lacrosse team had ascended to the position of the top-ranked lacrosse team in the nation, head coach John Danowski said it was too soon for the Blue Devils to own that distinction. With losses to […]
April 27, 2007 – 9:28 pm
Sister Toldjah calls this refreshing Ruth Sheehan Staff Writer Members of the men's Duke lacrosse team: I am sorry. Surely by now you know I am sorry. I am writing these words now, and in this form, as a bookend to 13 months of Duke lacrosse coverage, my role in which started with a March […]
April 24, 2007 – 1:27 pm
Via WRAL For the second time in two months, a local resident has filed court papers seeking the removal of Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong from office. But a judge overseeing the case said he would again deny the motion. Elizabeth Brewer filed a civil complaint against Nifong in February, alleging willful misconduct and […]
April 15, 2007 – 3:04 pm
MSNBC the station might be useless these days, but MSNBC the website is still pretty good, and they prove it with an article entitled "What Really Happened That Night At Duke," throught their Newsweek affiliation. It's a long one, but well worth the read. The only thing I will excerpt is this For the press, […]
