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October Events in the Case

By K.C. Johnson

October in the case was highlighted by release of serial fabricator Crystal Mangum?s ?memoir.? Among other things, Mangum: Invented a whole new version of the ?crime,? this one in which she implicitly admitted that she had falsely accused Collin Finnerty (without of course, issuing any apology to Finnerty); Lashed out at the special prosecutors, whose job she seemed to believe was to accept anything she had to say at face value, not seek the truth; Suggested that ?hidden? DNA evidence existed?even though the DNA evidence was publicly discussed, at great length, in the Dec. 2006 hearing and Mike Nifong?s Aug. 2007 criminal contempt trial; Challenged the journalistic integrity of Ed Bradley and 60 Minutes; and Described the party in such a way that contradicted not only the photos of the event but also her own cell-phone records and the credit-card receipts of her ?driver...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on November 03, 2008 (boomark / email).