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Published: Apr 15, 2007 12:30 AM
Modified: Apr 15, 2007 02:42 AM

Source notes

This report was based on information from these sources:

Lawyers in conference room: interviews with Bill Thomas, Kerry Sutton, Joseph B. Cheshire V, Wade Smith

Cheshire and Nifong: March 31, 2006, letter from Cheshire to Nifong, dictation of Nifong paralegal to Cheshire paralegal, interviews with Cheshire, Sutton, Thomas, James D. "Butch" Williams, Bill Cotter

Swabs tested: SBI lab sheets and reports, SBI phone log

Identified no assailants: Durham police reports March 16 and March 21, photo arrays.

March 31 meeting: case report of Sgt. Mark Gottlieb

Lineup violated policy: Durham Police Department General Order 4077

Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger: Gottlieb case notes

Directly to Nifong's office: Gottlieb case notes

Thomas meets with Nifong: interviews with Thomas

Nifong knew Mangum and her family: interviews with Mary Mangum, Delois Burnette, Nexis search

Nifong instructed the investigator: Investigator Michele Soucie's notes

Jarriel Johnson: Johnson's handwritten statement

Mangum, one encounter: investigator Benjamin Himan's notes of March 21, 2006

Abnormal finding: Sexual Assault Exam Report from Duke Hospital, March 14, 2006

Differed substantially ... half dozen or more conflicting accounts: comparison of reports of Sgt. J. Shelton, officer G.D. Sutton, Dr. Jaime Snarski, Tara Levicy, RN, Dr. John Sherrod, Gottlieb, Himan; handwritten statement of Crystal Mangum

Alcohol consumption: report of Levicy, UNC Healthcare records

Condom use: Duke Hospital and UNC Healthcare records

Too traumatized: transcript of Sept. 22 hearing

April 14 meeting: interviews with Thomas, Smith and Williams

Sealed motion: April 12 motion, later unsealed

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