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ESPN to air documentary on Duke lacrosse case in March

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Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong is surrounded by the media after coming out of his office at the Durham County Judicial Building shortly after results from DNA tests failed to connect any members of the Duke University lacrosse team to the alleged rape of a stripper were obtained by his office on April 10, 2006. In March, ESPN is airing “Fantastic Lies,” a new documentary about the Duke lacrosse case.
Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong is surrounded by the media after coming out of his office at the Durham County Judicial Building shortly after results from DNA tests failed to connect any members of the Duke University lacrosse team to the alleged rape of a stripper were obtained by his office on April 10, 2006. In March, ESPN is airing “Fantastic Lies,” a new documentary about the Duke lacrosse case. CHUCK LIDDY News & Observer file photo

​ESPN will air a new documentary on the Duke lacrosse case on March 13, 10 years to the day after the lacrosse team party that metastasized into a national controversy about race, class and sexual violence before ending in the downfall of Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong and a declaration of the players’ innocence.

“Fantastic Lies”, which airs March 13 at 9 p.m, chronicles the volatile mix of prosecutorial and police misconduct, ruined careers, and media excesses that riveted Durham and the nation a decade ago.

“The hard-hitting ‘Fantastic Lies’ goes far beyond the playing field with an examination of how multiple factors led to a miscarriage of justice,” ESPN Films Vice President John Dahl said in a press release.

This story was originally published January 6, 2016 at 2:02 PM with the headline "ESPN to air documentary on Duke lacrosse case in March."

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