This week Beth and Wendy discuss the convoluted case of Crystal Gail Mangum, known as the woman who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape. But she is also a convicted murderer.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes:
Articles/Websites
UPI. (11/23/2013). Crystal Mangum, Duke lacrosse accuser, gets 14 years for murder. Retrieved 10/20/2023 from https://www.upi.com/Crystal-Mangum-Duke-lacrosse-accuser-gets-14-years-for-murder/53801385189220/
Fox News. (01/13/2015). Crystal Gail Mangum: Profile of the Duke Rape Accuser. Retrieved 10/21/2023 from https://www.foxnews.com/story/crystal-gail-mangum-profile-of-the-duke-rape-accuser
WRAL. (02/18/2010). Duke lacrosse accuser charged with attempted murder, arson. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://www.wral.com/story/duke-lacrosse-accuser-charged-with-attempted-murder-arson/7068705/
Cohan, William. (03/24/2014). The Duke Lacrosse Player Still Outrunning His Past. Vanity Fair. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/03/duke-lacrosse-rape-scandal-ryan-mcfadyen
WRAL. (10/24/2018). Duke lacrosse accuser thought she was going to die. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://www.wral.com/story/duke-lacrosse-accuser-thought-she-was-going-to-die/3810808/
WRAL. (04/03/2011). Duke lacrosse accuser charged in stabbing. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9377710/
Wikipedia. (09/12/2023). Mike Nifong. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nifong
The Associated Press. (02/12/2006). Duke rape charges dropped. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/22/duke-rape-charges-dropped/
Yaffe, Andrew. (12/10/2006). Lab director withheld DNA information. The Chronicle. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://web.archive.org/web/20150510062323/http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2006/12/11/lab-director-withheld-dna-information#.VU75anbP32d
WRAL. (12/28/2006). State Bar Files Ethics Complaint Against Mike Nifong. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1120129/
Shafer, Jack. (04/20/2006). Trial by Newspaper. Slate. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/04/trial-by-newspaper-the-times-and-the-rape-case.html
Wikipedia. (09/12/2023). Crystal Mangum. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Mangum
Murderpedia. (n.d.). Crystal Gail MANGUM. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/mangum-crystal.htm
History
Durham Neighborhood Compass. (n.d.). Indigenous Population. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://compass.durhamnc.gov/en/compass/PTAIAN/tract/
Museum of Durham History. (n.d.). DURHAM HISTORY. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://www.museumofdurhamhistory.org/learn/overview-of-durham-history/
McNeil, Alex. (10/03/2023). How to Get into Duke University. Admit Report. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://admitreport.com/blog/how-to-get-into-duke-university
Pashankar, Sana. (01/20/2022). ‘A special space carved out here in Durham’: The rise, fall and impact of Black Wall Street. The Chronicle. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/01/durham-black-wall-street-blackowned-businesses-construction-hotels-apartments
Civil War Era NC. (n.d.). Why was North Carolina Reluctant to Secede from the Union? Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/exhibits/show/secession/conclusion/conclusion
Wikipedia. (10/24/2023). Durham, North Carolina. Retrieved 10/24/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina
Books
Cohan, W. (2014). The Price of Silence: The Duke Lacrosse Scandal, the Power of the Elite, and the Corruption of Our Great Universities. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster.
Podcasts
Kayla & Kristin. (hosts). (05/30/2022). Black True Crime Podcast. #58: Crystal Gail Mangum.
Dr. Meghan Sacks and Dr. Amy Shlosberg. (hosts). (04/28/2020). Women & Crime. Crystal Gail Mangum. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93b21lbmFuZGNyaW1lcG9kY2FzdC5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93b21lbmFuZGNyaW1lcG9kY2FzdC5jb20vP3A9MjI3?ep=14
Dr. Meghan Sacks and Dr. Amy Shlosberg. (hosts). (11/02/2020). Women & Crime. Interview with Crystal Gail Mangum. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93b21lbmFuZGNyaW1lcG9kY2FzdC5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93b21lbmFuZGNyaW1lcG9kY2FzdC5jb20vP3A9NDgx?ep=14
Samelia Janelle. (host). (02/10/2022). Blunts, Bonnets and True Crime Podcast. Birthday Twins Pt 2: The Crystal Mangum Story.
MaRah & Taz. (hosts). (11/05/2021). Sistas Who Kill. Crystal Mangum.
Marshall, Sarah; Hobbes, Michael. (hosts). (11/14/2018). You’re Wrong About. The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1270-youre-wrong-about-49764960/episode/the-duke-lacrosse-rape-case-57403531/
Video
ESPN Films: Fantastic Lies
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/a20d4747-2b04-4fc8-b2db-0c2071dcec3f
Dr. Todd Grande. (02/21/2023). Was Duke Lacrosse False Lacrosse False Accuser Convicted of Murder as Payback? Crystal Mangum Case Analysis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpeTr4AGzgM
How Not to Get Murdered
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Rainn https://www.rainn.org/ or 800.656.4673
Music
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