The Big Lie Nifong Told

June 15, 2007: Says he learned (that notice of non-lacrosse player DNA found during testing was not Meehan's report) on Dec. 13 when the defense filed motion for discovery. “I got the motion and I read over it and my first reaction was a variation of ‘Oh, crap!’”, the information was not in there “in a direct form.”

Um...

April 10, 2006: Meehan called Nifong to let him know that initial results were done the morning of April 10. Nifong, Gottlieb, and Himan arrived in Burlington that afternoon--for a 2-hour meeting.

Meehan: "We reviewed all of the data that we had to this point in the case." Also provided an interpretation of the tests.

"We went through--specifically went through all the results from this case with Mr. Nifong."

Nifong asked questions in that meeting--despite earlier suggestions he had not done so.

[Nifong, who said he didn't take any notes during his meetings with Meehan, is taking notes during Meehan's testimony today.]

Meehan says that he was "sure" he would have told Nifong that multiple unidentified DNA in the rape kit at the 4-10 meeting--or seven days before indictments.

Q: Is that exclusion 100%?
Meehan: Yes.

Meehan says he went over this information with Nifong on April 10: he knew that no DNA matches to Seligmann or Finnerty.

April 10, 2006: Himan: At meetings with Meehan, gave updates on what they had found and what these findings meant. April 10 meeting: no DNA from any Duke lacrosse players on the rape kit. Says there was additional male DNA at either the 4-10 or 4-21 meeting--subsequently concedes this information was provided by Dr. Meehan on April 10.

After 4-10 meeting says tests had no matches to lacrosse players, Nifong says he wants everything (not just SANE kit) brought over to DNA Securities for testing.

On ride back to Durham, Nifong says that the fingernails evidence can be used to indict Dave Evans. Nifong was the person who made this decision.

Meehan at May 12 meeting: "He had a final report ready that day." Meehan goes through the written report--the entire report--at the May 12 meeting. Himan believes that Nifong was engaged at the meeting--asked some questions--though doesn't recall which questions Nifong asked.


April 17, 2006: Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty indicted.

May 15, 2006: Dave Evans indicted.