Crystal Mangum

Crystal Mangum
Born
Crystal Gail Mangum

(1978-07-18) July 18, 1978 (age 46)[1]
Durham, North Carolina,
U.S.
OccupationStripper
Criminal statusIncarcerated
SpouseKenneth McNeill (divorced)
Children3
Conviction(s)Second degree murder
Criminal penalty14 to 18 years imprisonment
Details
VictimsReginald Daye
DateApril 3, 2011

Crystal Gail Mangum (born July 18, 1978)[1] is an American former exotic dancer from Durham, North Carolina, United States, who has been incarcerated for murder since 2013. In 2006, she came to attention in national news reports for having made false allegations of rape[2][3][4] against lacrosse players in the Duke lacrosse case. Mangum's work in the sex industry as a black woman while the young men she accused were white generated extensive media interest and academic debate about race, class, gender, and the politicization of the justice system.

In November 2013, she was found guilty of second-degree murder after she stabbed boyfriend Reginald Daye, who died 10 days after.[5] She argued that she acted in self-defense, saying that she feared Daye would kill her.[6] She was convicted and sentenced to 14 to 18 years in prison. Previously, in February 2010, she was charged with the attempted murder of her then live-in partner, Milton Walker, but was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, injury to personal property and resisting a public officer.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Crystal Gail Mangum: Profile of the Duke Rape Accuser". FoxNews.com. April 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  2. ^ Katz, Neil (February 18, 2010). "Crystal Mangum, stripper who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players, charged with attempted murder". CBS News. CBS. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Carolina: Woman in Duke case guilty in killing". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Yamato, Jen (March 12, 2016). "The stripper who cried 'rape': Revisiting the Duke lacrosse case ten years later". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
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  6. ^ "Crystal Mangum, Duke lacrosse accuser, convicted, sentenced in boyfriend's stabbing death". New York Daily News. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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