Crystal Mangum, who falsely accused players of the Duke lacrosse team of rape in 2006, has been released from prison after serving time for murdering her boyfriend.
The New York Post reported that Mangum was spotted leaving the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women on Friday after serving a 14-year sentence for the stabbing death of Reginald Daye in 2011.
In 2006, Mangum made national headlines after she accused Duke Lacrosse players Collin Finnerty, David Evans, and Reade Seligmann of rape 2006.
Mike Nifong, the District Attorney of Durham County, later charged the lacrosse players with first-degree rape, first-degree sexual offense, and kidnapping.
The players were later declared innocent by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, who dropped all charges.
The New York Times reported in 2024 that Mangum admitted she had made the entire rape accusation up.
Ex-stripper who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape walks free years after killing boyfriend https://t.co/myDoxWVe0b pic.twitter.com/1jezU1rh6F
— New York Post (@nypost) February 27, 2026
Per ABC 11:
Crystal Mangum was released from prison Friday morning after a murder conviction.
She was convicted of second-degree murder in 2013 for the 2011 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Reginald Daye, and sentenced to 14 to 18 years. Mangum claimed the stabbing was in self-defense.
This followed an earlier attempted murder charge in 2010 involving another boyfriend, Milton Walker, which was later dropped.
Mangum was at the center of a high-profile Duke lacrosse sexual assault case that made national headlines in 2006. The State Attorney General’s Office later found no credible evidence of an attack, and all charges against the players were dropped in 2007.
One of the most vocal defenders of the Duke lacrosse team’s innocence was current White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller.
Miller, a columnist for the Duke student newspaper, called out the mainstream media for rushing to judgment before the facts of the case were revealed.
WATCH:
18 years ago, only one Duke student went on mainstream media to defend the Duke lacrosse players
His name is Stephen Miller
Next year, he will become the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump White House pic.twitter.com/PkPnKwuo8w
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) December 14, 2024
