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Woman Who Falsely Accused Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Released After Serving Time for Boyfriend’s Murder

February 28, 2026

Mugshot of a woman with braided hair, wearing an orange shirt, against a gray background.

Mugshot of a woman with braided hair, wearing an orange shirt, against a gray background.
Crystal Mangum mugshot

 

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.

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.

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