Less than one hour after the alleged rape of a woman at a Duke University lacrosse party, Ryan McFadyen, one of the team’s players, wrote the following e-mail:

“Tomorrow night, after tonights show, ive decided to have some strippers over,” the message read. “However there will be no nudity. i plan on killing bitches as soon as the walk in and proceeding to cut their skin off.”

He later indicated that he would receive sexual gratification from the act.

Of course, this email doesn’t prove anyone’s guilt. I’m sure McFadyen’s lawyer will argue that this was just a mindless rant from a disturbed but harmless teenager. To me, this disgusting letter reveals a level of hatred for women that, along with the other evidence, makes it nearly impossible to believe in the team’s claims of innocence.
Hopefully, this letter will be circulated as widely as the young woman’s occupation as an exotic dancer (with the convenient omission of her status as a full time college student), which is already being used to undermine her allegations.