Tulane student’s kidnapping claim now questioned
Tulane student’s carjacking claim not adding up, police say
The Times-Picayune
by Brendan McCarthy
Tuesday March 18, 2008, 8:07 AM
The Tulane University student who reported being carjacked and kidnapped last week omitted key details in talking to investigators, and police said Monday that all the facts aren’t adding up.
The undergraduate student initially told police that a gunman approached her early March 11 as she was walking in the 900 block of Lowerline Street and forced her into her vehicle. Detectives from the New Orleans Police Department’s 2nd District opened an investigation, and now call her claim suspicious.
“We can’t have people walking around thinking there is a predator out there victimizing people,” said Major Kirk Bouyelas, 2nd District commander.
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