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You might want to read a little deeper:
Point 1: There's zero surveillance evidence of the attack or of four white men fitting the "attackers'" descriptions.
An exhaustive search of video from city- and privately owned surveillance cameras, however, turned up no evidence of the attack, and the investigation identified a number inconsistencies in Bernstein's story.
A surveillance camera at West Gorham and State. for example, captured images of the Elantra at 12:44 a.m. but nothing to substantiate the alleged attack.
Surveillance cameras did not capture Bernstein’s vehicle at two intersections: University Avenue at North Bassett Street, and University Avenue at North Lake Street. The cameras at the first intersection skipped recording when Bernstein drove through and were positioned away from the street at the second intersection.
But a detective said Bernstein likely had not been stopped at red lights at these two intersections because “the vehicle was almost continuously captured on video as it traveled through the Downtown entertainment zone, without stopping.”
A review of 17 city cameras in the Downtown area from 12:15 a.m. to 1:15 a.m. found no groups of white males matching Bernstein’s descriptions.
Point 2: The car suffered no fire damage and had no lighter fluid within it.
Police also did not find any fire damage in the Elantra, according to police reports, and a dog trained to sniff out accelerants did not find evidence of them of in the car.
Point 3: She did have lighter fluid on her shirt, but not on her shorts. Those "attackers" have amazing aim.
A forensic analysis of the shirt she was wearing at the time of the attack did turn up evidence of a "medium petroleum distillate," such as charcoal lighter fluid, according to the police investigation. But no such evidence was found on the shorts she was wearing at the time, nor on swabs taken of the vehicle.
Point 4: She had her car window rolled up the entire time.
The police investigation also found evidence that Bernstein had her window rolled up at the time of the alleged attack and hadn't stopped at stoplights where it might have occurred. It also determined she had been driving in a different lane than she told police and was uncertain about where exactly the incident occurred.
Point 5: Investigators absolutely call her a liar but claim they can't find evidence of "mal intent" or that she planned it in advance.
Investigators told the Bernstein family's attorney that "the attack, as Bernstein had described it, had not occurred," according to police reports, but also told her that there was "no evidence that Bernstein had colluded with anyone to make a false report or that there was any mal-intent or pre-planning that occurred in regards to Bernstein's statement to police."
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