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Declaration of Bryant Lane re: Greg Mitchell: April 14, 1984
Bryant Lane maintains that the information he reported as being told to him by Greg Mitchell is true and he stands behind that. However, he no longer believes that Greg Mitchell was involved. He now believes that Jeffrey MacDonald is guilty of the murders of his family.
County of Mecklenburg
State of North Carolina
I, Bryant Lane, declare:
1. In 1972 my wife and I lived in Charlotte, North Carolina and I worked at the Toledo Scale Company with a man named Greg Mitchell with whom I became friendly. My wife, Pat Mitchell, Greg and I became close friends over time.
2. In 1977 while Greg Mitchell was visiting my wife and me at our home and was in a depressed condition, I asked him what was bothering him and he stated that he could not tell me or anyone about what was bothering him, not even his wife Pat, because it was too horrible to even talk about.
3. In 1982, before Greg Mitchell entered the hospital where he died in June 1982, Greg called me by telephone and told me he wanted to speak with me about something. He said he did not want to talk on the telephone, however, as he believed his phone might be tapped. I agreed to meet with Greg and we did meet and when we met he was very pale and visibly upset.
4. I began the meeting by asking Greg what the trouble was and he told me, "it's something that happened back when I was in the service. If they find out about it I'm going to have to leave the country and live in Haiti or something." Greg did not tell me anything specific about what happened. However, shortly after our conversation he came to our house again where he spoke with my wife and told her that the reason he was trying to get some money to leave the country was because the FBI was after him. He told my wife that he was guilty of a crime that happened a long time ago at Ft. Bragg and that he was concerned about being prosecuted.
5. When I read the news story in the Charlotte Observer about the Ft. Bragg murders in which Greg Mitchell's name was mentioned I realized that what Greg had told my wife and me was that he had taken part in the murders. I contacted Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald's lawyers at that time.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed this 4-14-84 day of April, 1984 at Charlotte, North Carolina.
(signed)
Bryant Lane
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG
I, the undersigned Notary Public for said County and state do certify that Bryant Lane personally appeared before me and acknowledge the due execution of the foregoing declaration.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 14th day of April, 1984
(signed by Notary Public; signature illegible)
My Commission expires on 8-31-88
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