Declaration of Norma Lane re: Greg Mitchell: April 14, 1984

Norma Lane maintains that the information she reported as being told to her by Greg Mitchell is true and she stands behind that. However, she no longer believes that Greg Mitchell was involved. She now believes that Jeffrey MacDonald is guilty of the murders of his family.
 

I, Norma Lane, declare:

1. I am a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina where I live with my husband Bryant Lane.

2. In 1972 I met Greg Mitchell, who was then employed with my husband at the Toledo Scale Company. Greg and Pat Mitchell became good friends with my husband and me.

3. Greg Mitchell was a heavy drinker and would drink when he was depressed. I remember one instance in 1977 when he was visiting at our house my husband asked Greg what was wrong with him and he replied that he could not tell my husband or anyone, not even his wife, about what depressed him. He said it was too horrible to talk about.

4. In 1982, shortly before Greg Mitchell entered the hospital, he contacted my husband and wanted to talk to him about some trouble that he had when he was in the service. After my husband told me about that conversation Greg Mitchell visited my house a few days later.

5. When Greg came to my house he was shaking and crying and said he was trying to get some money to leave the country because, he said, "the FBI is after me and is hot on my trail."

6. I told Greg that if he hadn't done anything wrong that he had nothing to worry about. Greg stated that he did do something wrong and he was guilty of a serious crime that happened a long time ago at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. We did not discuss the crime any further. When my husband came home he loaned Greg some money.

7. 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 husband 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 14th day of April, 1984 at Charlotte, North Carolina.


(signed)
Norma Lane



STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG

I, the undersigned Notary Public for said County and state do certify that Norma Lane per- sonally appeared before me and acknowledge the due execution of the foregoing declara- tion.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 14th day of April, 1984

(signed by Notary Public; signature illegible)

My Commission expires on 8-31-88