Rapes/Murders after Katrina?

Okay, maybe I'm just evil and cynical here but why are there no first-hand or even second-hand accounts of these atrocities? From boingboing.net we have:

"While some misinformation may be circulating as rumor among evacuees, let's also remember that reports of deaths and violence inside the New Orleans Superdome and Convention Center were dismissed as "rumor" in early days by authorities before reporters proved them to be true...

...Raw transcript of comments by NOLA evacuee Clara Barthelemy: ... ...A six year old girl was raped in here.. 9 year old boy killed. A man in the shower beaten. No hot food. No help for elderly...

...Another evacuee: "Over 20 rapes per night happening inside this place.""

All well and good linking to the dimissal as rumour, but how about a link to the reporters who proved them to be true? Or at least a name? I'm not saying that violence never happened - just frustrated at the complete absence of any kind of verifiable details. Fortunately, John B. Sibley disputes the Astrodome claims in the blog entry's comments, but of course comments like are rarely, if ever, the ones picked up for broadcast by others. There was a TV clip I saw on UK news (possibly BBC) a couple of days ago where a woman said to the cameras "Women are getting raped, they're raping babies" Raping babies?? Yeah, and you just stood back and watched while a baby was grabbed and raped, did you?

Have a look at this pervscan.com article - they're much more thorough.