Among the names listed on the Gary Dodds witness list is political consultant Jim Demers and Portsmouth Herald reporter Elizabeth Dinan.

Demers, who served has an advisor to Barack Obama’s New Hampshire campaign, said he did not know why his name is on the list.

“I have absolutely no idea why my name was on the list. The first time I heard about it was when I received a call from The Concord Monitor.” He added “I had no involvement with the Dodds campaign.”

Likewise, Dinan said she did not know why she was on the list.“I would only be speculating why the defense listed me,” she said in an e-mail.

Dinan arrived at Allison Spruce’s door before Dodds was found.

“The rumor mill was in full rolling boil and I was directed to her ground-floor apartment at the Cutts Mansion almost immediately. She told me she did not know where he was. It was late morning and she was in flannel pajamas.”

It has been alleged that Dodds was hiding in Spruce’s apartment after he crashed his car.

Dinan’s reaction to being on the list “Eh.”