The Amanda Knox (shown in photo) murder trial is finally nearing an end in Italy.
The trial is expected to end with closing arguments November 20 and jury deliberations December 5.
“We can only hope now that a conclusion is reached in the next five weeks, so that we can finally dedicate ourselves to remember Meredith for the person that all of us knew and not as a victim or as a news item,” according to a ABCnews.com.
According to wikipedia:
The body of Meredith Kercher was discovered by Italian police at the cottage that she shared with other students in Perugia on November 2, 2007. The 21-year-old British student, who was part of a university exchange programme, was found lying partially clothed under a duvet in her bedroom. Her windpipe had been crushed and throat partially slashed.
On November 6th, 2007, police arrested two suspects, Kercher’s American flatmate, Amanda Knox, and Knox’s boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. That day, an employer of Knox was also arrested after Knox implicated him in the crime. He was later released and exonerated after it was confirmed that he had no connection to the crime.
The Amanda Knox Murder Trial Nearly Over
For anyone who is interested in the facts behind the media spin, and who cares to learn more about the victim of this terrible murder – Meredith Kercher – there is an excellent discussion board
perugiamurderfile.freeforums.org/index.php
as well as an interesting blog
truejustice.org/ee/index.php
These online resources are not for profit. Anyone can read and/or participate and people from around the world do. They have followed this case since November 2007, and are in no way related to Amanda Knox. Nor are they her friends.
In our office of about 60 people there is no one who believes that Amanda Knox is innocent.
After reading The Monster of Florence and learning about the judge and Italy’s judicial system, I doubt that Amanda Knox is guilty.
Dear Carolyn,
Im glad that you reveal that you base your opinion upon ‘The Monster of Florence’, a novel written to earn money, by a person who has a personal interst in mocking the Italian system of justice. The conclusion is that you do not really know anything about the working of the system of justice in Italy. This corresponds to, if I judged the US system of justice upon the trial agains OJ Simpson or ‘The Hurricane’.
I do not know if Amanda and Rafaelle is guilty or not, but the talian system of justice is competent and with many virtures compared to the US system (for exampel that they do not leave assessment of DNA evidence to (ignorant) jurors alone, but include professional judges in the jury). The US system of justice is not benchmarking standard of justice!
Please let the Italians work!
Bera
I do not think Amanda is guilty the judicial system is not what it seems. Its all a big joke! They need to find the person that did it not convict someone innocent.
I’m American, I live in Italy and have followed the case for 2 years in English and ITALIAN. This girl, although white and not bad looking….IS A MURDERER! Put your emotions away and analyze the FACTS of the case.
These are the true facts about the Amanda Knox murder case.
The prosecutor Giuliano Mignini is currently under investigation and possible impeachement for breaching the codes of conduct under Italian law.
The police department that claimed to have DNA evidence now claim that it has been lost or misplaced and cannot be found.
The sitting Judge and Mr. Mignini have lunches and diners together on a regular basis, something that is absolutely forbidden under British Law as we practice in both the U.S. and Canada.
The coroner has been repremanded several times before in other cases for fabricating evidence on behalf of the prosecution.
Amanda’s knowledge of the convicted killer is only one brief meeting in a bar months before the killing, hardly a case for collusion between her and the murderer.
What is happening in Perugia, is a case of absolute injustice, and the prosecutor has been investigated for offering to accept money from Amanda’s supporters in order to make the case “GO AWAY”
A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE??? ABSOLUTELY.
SOUR WINE, AND BAD SPAGHETTI do not make a case for murder.
I have analyzed the facts in detail and I have no doubt she is innocent. I done business in Italy for over 20 years and know full well the ‘justice’ in Italy’s local judicial system. For all of those that are convinced of Knox’s guilt I pray that they never find themselves erroneously charged with a crime in Italy.
Gerald Jolly, posts like yours make the Knox PR campaign participants, including Friends of Amanda Knox and relatives appear untrustworthy.
It would not be in the prosecutors powers to make the case go away.
Amanda lied numerous times and she has been outright contradicted by witnesses who have no reason to lie, unlike Amanda Knox.
Some fantasists seem to believe if you lie repeatedly and have no alibi than this is indicative of innocence.
A rational person would ask the question, why is this person lying and what has she got to hide?
Why did Amanda intentionally accuse an innocent black man?
Why did her boyfriend lie about cooking for the victim when asked to explain how her DNA wound up on a knife in his kitchen?
All I have to ask is what version of Knox’s story is true?? That is the real question – this incident although unfortunate for her family – seems to be very very clear – she is guilty and is now ‘playing’ innocent. I have followed the case since it happened and I feel for her mis-guided actions but some on – fess up.
Making out with her boyfriend and doing cartwheels the morning after the murder does not make her guilty, but she was definitely involved in some way with the killing. She should have come clean about who did what instead of hiding behind “oh, I was on drugs” defense. I think the Italian court will find her guilty.
I don’t understand: there is a whole crime scence, where 3 people allegedly committed a horrible murder, and all the police could find (besides the numerous prints left by the black guy) are 2 tiny inconclusive DNA fragments from Knox and Sollecito? I have also been wondering why Sollecito would have left the scene of the orgy to rush home and grab a knife from his own kitchen?
In conclusion, none of us can form an opinion from the incomplete info we are getting from the press.
She is innocent no question…. Italian system is a joke… I pray that the corruption doesn’t spread to the jury! No question only 1 person was responsible… and he has already been convicted…
The simple answer is the murderers were incompetent liars — liars who cracked under pressure and couldn’tt admit the truth.
For those of you who are U.S. citizens becrying Italy’s poor justice system you should look closer at the our own country. I’m sorry to report from personal experience it is just as easy to be falsely accused here as it is anywhere else, and if you don’t have God or a whole lot of money on your side very easily convicted. Fortunately God looks out for me.
1) AMANDA SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED BY THE POLICE WITHOUT A TRANSLATOR TO TRANSLATE FOR HER.
2) THE PROSECTOR SEEMS TO THINK THAT SHE AND HER BOYFRIEND WERE DEVIL WORSHIPPERS AND THAT’S WHY MEREDITH WAS KILLED AS PART OF THEIR DEVIL WORSHIPPING WAYS – WHICH IS TOTALLY WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
3) THE SO-CALLED DNA THEY HAD WAS A MERE SPECK OF BLOOD THAT WAS IN ACTUALITY TOO SMALL A SAMPLE FOR DNA TO BE EXTRACTED.
4) AS FOR LOOKING FOR THE REAL MURDERER,WELL HE’S ALREADY IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CRIME (RUDY HERMANN GUEDE).
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM WIKIPEDIA:”On 28 October 2008, Guede was convicted of conspiracy to murder Kercher in a “fast-track” trial. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.[4] The trial of the two remaining suspects, Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, began on January 16, 2009. It is expected that a verdict will be announced in December of 2009.”
CHECK OUT DATELINE,48 HOURS AND 20/20 AND YOU’LL SEE WHY AMANDA AND RAFFAELE ARE BEING RAILROADED.
THANK YOU ALL AND GOOD NIGHT
The actions after the murder, falsely accusing the black man and the ‘i was on drugs’ excuse is the same modus taken by many guilty people.
Those yelling about the Italian justice system, shame on you! How many people in the USA have been wrongly accused of crimes they never committed and even executed only for DNA to prove they were innocent? People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
She was certainly involved in this murder.
Probably not enough evidence to convict her in the USA. Fact is the laws in Italy are different and you may be guilty until proven innocent which is why so much focus is placed on suspicious behavior instead of factual evidence. Do not go to foriegn countries and exect US rights and laws to protect you. Whether she is guilty or not we may never know; however, I believe she will probably be convicted under Italian law.
Pauline, you prove with absolute naivite, your ignorance.
If you had an ounce of gray matter, you would know that making a case “GO AWAY” is just another term for. I WILL DO SUCH A BAD JOB OF PROSECUTING THIS CASE, THAT IT WILL BE THROWN OUT OF COURT.
Tell me Pauline, did your parents have any children that lived??
In Canada or Britain or the U.S. this case would have been thrown out immediately when the prosecution were found complicit in any unsavory activity.
We can only conclude that you probably drink CHEAP RED WINE, AND WORK AS A SPAGHETTI BENDER somewhere
I feel sorry for Amanda Knox. I know for a fact the jury will convict Amanda and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollectito. I know how the court system works. I love you Amanda, God Bless You.
Good Q, Jeter!
Why DID Rafaelle Sollecito lie about “pricking” Meredith while cooking for her?
(Meredith had never been to his apartment – hell, he’d only known Amanda for 6 days!)
Gerald Jolly: You said these were “true facts about the Amanda Knox murder case” –
Guiliano Mignini is currently under investigation…blah, blah. Yes, he is, but that is not a fact OF THE CASE. If he’s a scumbag, that doesn’t mean she’s innocent.
The judge and Mignini have lunches and dinners, and it’s against British law. A) Italy is not England. B) That is not a fact OF THE CASE. Their lunches don’t make her innocent.
Amanda’s knowledge of the convicted killer is one brief meeting…yadda. Not a FACT. It’s conjecture. That is actually one of the things up for debate.
There are three, perchance four people who know the TRUE FACTS OF THE CASE. One of them can no longer speak for herself, and the others are lying. And in my book? Knowledge of a crime, and the willingness to cover it up, should earn you a spot in jail. So. Even if she didn’t do the deed, she knows more than she’s said so far.
The overwhelming evidence will result in a conviction.
Daniel Radcliffe Sollecito is innocent!
You know at first when i heard about this case i automatically assumed Amanda Knox was guilty, but after this trial and reading through all the evidence i believe she is innocent and she will be found not guilty! There clearly isn’t enough to convict her. I dont care what anyone one has to say this is just my opinion!
Guilty, without any doubt whatsoever!
Well, someone (partially) cleaned up the scene; someone with a foot smaller than Guede’s left a bloody footprint on the bathmat, but no visible bloody prints led to or from it. And there were fresh spatters of a mix of Amanda’s and Meredith’s blood in the bathroom, which Amanda testified were not there before the murder. The defense has not disputed this evidence.
Amanda and Raffaele were on the scene with a mop and bucket when police surprised them by showing up the next day. And Amanda and Raffaele immediately lied to police about things such as whether or not they’d phoned police already.
Looks very bad for them.
The sniper of Washington received justice and it has been carried out.
The Monster of Washington will receive a mild form of justice in December as there is no death penalty in Italy.
What goes around comes around.
“Those yelling about the Italian justice system, shame on you! How many people in the USA have been wrongly accused of crimes they never committed and even executed only for DNA to prove they were innocent? People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.”
We Americans have every right to criticize anybody’s justice system, especially if it involves one of our citizens. The rest of the world certainly criticizes the USA so if the world can dish it out to us, they’d better be ready to take it!
If Amanda Knox is convicted for this crime that she CLEARLY had nothing to do with, there will be a backlash from those of us Americans in Italy in the coming spring. Nothing violent, I mind you. But we will not take this sitting down. She is innocent of this crime. In fact, the only regrets Ms. Knox SHOULD have, bless her heart, is that she picked the wrong apartment to live in. It could have been anyone’s roommate. It could have been MY roommate. The judicial system in Italy laughable. They convicted a man but saw publicity in a young free-spirited American woman. It is pure exploitation.
Yes, bash the Italian system and threaten Italy, that
will really help to get your psycho murderess off.
It isn’t LA and she isn’t OJ.
22 years old, cold-heartedly smart (who would do gymnastics in a police station the day after your friend – as Amanda Knox entitled dead Meredith – was killed in your appartment?), never nervous, never sorry, and playing games toughly – the only remarkable thing about Amanda Knoy is her strong intention to survive that murder which, I believe, she committed. I hope she will get what she deserves and wake up to what human relations are meant to be, although it is much too late.
shes a scumbag washington girl!!!hope she gets life!!!love these 22 year old people that comment like you know anything about life yet!!!!
I honestly think Sollecito and Knox took part in this vicious crime. Their stories don’t match up and their lies are catching up with them. Their has been witnesses that have seen them in the park and coming and going from places other than their flat (as they told the police). How can you say Sollecito is innocent? They DNA on bra clasp, footprints that match. I also think they did a lousy job of trying to cover this crime up. Standing with a bucket and mop in front of the door when the police arrive. I think Knox got herself mixed up in something that she knew was wrong.
irespective of DNA or a breakin or lies they have told. the finger would fist point to the people who live in the house without any facts for the police to go on .the right people are here and .the lies and inconsistensies is enough to find them guilty the rest of the evidence only highlights the story of how it all happend step by step .inspector cluso could of resolved this murder with a pen and paper columbo would of resolved it in 20 minutes .all of you young innocent people who are on the side of amanda .id like to say to you someone has been murderd and it was in amanda knox house .a point of facts after the murder they then went out side and through a stone at the window meridith was already dead at this point with the room and her clothes and her on the floor the glass from the broken window was on top of the clothes .so nieve of them to think think the italian forensic wouldantnotice such a child like attempt at a mock break in.only a friend in the house would know that they had enough time to clean up the mess a stranger would not of botherd .as for the prosocutor being tried on another case so what if they are guilty who ever it is will find them guilty ,simple circumstancial evidence is enough to convict them without the intentent of accidental murder followed by pure panick and exsteam denial makes it a cold killing .this is far worse being held down looking into the eyes of your killers who you know this is hell on earth helpless as she was in this position with a knife in the stuggle it peicerd the neck and the blood flowed like a foutain can you actuly imagine the state of thouse three knowing even if she had survived the fist wound it would of been attempted murder and they would of had a wittness and they would of got life for this act so it was a absolute nightmare they were damned .the scream the blood the emosion the fear .and now the cold denial makes this worse .yes they have ruined there lives the family pareants being dragged on by the theivs the lawyers who told them they could get them out of this for money is another crime in its self .if they came clean once they knew the police had everything then they would be out of prison in 8 years now it will be 15 before parol is offerd and all that pain to live with plus the parants lost because of the arrogance and pride and the basic cry for help by to children to there parents to save them from the place they are in .the sound of meridith screamfor help in her dying moment will be the cry they deserve every single minute of there unfortunate stupid action just for a joint- smoke tote and a orgasim .they need to be wipped with the cat of nine tails to wear the mark in public this is terrible sad for many people and good for the lawyers .i could of resolved it for free
I believe the whole case is very flimsy!!! I pray for Amanda she can get out of Italy but I have a very bad feeling. This makes me never want to go to Italy. I feel injustice ahs been done here!!!!!
she’s guilty according to the jury!
American student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend have been found guilty of murdering her flatmate Meredith Kercher after an 11-month trial in the Italian city of Perugia.
Knox, 22, and 25-year-old Raffaele Sollecito were in the dock to hear the jurors deliver their verdict.
Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison and Sollecito 25. The pair are expected to appeal against the decision.
Read the DETAILS. Its clear she was as guilty as sin.
What is horrifying is that so many of these paid internet lackies attack anyone who isnt American.
Its like they’re commiting genocide oh sorry “Christian purification” of the Middle East all over again.
Knox’s expesnive pr company did allsorts of shit to try and mislead the public.
This included hacking people’s websites who stood up for poor Meredith.
Guess what? I have never had my email security “compromised” according to my email company.UNTIL I posted critisicing that sick monster Knox.
Personally, I think its clear there WAS Satanism involved.
Eeveryone’s thoughts should be with poor Meredith, her family and friends.
1. No motive – Unless you think that Amanda moved to Italy at age 20, and within 2 months had started a relationship with her boyfriend, then involved herself in sexual orgies, and then became a satanist.
2. No murder weapon – Unless you think that after murdering Kercher with his kitchen knife, Amanda and Sollecito took the knife back to his apartment, wiped it with a paper towel and put it back in the drawer.
3. No evidence placing Amanda or Boyfried at scene of crime – Unless you think that the fragmented, non-conclusive DNA, which could or could not be Amanda and Sollecito’s is conclusive.
Anything other than an innocent verdict in a case like this shows that jurors are making judgements based on perceptions and prejudices.
“Anything other than an innocent verdict in a case like this shows that jurors are making judgements based on perceptions and prejudices.”
Its funny you should say that; that’s exactly what you are doing.
Amanda Knox is guilty as sin – I don’t understand why Americans (Canada here) have difficulty with this. Is it because she is a young, white, not-ugly female?
Bizarre.