Posted on 12/05/2009 3:04:46 AM PST by myknowledge
Amanda Knox stood in a silent court room to hear the verdict, head bowed.
But as the judge read out the jury's decision she turned and buried her face in her lawyers chest and started to sob uncontrollably.
She was still crying as she was led from court, facing a sentence of 26 years in prison for the murder of the woman she described as her friend - the British exchange student Meredith Kercher.
Knox's former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito - also found guilty and sentenced to 25 years - was more composed.
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Amanda Marie Knox, 22, from Seattle, WA, would spend 26 years in an Italian prison for Meredith Kercher's murder.
Trust me, Amanda is known to Italians as a she-devil, a far-cry from her 'daddy's sweet girl' personality as known by her family and friends.
Amanda Marie Knox
I don’t know what the truth is, but eww, look at those eyes in the top pic.
And I was surprised to read in another story that the Italian guy had only known her (hooked up) for a week? Hardly the wholesome “boyfriend” status that many press reports had implied.
She’s going to be very popular.
With her Italian cellmates.
Thought the same thing about those eyes. She looks as guilty as the day is long.
Is that your considered opinion. The reports I have read tell another story. She may be a slut, but the evidence isn't there to convict her. Never would have been convicted in the US.
General and circumstantial evidence:
- Alibis changed several times.
- Inconsistencies in alibis, which still remain.
- Alibis contradicted by 3 independent witnesses, and by analysis of computer hard drive.
- Witness saw them both outside cottage with knives that night.
- Cell phones switched off early in evening, contrary to normal habits.
- Break-in was faked, nobody but Knox and Sollecito had a motive.
- Washing machine was run on morning after murder, and cleanup attempted long after Guede had fled.
- Victim’s injuries point to more than one attacker, as do footprints and witness hearing running feet.
- Highly improbable story of Knox showering in house on morning after murder, unworried by broken window, open door, blood stains, unflushed toilet.
- Lie by Sollecito about phone call from father that evening.
- Lie by Sollecito about Meredith being pricked with knife while cooking.
- Lie about what time they called the Carabanieri.
- Knox had knowledge about manner of victim’s death even before the police knew.
- False accusation by Knox against Patrick. Knox told mother shortly afterwards that Patrick was innocent, but neither made any attempt to tell police or lawyers.
- Knox may have been on bad terms with victim.
Forensic evidence:
- Knife with victim’s DNA in Sollecito’s apartment.
- Sollectio’s DNA on victims bra, possibly Knox’s DNA on victim’s bra.
- Knox’s blood mixed with victim’s blood: in bathroom (3 places), hallway, room with faked break-in.
- Footprints in blood compatible with Knox in hallway, cleaned after murder, revealed with luminol.
- Footprint in victim’s blood compatible with Sollecito on bathmat.
- Print of woman’s shoe compatible with Knox’s shoe size (not victim’s) under victim’s body.
- A number of forensic experts called by the defence were unable to dent the prosecution case.
Background (not evidence in itself, but supports evidence):
- Knox: heavy marijuana and alcohol user, casually slept with many men. Fined for wild party in Seattle. Cold, abnormal behavior after murder: “She f-ing bled to death”. Laughing, kissing, making faces in police station soon after murder. Day after body discovered Knox shopped for sexy lingerie, kissed in public, talked about wild sex. Cartwheels in police station waiting room. Didn’t attend memorial for victim, went for pizza instead.
- Sollecito: arrogant and spoiled, marijuana and cocaine user, collected knives and always carried a knife with him. Collected violent, pornographic comics. Collected besiality porn. Had poster of serial killer on his wall. Wanted ‘extreme experiences’.
WOW scotsman. THANK YOU for listing all the evidence that was used! That’s some crazy stuff.
sometimes even “beyond a reasonable doubt” gets abused and taken to an extreme. the way some people talk, one would think EVERY case prior to 21st Century developments in forensic science and the invention of surveillance cameras was fraudulent!
I don’t understand why everyone is so quick to judge a country they know nothing about and a case they know little about, yet not focus on all the times our own justice system fails.
Under Italian law the trial is meant to determine the truth, not which side's lawyer is more convincing to 12 uninformed people too stupid to get out of jury duty.
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