Amanda Knox to face trial in Italy
Remember Amanda Knox, the Seattle student who went to Italy to study and got swept up in murder?
An Italian judge indicted the 21-year-old and her Italian ex-boyfriend today on charges of murder and sexual violence leading to the death of Knox’s housemate, British student Meredith Kercher.
The trial of Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, 24, begins on December 4. A third suspect, Rudy Guede of Ivory Coast, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of the same charges.
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[...] Amanda Knox to face trial in Italy [...]
The preliminary judge in the investigation, judge Claudia Matteini, the judges at the Italian Supreme Court, and now judge Paolo Micheli have all said there are serious indications of Amanda Knox’s guilt.
There are 7 pieces of forensic evidence that link Amanda to the crime, including Amanda’s DNA on the handle of the knife found at Raffaele Sollecito’s apartment and Meredith Kercher’s DNA on the blade, and Amanda’s bare footprints set in Meredith’s blood.
Amanda knew precise details about the crime and the crime scene which she could only have known if she had been present when Meredith was murdered. Amanda herself admitted she was present when Meredith was murdered in her handwritten note to the police on 6 November.
Amanda and Raffaele not only gave conflicting witness statements, but also gave completely different accounts of where they were, who they were with and what they were doing on the night of the murder. There are two excellent pro-evidence, pro-victim websites about the case.
True Justice For Meredith Kercher:
http://truejustice.org/ee/index.php
Perugia Murder File:
http://perugiamurderfile.freeforums.org/portal.php