Amanda Knox: Italian Prosecutors Launch Appeal for Life Sentence

Well, I think she is actually trying to appeal the sentence (the 26 year one):  Either get it overturned, or cut way down (say, to 13 years).  And I think the prosecutors, knowing this, want to go for life (which for one as young as she, would be some 60 or more years)  so that it would be cut down to say, 30, rather than 13.  Of course, if she really is innocent, that would be awful.  As far as parole, I am not sure how it works in Italy.......

Whatever sentence is given to Amanda, it is given to a person for whom no forensic evidence is available to connect her to the room where the murder took place.

There is a lot of forensic evidence in the form of fingerprints, footprints, and DNA to connect one other person to the room and to the murder directly.

But Amanda is now serving 26 years for being scientifically proven not to have been present at the murder of Meredith Kercher.

Please can we have your thoughts on that aspect of the case.   

There is forensic and circumstantial evidence that links Miss Knox to the crime scene, of course as in most high profile cases the defence dispute this evidence.

Perhaps Mr. Winters could explain how anything could possibly prove that you were NOT somewhere?  And especially with attention to a crime scene that someone has obviously tried to clean up on a selective basis (for example, the bloody footprints which were later revealed by 'Luminol'). Also, perhaps he could explain why Amanda Knox was seen buying cleaning supplies at 7:45 am the morning after the murder, when she testified to sleeping until after 10:00 am?  And why were she and Rafael Sollicito seen outside of the apartment with a mop and bucket when the "cell phone police" unexpectedly arrived?  Upon entering, the police wondered why had she put in a load of Meredith Kerchers clothes to wash the morning after she was found dead?  And last but not least, Amanda initially admitted to being at the scene of the murder!

Amanda and Raffaele are innocent people.  They had nothing to do with this terrible crime  - WHY because they WERE NOT THERE.

Check out some interesting articles on the investigation methods used in this case by Steve Moore, a retired FBI agent: When things don't make sense, sometimes the simplest explanation is the correct one.  Why isn't there evidence of Amanda Knox in the room where Meredith was murdered?  Let's see...Because she was not there!  www.injusticeinperugia.org/FBI.html

I belong to all the free Amanda groups and contribute to her defense fund. I am too upset for words with the railroad job Mignini pulled off. He WILL rot in hell for it. In the meantime the wrong should be undone. I think that both families should get aggressive and begin to sue Mignini, the court, the newspapers and the city of Perugia for defamation of character, false imprisonment and for tampering with witnesses and evidence, for not releasing the tape of the interrogation (or not recording it, pick one Mignini, you can't have it both ways), for coercing statements and using unprofessional methods to get confessions, for not releasing evidence to the defense until well into the trial, for destroying evidence on computers (oddly they were working just fine when picked up and I even recall some very specific incriminating non-evidence that they said they'd found) , destroying evidence of Amanda's and Raffaelle's  presence in Raffaelle's place, moving evidenced from one place to another, and on and on and on. Police tapes of the investigation show mishandling of evidence and evidence of things at Raffaelle's place that later were said to be found in Amanda's room. This man must be called on his deeds before his upcoming trial for doing the same stuff in Florence. Mignini should be in prison. Amanda and Raffaelle should be free to live their now very-tarnished lives. If the Kirchers would just wake up and smell the roses they could be an immense help. But for the moment they seem to prefer burying their heads in the sand. Wake up folks, punishing these two for something they didn't do taints your memory of Mez. I used to feel sympathetic toward them, but not anymore. They had the power to look beyond Mignini and see the forest for the trees. They chose not to. Perhaps they think that taking these kids from their parents will make them feel better. It won't.Their lawyer needs to have his head examined. Please take the time to discover the truth today. Visit: www.injusticeinperugia.org  

Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are innocent.  There is no credible evidence that links either of them to this crime.  Find out the facts before you take someone else's word that the verdict is just.  Injustice in Perugia org

It's time to Flood The Cell again.  July 9 is Knox's Birthday.  Send her a Birthday greeting at the following address:Amanda Knoxc/o Casa CircondarialeStrada Pievaiola06100 Capanne (PG)ItalyBe civil and resist the temptation to trash Italy.Continue, however, to boycott Italian products

Yes, there was forensic evidence that involved Amanda. Let me assure you Italy is quite prepared to administer a high level of justice under an international spotlight.  The Italians see it that Amanda Knox and to a lesser extent Raffaele Sollecito, with Rudy Guede as a hopeful sex partner, initiated a sadistic play session with Meredith Kercher that spiraled out of control.  The session got out of control when they frightened or injured Meredith until she screamed and perhaps struggled or threatened them with arrest.  They all panicked and one strong possibility is that Knox and Sollecito ran, Guede choked Meredith to death, and then also ran.   Meredith is seen as the person who organized and planned the event.  This makes it a very unusual case in any country.   With full awareness that a finding of guilty for Knox would be offensive to Americans and others, the Italian court has nevertheless determined that this unfortunate scenario is too compelling and convincing to set aside.   When Knox attempted to slander Italian police with false accusations I doubt it helped her case.

A bright young honor student with a reputation for kindness and honesty goes off to study in Italy and overnight turns into a vicious murderer and liar? I’m skeptical. Seems hard to believe without some real proof. I looked all over the net for proof and didn’t find it. Found lots of slurs and allegations but all of it shown to be untrue or reasonably refuted. I’m firmly convinced she is innocent. Now someone has collected the information and posted it here  injusticeinperugia.org