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Rudy Guede guilty of Meredith Kercher murder
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by Dave Keating | October 29, 2008 at 01:09 am
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The murder of British student Meredith Kercher, a case that has generated huge media attention in botht the UK and Italy, has now seen the accused man sentenced to 30 years in prison. Kercher's American roomate will now likely stand trial for the muder as well. It is thought that the muder was the result of a sex game gone wrong.
An immigrant who turned his back on his adoptive family and drifted into a life of petty crime was convicted yesterday of the murder and sexual assault of the British student Meredith Kercher, who was killed in Perugia one year ago. He was sentenced to 30 years in jail.
Rudy Guede, 21, who was arrested after fleeing to Germany, had chosen a fast-track trial in the hope of a reduced sentence if found guilty. His lawyer, Walter Biscotti, said that he would appeal.
In a separate ruling, Amanda Knox, Ms Kercher’s American flatmate, and Ms Knox’s former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, who have been in custody since the crime, were ordered to stand trial on December 4 for Ms Kercher’s death.
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at 04:07 on December 23rd, 2008
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There are two excellent websites about the Meredith Kercher case:
True Justice For Meredith Kercher:
http://truejustice.org/ee/index.php
Perugia Murder File:
http://perugiamurderfile.freeforums.org/index.php
ALL the judges who have been involved in the case: Judge Claudia Matteini, the judges at the Italian Supreme Court, judge Massimo Riccarelli, and judge Paolo Micheli all thought there were serious indications of Amanda Knox's and Raffaele Sollecito’s guilt and refused to grant them bail on the grounds that they are mentally unstable, dangerous and could reoffend.
The case against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito is formidable.
There are 13 pieces of forensic evidence that link Amanda and Raffaele to the crime, including Amanda's DNA on the handle of the knife found at Raffaele's apartment and Meredith's DNA on the blade, and Amanda's bare footprints set in Meredith's blood and Raffaele's DNA on Meredith's bloodied and cut bra.
Amanda and Raffaele knew precise details about Meredith's body which they could only have known if they 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.
In the light of the judges’ decisions so far and the forensic evidence which was independently confirmed as accurate and reliable, it looks extremely unlikely that Amanda and Raffaele will be found not guilty.
at 04:09 on December 23rd, 2008
Perugia Murder File:
http://perugiamurderfile.freeforums.org/index.php
at 23:38 on March 27th, 2009
I think he was railroaded. His print could've very well been there beforehand. 30 years; they need hard evidence; his dna or something.