The TJMK Breaking News Box: Past Alerts 2014-2015

Breaking news. (1) The editor of the UK law journal which published Fred Davies’s series is interested in a possible rebuttal. (2) An email from one of our American reader-lawyers says the series reads like a paid defense lawyer or PR shill hoaxing an ill-informed English readership and very unlikely he simply missed massive areas like these in court transcripts which show his Italy-wide conspiracy theory to be made up.

Another heads-up. Our next featured book is As Done Unto You: The Secret Confession of Amanda Knox by one of the most respected and best-qualified experts in this psychological field. Review copies are available .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) as long as this box stays up. This book and associated future posts will map out the criminal profilers field and building on this expose explain why under-qualified previous-generation FBI-connected profilers usually missed their mark.

Bestselling True Crime writer and South African photojournalist Nick van der Leek writes about the many flashbulb moments he experienced writing about the Meredith Kercher case. We’re impressed with this state-of-the-art way to dig and reveal in face of dishonest PR.  If you’d review Deceit or Dark Matter on Amazon or other sites please email us, and we’ll gift a Kindle copy by return.

Breaking news. Italy-based journalist Andrea Vogt tweets: “Italian legal code (Art. 617) requires Cassation court to issue reasoning after 30 days. #AmandaKnox case due April 27. Why the delay?” Theory gaining ground: if Fifth Chambers illegally puts aside First Chambers rulings March 2013, explained in the Maori complaint (Italian original here and English translation here) powerful Council of Magistrates could step in with repercussions for Fifth Chambers judges.

Breaking news. Promised deadline has now passed for release of Fifth Chambers sentencing report. Article 628 is possible main cause of the delay. This is unprecedented. Its contravention may result in technical challenge though this conjectured as more definitive: a snowballing OJ Simpson type process leaving one true narrative standing in Italy & US via numerous legal initiatives like this one against some of the defense lies.

Breaking news. Judge Marasca promised sentencing report due thursday [corrected] Fifth Chambers (a junior court, does not normally handle murder cases) will know its interim explanation is derided as contravening penal code article 628 which requires that all 2013 rulings of First Chambers (which does handle murder cases) must still stand. Fifth Chambers MUST either endorse Nencini verdict or refer case back down on points of law. Penal code allows no third option. Fifth Chambers risks annulment under a new law allowing legal challenges which has already been used effectively.

Breaking news. Next dates for Knox’s second calunnia trial for 2009 court claims against officials are 3, 5 and 7 September, after summer break. Trial may finish soon after, as Knox’s claims seem indefensible in light of record pre-2009 when not ever featured in any court hearing - at insistence of her own lawyers, who said they dont believe her. Knox’s book and myriad other statements being examined for felonies, early take is they are more abusive than court claims. RS lawyer Maori is also being charged for malicious claims about officials, translation shortly. More in next posts.

Breaking news. RS lawyer Maori being charged for exceptionally nasty attack interview, see translation of charges here soon. AK lawyer Dalla Vedova quoted as advising Knox Fifth Chambers verdict was finding of innocence. Wrong, it wasnt, it was weakly argued finding of reasonable doubt, a matter only for Florence court to determine.  Dalla Vedova quoted as advising Knox no worries about Calunnia #2 trial as charges expire 2016. Wrong, they wont expire before 2020s as this is repeat offense.  Upcoming trials for books could see many “persons of interest” called or quoted who parroted false accusations.  Expect huge exposure of Knox lies here next week.

Heads-up. Next court session in RS & Gumbel book trial this Thursday. Then Cardiol MD on more hard facts for Cassation. Post on first Italian law article critical of Marasca outcome coming up. Catnip finishing English Micheli Report. Much soon on myriad false claims of Interrogation and other Hoaxes. Master Evidence List in update soon. Biggest cliffhanger: which lawyers will handle Knox calunnia #2 and how. Note Ghirga and Dalla Vedova lost on Knox calunnia #1 in 6 pretrial hearings and 5 courts, including Hellmann, and Cassation twice. This time evidence is huge.

Heads-up: In the Florence courts the Sollecito & Gumbel trial for myriad false claims in Honor Bound resumes April 30. The Knox calunnia trial #2 starts 9 June for myriad false claims at trial 2009, in Waiting To Be Heard, in email to Judge Nencini, in Oggi, and on US TV.  Lawyers and supporters seem to be making themselves scarce, maybe fearing they will be made to testify or be charged.  Sollecito and Knox could insist they testify still, as they invented or compounded many false claims.  Said to be likely to complicate framing of pending Fifth Chambers judgement report.

Heads-up: Sollecito is due back in court in Florence on false claims in his book on 30 April. Knox’s calunnia trial is due to resume again shortly in Florence with expanded charges targeting false claims in her book. The Oggi trial for quoting false claims in Knox’s book has a testimony session 16 June.

Legal buzz from Italy.  Cassation Fifth Section seem to have painted themselves into a corner, and there seems more on “connections” sure to come out. The pair were found “not guilty” not “innocent” and Cassation should maybe not even have done that, they are meant to review only the law, and if theres a substance problem, it goes back to the Florence Court. RS and AK are still on trial for multiple lies in their books, a law allows Cassation to be sued to explain and maybe overturn, and the President as head of the justice system with power to reverse Cassation could be drawn in.

Breaking news: Convictions overturned. Now Cassation has to explain in writing in a way that does not smell of a deal. Knox has served three years for calunnia and that felony record stands for life. Also Knox and Sollecito face trials already in motion for their books and for what Knox claimed on the stand in 2009. That their claims were wrong (example here) look not too difficult to prove. An OJ Simpson outcome, Italy style, perhaps?

Heads-up: New York Times’s Elisabetta Povoledo provides a good overview of today’s context. See also our own scenario.

Breaking news. In a misleading Newsweek cover article which leaves a massive amount out the PR shill Nina Burleigh propagates several huge lies to an American audience once again. Guede had actually done zero proven breakins and Knox was not “interrogated” all night. In fact, she was not interrogated at all. She merely worked on a list of names of other possible perps, who in effect she tried to frame. More detailed rebuttal follows soon.

Headsup: unless things change, the Sollecito and Gumbel defenses should be back in the Florence court Thursday once again being given an opportunity to explain or fully withdraw. Neither have yet dared to move an inch. A public trial should be the next move. Sollecito and Gumbel have credited Steve Moore, Bruce Fischer and Frank Sforza with major input and may try to shift the blame. More posts soon on the arc of Gumbel’s aggressive campaign.

Breaking news. Andrea Vogt just tweeted as follows “More trouble for #amandaknox as Florence courts set March 20 prelim hearing on continuous aggravated calumny charges re: cop abuse claims.” Her lawyer Dalla Vedova engineered move of this trial to Florence seemingly thinking Florence courts would be pussycats. Charges relate to Knox trying to sustain her interrogation hoax at 2009 trial despite overwhelming evidence that she fingered Lumumba spontaneously. She is not yet on trial for similar claims in her book but Oggi is on trial for publishing excerpts. Her ECHR appeal is believed based on this hoax, as was her counterproductive email to Judge Nencini.

Heads-up. A series will be posted starting in a day or two on Sollecito & Gumbel defense meltdown over claims in Honor Bound in Florence court thursday 22 Jan. Both Sollecito and Knox elements scathing at Gumbel. Sollecito elements see a predatory Gumbel as having hijacked the book and hurt both RS’s and AK’s best interests.

Breaking news: Damning implications of translated Nencini Report have been incisively commented upon by Selene Nelson and Chelsea Hoffman with many others in US and UK media now absorbing. Interest will peak late March when Italian Supreme Court rules on the RS/AK appeal against the Florence appeal court findings

Failure of the Sollecito/Knox Florence appeal. Available now is a revised version of the report by Judge Nencini correcting and clarifying a few things. The Italian Supreme Court will rule on this next March. The translators were Ald, Jools, Kristeva, Olleosnep, Maundy, Catnip, Tiziano, Katsgalore (our ZiaK), Thoughtful, Sallyoo, The 411, Tom, and Popper, and the proofreaders were Tom, Thoughtful, Popper and Skeptical Bystander.

(1) More bad news for Amanda Knox. Already Sollecito prior to Cassation ruling faces trial starting 22 January for his defamatory book. Now the Oggi trial will start 6 March for publishing excerpts from Knox’s defamatory book. Read our translation here and our rebuttal here of Knox’s claims. Legal view: mistake to keep Knox & Sollecito books in circulation. (2) Available here is the report by Judge Nencini translated by PMF dot Org team, now indexed.

Failure of the Sollecito/Knox Florence appeal. Available here is the report by Judge Nencini now in English which explains why, which the Italian Supreme Court will be ruling upon next March. The translators were Ald, Jools, Kristeva, Olleosnep, Maundy, Catnip, Tiziano, Katsgalore (our ZiaK), Thoughtful, Sallyoo, The 411, Tom, and Popper, and the proofreaders were Tom, Thoughtful, Popper and Skeptical Bystander.

Breaking news: On the Freelance Desk website Andrea Vogt is reporting under the header UPDATE October 8, 2014 that Florence Judge Limongi has set 22 January 2015 for the start of the trial of Sollecito and Andrew Gumbel for certain of the untrue claims in the book Honor Bound. Tough timing for Sollecito. Late in 2012 Sollecito’s father conceded that a key smear throughout the book about the prosecution wanting RS to roll over on Knox was untrue. This post gives a good summary of the background. More to follow.

Breaking news: (1) Italian news service ANSA reports: The date of 25 March 2015 is fixed for the Supreme Court hearing on the appeal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Dealing with the proceedings will be the Supreme Court’s Fifth Section with Judge Paolo Antonio Bruno as the reviewer. (2) Skeptical Bystander of PMF dot Org reports this: “Since we now have a date for the Cassation hearing, I am pleased to announce that the very final touches are being put on the Nencini report (nearly 350 pages!) and it should be published by the end of this week.”

The even-handed, in-depth documentary on the case by Andrea Vogt and Paul Russell, first aired by the BBC will be broadcast as “Amanda Knox: Colpevole o Innocente?” on Tueday night on Discovery Italia’s crime channel, “Giallo,” on Channel 38 and Sky Channel144. More information at The Freelance Desk.

Breaking News. Read “Was Amanda Knox Innocent, or Did She Just Have Good PR?” in the Huffington Post by Selene Nelson, who was previously published there and also on the site of CNN.

We are being asked for help. In any tweets to the media please consider using real names like some do on TJMK. Anonymous tweets are leaving some reporters underwhelmed, not something we need when there’s growing warmth for pro-justice views.

Breaking news. Possibly for fraught legal & financial reasons, Knox legal advisor Ted Simon reportedly jumps ship. And for fraught legal and financial reasons the IIP websites & forums may also be no more. Seems the coverup may be at an end.

Cool well-argued CNN IReport article by Selene Nelson on why angry bigots with personal issues refuse to address the real case…  Added: A very foolish attempt at a rebuttal by one angry bigot, which several of our commenters are reducing to shreds.

Cool well-argued CNN IReport article Cool well-argued CNN IReport article by Selene Nelson on why angry bigots with personal issues refuse to address the real case, and why they seem too cowardly and incompetent to tackle police and prosecutors closer to home on real injustices, preferring the defaming of foreign civil servants and a foreign victim’s family who have no easy way to answer back.

Breaking news. Ground Report puts back online Ted Thomson’s report confirming it checked out. Moles within Knox Enterprises are indeed credible. Bigger story though is Ground Report’s u-turn on posting the story, which confirms other reports that Knox Enterprises is becoming politically radioactive.

Breaking news. Lisa Marie Basile’s malicious and ill-researched piece on the Huffington Post (1) repeats false claims about TJMK which were long ago rebutted here (see part 3); her false claim which she now KNOWS is false becomes a libel under US, UK and Italian law if it remains up; and (2) approvingly quotes Andrew Gumbel, who is in fact being charged for numerous malicious claims himself, such as those rebutted here.

Breaking news. We are observing with an open mind this new report claiming “our sources close to the Knox family, close to the Gogerty-Marriott PR firm and close to Amanda Knox’s lawyers, [say] the Knox camp has decided that they had no other choice but to accuse Raffaele of the murder of Meredith Kercher.” This same unknown-to-us writer twice posted above-average demos of how strongly evidence points to both. Knox and inner circle very quiet in recent days.

Breaking news: Media digging accelerating into whether Knox was a serial cocaine-user. Prosecution suggested it at trial. Defenses didnt seek breaks though. Many cops said to presume it from Knox’s telltale body odor the day after. New information concerns her astounding cash-burn, and identity of a dealer she is said to have been calling. See reports in Daily Mail and Daily Mirror.

Breaking news: Muddled remarks today by Sollecito leave Italians sarcastic. He asserts the points in our U-Turn post as overlooked proof he didnt do it. Says he doesnt know what Knox’s role was. Far more problematic for Knox than this is the unraveling of the Interrogation Hoax and the Knox parents now ordered to stand trial in hard-line Florence for their role in it. Knox herself is listed as a witness. She will be under oath if she chooses to support her parents.

Breaking news: In another stance Sollecito seemingly claims Knox was the killer and he wasn’t there with her. This contradicts numerous Knox stances, much hard evidence including knife wounds to Meredith from both sides with two knives, one of them his; defense’s arguments at 2009 trial, several appeal submissions, and his 2012 book ironically titled called Honor Bound. Fits with claims of his aunt though. Cassation very unlikely to even read this, let alone refer case back down to Judge Nencini. Maybe lucky; his defense seemed determined to insult and trap Nencini, and sentence-increase still possible.

Breaking news. (1) Defenses appeal filed with Cassation. See the June 18 Update by Andrea Vogt.  Our own analysis soon. (2) US charges for Amanda Knox? Her website is in clear violation of numerous Son-of-Sam laws with her incontrovertible false-accusation felony denied, use of an image of Meredith, and button for payments to her with highly misleading pitch. See here and here. Is Ted Simon asleep at the wheel, as many suppose?

Breaking news. Sollecito and Andrew Gumbel can add “facing felony charges” to their resumes. A Florence judge found no excuse for the myriad felony lies in Sollecito’s book. Read some lie rebuttals here. Legal buzz is Gumbel should roll over pronto on Bruce Fischer, main inventor and disseminator of felony lies, who could be painted as more deserving of prison. Saul Kassin and others burned by Fischer may endorse that.

Breaking news. On Huffington Post the bigoted Knox sycophant Lisa Marie Basile posts very serious false charges against Italian officials. This is the same felony crime Knox served three years for. Huffington Post editors should be willing to remove the nasty error-ridden report. Please ask them.

The next five posts in the interrogation-hoax series will follow after we give space to other important posts. Please note there’s a new shortcut link to the reader comments area above the image at the top of each post.

Breaking news. CNN’s Nancy Grace returns to the case. In October 2011 Nancy Grace’s take that Knox was guilty and Knox’s release by Judge Hellmann a miscarriage of justice went viral. Tonight she will be interviewing the objective and highly-informed reporter Andrea Vogt on developments.

In light of serious disinformation by Ted Simon, Amanda Knox and others to poison American public opinion, the PMF translation team would like to get the Nencini Report into English quite soon. A summary will be done by next week. Fresh translators with good Italian and good English and some experience would really help. Please .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Breaking news. Error-prone Andrew Gumbel who co-wrote Sollecito’s hapless book now facing charges may have legally encumbered the Guardian without warning them. See the report below. Please draw this to the attention of the Guardian’s editors.

Breaking news. The Nencini Appeal Court sentencing report is released. It explains why the Knox & Sollecito appeal against the 2009 Massei trial verdict is rejected. It ascribes the fatal blow to Amanda Knox and concludes Knox initiated the cruel attack, enraged by criticisms of hard-to-take behavior and theft of rent money. The report is highly critical of multiple obstructions of justice, of which Amanda Knox’s defamatory website seems to be one. This seems another; a full rebuttal follows here soon.

Breaking news. The 330-page Nencini Appeal Court sentencing report is released. It explains why the Knox & Sollecito appeal against the 2009 Massei trial verdict is a failure. It also complains of .

The sentencing report by Judge Nencini is expected no later than wednesday. It goes straight to Cassation and again the clock starts ticking. Defense teams in Italy are reported as despondent. Presumably they anticipate the report will be out of their league to contend with. There is some amazement at two moves by Giulia Bongiorno which seemed to border on malpractice: politically engineering an attempted censure of Judge Nencini, and a manic attempt to put police and prosecutors in the dock. Yet again, framing bites defenses in tail. Maybe why another lawyer is defending Sollecito’s book.

Breaking news from Yummi. Please see the box in the top post. New charges for multiple malicious claims against justice officials and the Italian justice system by Raffaele Sollecito and his Honor Bound book-team will be made public in three weeks. Meanwhile, Sollecito has the opportunity to try to explain or renounce his claims, and a final realistic chance to separate himself from Knox - who will have her own serious book problems.  Penalties likely to include forfeiting all their blood money.

Breaking news. New charges for multiple malicious claims by Raffaele Sollecito and his Honor Bound book-team are forewarned by the office of the Florence chief prosecutor. In October 2012 Sollecito’s team ignored a strong previous warning. Sollecito’s father confirmed on national TV that the book’s key claim (that prosecutors needed RS to sell out AK) was a lie. Prosecutors stated this claim was a felony. That was widely reported. A wise team would have withdrawn the book right then. Instead they now face the prospect of charges.

Deadline for Florence appeal judge Nencini’s sentencing report endorsing the Massei trial outcome is just weeks away. No word recently from the writers of this exceptionally foolish book. Guede as lone killer is thoroughly discounted. Read dozens of reasons why here and the final ruling of the Supreme Court.

Welcome, new arrivals to TJMK. These four posts might be your best first reads. One: By a lawyer, how to zero in on the truth. Two: By a media expert, what most media has missed. Three: By a lawyer, a Powerpoint of the extensive evidence in the house. Four: Summary of Massei trial outcome just endorsed by Nencini appeal court.  See also Five: All original documents here.

Breaking news. The BBC has often been less than even-handed or accurate or fair about Italy and Italian justice and the hard facts of the case. Finally, when much of the media is moving to neutral and is iffy about the perps, the BBC may do the same. Tweets to @bbcthree and @IfIWasZai_BBC3 could ensure that the objective fact-filled report “Is Amanda Knox Guilty?” is aired on BBC 3 this week. One key post for the BBC’s attention: Guide For Smart Media: Note Extensive Hard Evidence

Breaking news. Guardian readers say they have had enough of vicious attacks on Italian justice. Are The Guardian’s Rusbridger, Hattenstone, Kington, and Katz (now with the BBC) more mafia fellow travelers?!! Or in bed with corrupt politicians or David Marriott? Post follows.

Big welcome to new readers. Posts here are almost exclusively by professionals.  Please do read our hard-hitting case overview and follow the links there.

We may not be able to resume full-speed posting bvefore Sat or Sun as tech support work is ensuring we can meet any load. Both AK and RS are confirmed guilty. The evidence was overwhelming. In the US and UK it is probable no appeal would even have been allowed. Please read our case overview here which highlights the defense’s many dirty tricks. After five years in a bubble not entirely of her own making, Knox is seemingly realizing that hers is the campaign from hell, just as the wheels are coming off.

Breaking news. Both are confirmed guilty. The 2009 Massei verdict is upheld. The sentences are 25 years for Raffaele Sollecito and 28.6 years for Amanda Knox including calunnia. (Both may face further charges for false accusations of crimes in their books.) The evidence here was in fact overwhelming. In the US and UK it is probable no appeal would even have been allowed, as the appeal grounds were so flimsy. Please read our case overview here which mentions several of the defense’s illegal tricks, including the corrupting of the 2011 appeal.

Verdict expected on Thursday. Hopefully, little media bias. By far the most biased, influential and misleading reporter is Colleen Barry of the Associated Press who is reporting to one thousand American media sites straight out of the FOA playbook. Again and again attempts have been made to explain to her that this is not a second or third trial (which makes Italy look vindictive) but a FIRST APPEAL filed by Knox and Sollecito who since their very fair trial in 2009 have remained provisionally guilty. Her reporting could constitute imprisonable obstruction of justice if seen as poisoning public opinion.

Verdict expected on Thursday. Hopefully, little media bias. By far the most biased, influential and misleading reporter is Colleen Barry of the Associated Press who is reporting to one thousand American media sites straight out of the FOA playbook. Again and again attempts have been made to explain to her that this is not a second or third trial (which makes Italy look vindictive) but a FIRST APPEAL filed by Knox and Sollecito who since 2009 have been provisionally guilty. Her reporting could constitute imprisonable obstruction of justice if it is attempting to poison public opinion.

Breaking news. Andrea Vogt has posted an incisive take on Amanda Knox’s dimming prospects toward which Amanda Knox has herself done such damage with her book, blog, email to Judge Nencini, spurious appeal to Strasbourg, and so on.

Breaking news. UK media quote Amanda Knox as saying she may go on the lam if guilt is confirmed. (Remember this is HER appeal. She opened this can of worms.) However the US/Italy extradition treaty and official US paper trail give her zero reason for comfort, and an extradition request would immediately put her in a US jail to stop her going on the lam. An Interpol Red Notice would make her unemployable and subject to worldwide arrest. AK again says she wants to meet the victim’s family to “convince” them. However, a perp with a serious drug history and a proven record of several hundred lies avoiding several hundred hard questions would convince no victim’s family, anywhere in the world. Get real.

Appeal session #8. We will be carrying reports Thursday from the courtroom including (eventually) much or most of the summation of Giulia Bongiorno, who so far in this appeal has been left even less than empty handed. Sollecito is expected to be there in court. Also we have myriad reports on the disgust that Knox’s book, media and online campaigns are causing. Unlike Sollecito, who wins points for being there, Knox is being seen as a coward who is scared of appearing because of her campaign of serial lying and defamation while hiding in Seattle. Even Knox’s own lawyers are said to be ashamed of Knox, not least because she has still not compensated Patrick as the Supreme Court ordered.

Quoting informed legal staff, reporter Andrea Vogt has posted new court dates. If Judge Nencini confirms them, they will be January 9, 16 and 20th. Court business remaining in this appeal by RS and AK against the Massei verdict includes the summation by the Sollecito team, the rebuttals by the prosecution, possible further requests by any of the parties, and deliberation over confirming of the Massei verdict. Andrea Vogt also draws attention to a complete lack of a State Department paper trail critical of the Italian process, which won’t help Knox fight extradition. In other reporting, Sollecito is now back in Italy.

Breaking news. The Strasbourg Court of Human Rights confirms it was Knox lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova who filed a human rights violation claim for Knox. See here and here and here and here.  Also the Journal of Umbria has just reported that Rudy Guede could be found eligible for work release in January or February. We hope he talks.

Our analysis of Knox’s emailed claims, many of which we have repeatedly rebutted (see here for the hard truth on the interrogation; another major post on this is next) and of the anticipated negative legal consequences for Knox, will follow in a few days. See also our many other unanswered questions.

Reporters and readers in Italy, please note Knox’s strong echoes of OJ Simpson today. First she emails a condescending dismissal of the Nencini court, which is immediately excluded from the official record. Next Knox places this on her arrogant, dishonest, widely-despised blog. “The Kercher family’s civil attorney, Francesco Maresca, in his closing arguments yesterday, claimed I have been collecting unspecified funds in the name of Meredith and her family. He left the impression that I was deceiving the public and collecting those funds for myself. Please visit the Meredith Kercher Murder page and scroll down to the Donation section to discover that I have simply added a link to the Kercher family’s own website where they solicit donations for their ongoing struggle through this heartbreaking legal process. I have been solicited by Mr. Maresca to remove from my site anything I have done to honor her memory or show support to her family. My response was that no one but the Kercher family has any right to make such a request. As I await direct contact from the family of my murdered friend, I will continue to honor her and show support.”

Breaking news. Sollecito is in Bayahibe which is more or less owned and run by the mafia. The FBI is said to be watching it closely, so those sending him money may want to think twice. Sollecito failed to arrive in Verona for his exam. ANSA quotes him as saying he will do his exam on the internet and “my future is here on this tropical island where I will come to live and work”  after he closes his accounts with justice in January. He claims he will be present in court.

Please note (1) the several main-poster assessments added below, (2) Yummi’s advice in Comments on the the reasoning behind the aggravated calunnia sentence recommended for Knox, (3) a round-up of points by Andrea Vogt, Barbie Nadeau and other good reporters in our next post, (4) there will be no more court this week; Maresca speaks on 16 December. 

Reports here from the Florence appeal court on Monday and Tuesday on final summations which are scheduled to continue on 16 and 17 December. The prosecution will argue for life sentences. Given the unique callous arrogance of Knox and Sollecito and the dishonesties of their law-breaking campaigns, books and websites, mitigation of the sentences for humane qualities does seem ruled out. 

Breaking news. See The Secret US Forensic Defense Of Amanda Knox. An important new report by Andrea Vogt on Boise State University and Greg Hampikian and the attempt to not explain his role or list university resources used. In Italy the Hellmann consultants Conti & Vecchiotti who Hampikian may have influenced are also under the microscope, for possible obstruction of justice. Our next post will focus on these worsening situations for all involved.

Breaking news: Initial hearing in Frank Sforza’s contempt of court case was postponed Wednesday because of his request for fast-track trial in hopes sentence, if guilty which he essentially concedes, will be less. Bizarrely Sforza has just posted more on a Chris Mellas/Bruce Fischer website. Sforza trial will be in Florence December 6th.

Appeal Session #3 Wednesday: Machiavelli’s tweets are here.  Mason2’s tweets are here.  Andrea Vogt’s tweets are here.  Barbie Nadeau’s tweets are here. 

Amanda Knox sycophant Steve Moore sent out this wrong tweet:  “”@Gman_Moore Great day for Amanda & Raff. DNA results finally remove knife as murder weapon. Bleach myth dead. Absent corruption, case effectively over.”  Flat wrong. Dr Stefanoni’s finding of Meredith’s DNA in a removed sample emerges stronger, because the Carabinieri lab used the same LCN technique. And Moore’s endemic “corruption” smear is quite baseless. Get a grip.

Breaking news on DNA testing. Andrea Vogt: “Cautionary note: full details of RIS DNA report [to be in court] Nov 6, so news leaks now could be incomplete.” Sollecito defense earlier leaked third trace of Knox is confirmed on the knife, they were claiming no new trace of Meredith, no DNA of Sollecito or Guede. Guede to speak on Italian TV prog “Quarto Grado” Friday.

Tweets and emails to member of Congress on Monday’s and Wednesday’s posts would help a lot. Members of the Italian-American Congressional Delegation have been asking to be kept in the loop, as Congressional hearings may be held into this bigoted assault on Italian justice which attempts to have Senator Cantwell lead their parade.

DNA testing: Resumes monday. State of play remains as Andrea Vogt reported late Friday, an apparent mixed trace on the knife. It seems the sleazy PR shill Candace Dempsey would be advised not to channel illegal and inaccurate defense-counsel leaks or risk an obstruction of justice trial.

Breaking news. La Nazione reports that DNA has been found on the knife and tests to identify it will continue today Friday. Their report and the report of ANSA News Service say it is human DNA. An earlier report by Diggita said it was not yet established whether it is plant, animal or human DNA.

Breaking news from Rome: the Italian national communications police are entering the case because of the massive media and internet campaign of disinformation and defamation right out of the mafia playbook; a request for FBI assistance is expected.

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