Category: 16 The cottage
Area 16: Cottage
Posted by Marcello.
Crime scene photos
16-01 The cottage had a driveway gate. The driveway gate could be opened by key, or via an electronic “˜buzzer’ release via an intercom system inside the cottage. If someone did not have a key, they could ring a buzzer at the gate and speak to anyone in the cottage via the intercom, and the person inside the cottage could “˜ring’ open the gate. This system is very common in Italy.
16-02 The cottage had an upper apartment inhabited by 4 young women and basement apartment, inhabited by 4 young men.
16-03 The upper apartment front door had a security grille that was apparently not being used. (Romanelli 2009)
16-04 The front door latch was faulty and required deadbolt operation by key, both internally and externally, to keep the door closed. (Romanelli 2009)
16-05 The front door showed no signs of damage or attempts to break in. (Nencini Motivations report, crime scene photos).
16-06 The dining/kitchen area showed no signs of struggle. An empty purse was on the kitchen table and the dish rack had different espresso coffeemakers.
16-07 The clothes washer was found with humid clothing inside, including two towels.
16-08 Mezzetti’s room and the large bathroom had no blood traces.
16-09 Guede’s feces were found in the large bathroom.
16-10 Blood traces were on the kitchen/dining room floor, the corridor floor and in various places in the small bathroom.
16-11 Ms. Kercher’s bedroom door was found closed and locked.
16-12 Ms. Romanelli’s room appeared ransacked, and one of her windows broken, with a 4 kg, 20 cm long rock found partially in a clothing bag on the floor.
16-13 Knox’s room appeared normal.