Long Lines For Any Amanda Knox Movie? Unlikely - Too Much PR Legacy Taints Her Brand

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Great post, Lauowolf. I agree, the only way to do justice to the story and the truth is as fiction. I hope it is done by one of the masters of the genre. It’s a much more compelling story than the narrative we have been forced to swallow for four years now.

Can anyone help me. According to an early report, blood was found on a door handle of the boys downstair flat.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2007/11/06/three-held-over-meredith-murder-115875-20067118/
I do know that the boys had left the keys with Amanda so that she could water and feed the cats. What was the results of the blood examination?

Apparently AK is hiding, flooded by hate mails 😉
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/276002/Amanda-Knox-now-in-hiding-over-tide-of-hate-mail

Hi Starsdad. I would suggest to go to PMF and do a search for cat’s blood maybe two years ago.

A former moderator there did a terrific long post on how the cat down there probably shot through the broken glass (probably part of the crime scene rearrangement that the Real Killers™ did) cutting itself and leaving a trail of blood and was probably hurriedly stuffed back in.

Hi gdeschaetzen

That report is about a week old. It may no longer be current. We suspected the hate mail was either from the Real Killers™ or David Marriot had realigned his army of orcs.

http://news.yahoo.com/hayden-panettiere-excited-amanda-knox-gets-second-chance-181218990.html

@lauowolf - thank you for the interesting post. If there were to be a movie, I’d see it more along the lines of “Reversal of Fortune” (1990; Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close) - based on the true case of the trials of Claus von Bulow, a strange case with a strange defendant, which ends with a question mark and doubt of true innocence.

I’d like to see something along the lines of Vincent Bugliosi’s “Helter Skelter”, but given the budget constraints we might have to settle for an xtranormal dialog with Steve Moore.

Looks like Amanda Knox is turning to be a role model for all convicted killers:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048379/Joshua-Davies-Amanda-Knox-Facebook-boast-Ill-new-Foxy-Knoxy.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

They would watch her movie. Maybe prisons could conduct special screenings. I feel so sick. How I wish the appeal hadn’t made a mockery of justice.

In another group called Scared Monkeys that I belong to, has agreed to boycott anything knox puts out if its a book or a movie, we just have to find out who is interested in doing either or both of them.

Today at the grocery store in my area not one magazine or tabloid carried anything about Knox or Casey, my grocery store gets a high five for not allowing either of these people to be brought in and shelved in their store, We might be a small community but do believe in Justice,

I imagine several of her $upporter$ have second thoughts about this appeal process as they watch the gravy train dissipate.  Specifically step family members and international “journalists” bent on a subscription to credibility.

/Been following since day one and feel absolutely comfortable about this statement.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3871480/Knife-gift-in-Amanda-Knox-magazine-row.html

I have been reading Kate Manseys interview with Sollecito for the Daily Mirror.  http://www.mirror.co.uk/sunday-mirror/2007/11/04/italy-murder-details-emerge-98487-20058122/

It occurs to me that this article needs referring to some sort of an analyist.

Why did Sollecito say that he, Knox and a friend went to a party on the night Meredith was murdered? Why does he have to add a third person? Why not we went a party? Wait a minute…....3 people went to a ‘party’.... thats near enough to what the prosecution said, only they called it an ‘orgy’. Lets see what a statement analysist makes of this. 

Did Sollecito give this alibi because he thought that someone may have seen the 3 of them together on the murder night? Someone like the homeless man on the plaza. ‘We went to a party’ Was he covering the two of them between the hours 9 pm to 1 pm??. That was when the murder occurred.

Is he putting as much distance between the 2 of them and the murder scene as possible, when he tells the reporter that he lives over the other side of the city. He lived a 5 to 10 minute walk away!

Does Sollecito give the reason as to why Meredith died? ‘She was really popular .....’

“It is something I never hope to see again,” he said. “There was blood everywhere and I couldn’t take it all in” According to every thing I have read he never saw it when the police were there.

Who went back to the murder scene in the morning? Amanda by herself?... He does not want to see it again. Why is the bedroom door locked?..... He does not want to see it again…..I could go on and on but I haven’t the time at the moment.

Those Oggi knives are just bad taste marketing spielerei. What really hurts is injustice.

If the page about Knox on facebook is any guide, there’s not a lot of popularity out there for her - and among the comments about her, many are not in any way supportive. Some are hostile. https://www.facebook.com/#!/AmaandaKnox

@nopassingby - I don’t know which part of the page you are talking about but my reading indicates lots of love out there..

Gracia magazine has a [reasonably] neutral piece on the case, it mentions Meredith and her family a number of times [does it annoy anyone else that Meredith is often referred to as ‘Kercher’ while Knox is referred to as ‘Amanda’?]

Anyway, they are buying the not guilty line, Madison is upset because people have spat in her [Madison’s] face. There were a few psychoanalysts who were saying Knox will suffer for years to come with flashbacks to the night she was arrested [I’m hoping/assuming to the murder]. According to her grandmother she’s finding it difficult to adapt, she’s still thinking in Italian and they have to keep reminding her to speak in English.

She was transfixed by the rolling news reports of her release from prison on the way home and she is looking forward to her belated 21st birthday party in a few weeks. She ate pizza and drank wine on the first night. The forensis psychologist reckons her nightmare is only beginning, she will find that her family and friends have moved on while she’s been away, she will feel increasingly isolated and they believe that’s the reason Solly has been invited over for his holiday i.e. he’s the only one likely to understand her personally I think the clan realises that the networks will pay more for a double interview but maybe I’m just bitter.

Sollecito on the other hand is walking around the house like a baby touching things as if he’s never seen them before. That’s the only print they spared for him

They interviewed a woman from the UK who was falsely imprisoned in Spain for 2 years before getting a Kings pardon in January 2009. She was with a man who was smuggling drugs and the Police assumed she was in on it.

She says when she came out she automatically went to bed at 8pm [lights out time], and it took her some time to adjust to being able to go to the fridge and help herself when she was hungry. She really seems to be having a terrible time, she feels her life has been stolen and that she can’t trust people.

A few things that set the two cases apart:

1. She was innocent, Knox is guilty
2. She can’t eat red kidney beans as they remind her of prison food. Knox ate pizza on her first night home.
3. Knox will make a fortune, this woman has never been heard of

Yet another misinformed journalist…appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer 10-14-11

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sherwin1/English

I would like to see some people weigh in on the possibilities of civil litigation against Ms. Knox and Mr. Sollecito for wrongful death by the Kercher family.  Speaking from an American point of view, this would be similar to what the Goldman family did with OJ Simpson.  In American cases, Ms. Knox could be required to undergo examination under oath by way of deposition. Any deposition testimony by her would be usable in any future criminal case in Italy should that ever come to pass. The plaintiffs could put a possibly place a preliminary lien against her earnings, but certainly a final judgment against her would prevent her from getting rich off of book and film deals.  I am wondering what the possibilities would be under the law in the U.K. and Italy.

As far as the choice of where to pursue such litigation, here is what I see as advantages and disadvantages:

U.S. (State of Washington):  It would be easy to serve a summons on Ms. Knox, and all of the civil discovery tools available under US law.  Disadvantages:  Sollecito may be harder to summons, and there is the question of whether a Washington court would accept jurisdiction over a case involving a British plaintiff and a tort committed in Italy.  Plus, sice the tort occurred in 2007, the statute of limitations may have expired.

UK: I don’t know what Britsih law says about jurisdiction over non-British defendants, and I don’t know what their statute of limitations would be.  Certainly a British court would be likely to be more sympathetic to a British plaintiff. Plus, a judgment from a UK court may be likely to be given recognition by US courts more readily.  However, if Ms. Knox were to refuse to appear and defend in Britain, the issue of proper jurisdiction over her in Britain would be raised by her in the US when the plaintiffs try to enforce a default judgment against her.

Italy:  I have no idea what Italian law says about jurisdiction over Ms. Knox for purposes of civil litigation, although I would think it would be clear in the case of Mr. Sollecito.  Ultimately if she refuses to participate, a civil judgment from an Italian court would be much more likely to be given recognition by US courts, and she would certainly collaterally attack the fairness of such a judgment.

Opinions?

Sorry.  Correction.  That last line should have indicated that a civil judgment from an Italian court would be LESS likely to be recognized in the US courts.

starsdad - thanks for posting that link to the Kate Mansey story/interview with Sollecito right after the murder. Very interesting… Sollecito makes many incriminating statements ... especially (as starsdad mentioned) about how he and Knox ‘went to a party with one of my friends.’ Would that be Rudy, Sollecito? That guy you claimed later never to have even met?

Sollecito also says that ‘when she [Knox] went into the bathroom she saw spots of blood all over the bath and sink. That’s when she started getting really afraid and ran back to my place because she didn’t want to go into the house alone.’ This is really different from Knox’s alibi email where she says she wasn’t that concerned at first, but went ahead and took a shower in that bathroom, which I always found really strange. Sollecito and Knox hadn’t gotten their stories straight yet at that point, I guess.

It was interesting how at the end of the appeal trial, Sollecito claimed that no one had let him speak out or defend himself. My understanding is, he could have gotten up on the witness stand at any time, isn’t that true? But maybe the reason he didn’t want to is because of discrepancies such as those starsdad and I and many others have pointed out.

Gonzaga - I believe in the OJ Simpson case, there was a 2-year statute of limitations in California, because I remember the Browns filed their civil lawsuit right before the statute of limitations ran out in June 1996. (The Goldmans may have filed earlier.) Anyway, that is my recollection. It may be a different SoL in Washington State.

I hope for Meredith’s sake that the Kerchers can file some sort of civil action. Thanks for the comment.

I agree with jasmine that we should all boycott any ‘Knox product.’ This happened with OJ too.

@Gonzaga I would love nothing better than to see the Kerchers bring a civil suit, but maybe they don’t have the heart for it.

starsdad,

That’s a really interesting observation about Sollecito’s statement. I think you’re on to something there. The guy is certainly the worst liar of the three. That’s why he wanted Knox around when he was questioned, and that’s why they’ll probably do major interviews together.

The publicly disclosed offers to Knox have been mostly of the unserious variety: Spokesperson for a porn company for $10,000 a week, or $1 million to sell the rights to her life story to a guy who’s never made a film that anybody saw. These people seem to be hitching onto her notoriety for their own self-promotion.

I told myself that I wasn’t going to comment on Knox’s post-release appearance, but I can’t help myself—she’s dressing like Madonna circa 1982. David Mariott, hire a new stylist for your client! I know you’re trying to make her look casual and chic at the same time, but this is so obviously contrived.

@Melanie - I suggest you check various posts. ‘lots of love out there’ can be balanced with ‘lots of suspicion and dislike’ - and the small number of ‘fans’ she has on FB.

This is my first post in this forum. I heard about the murder case the next day but I cannot read, write or speak Italian.  I have read about the case intermittently but this time I have read more carefully and analytically.

The lawyers for the K&S did a very thorough and professional job and I am sure they will be rewarded amply.  I felt that the prosecution fumbled often under their concerted attack.

Yes, the PR machine was also very effective and did an excellent job.  If you can tell a straight lie hundred times, it automatically becomes the truth.  I was impressed that the Judge admitted that there are “judicial truth” and “real truth”. Should I say amusing?  Are we not be all going for the real truth and nothing but the real truth?

Most of you are lawyers (it appears so because of your style of dissection) but I am just a scientist and look at things (the reading material available here and elsewhere) somewhat differently.  The killers walked free because the defence used the human angle extensively.  It appears one member of the jury even commented that he was convinced of their innocence by looking at their face!  Justice is supposed to be blind!

What about the experts?  Are they getting paid from or by the defence?  For example, two of signatories of the 9 member American team has taken a stand what is in complete disagreement with their publication in a peer reviewed journal.  This is understandable but clearly unethical.  Very little science and statistics has been used in this trial.

I believe the “black man” is guilty but he is only a fringe player.  2 million dollar can buy a lot of stuff- get free card, for example.

I read a lot of some intangible quantity called “motive”.  Nobody can prove a motive and the motive is the most circumstantial of all evidences.  To guess the motive, you have to put in the same shoes of the killer.  It is not easy and probably impossible. AK, for example, reminds me of Cathy in the East of Eden- something is missing from her brain. 

I can feel the pain of the Kercher family.  The pain is doubled when you see the justice is being perverted. Rest in Peace, Meredith and rest assured whatever the judgement in the courts, the killers will never have peace.

chami - I for one am more on the order of a scientist than a lawyer. We have all types interested in justice for Meredith.

I like what you said: “Nobody can prove a motive.” (A very lawyerly thing to say, by the way.) That is so true.

Thanks for your comment and for standing up for justice for Meredith. I came somewhat late to the game as well—only about 2 years ago.

Hi Chami,

Is it true that two signatories of the Hampikian letter had published something contradictory? That would be very interesting to read.

The prosecution is always outgunned against well-heeled criminal defendants. Lawyers went all out to discredit Minigni but he is obviously more capable than the average provincial prosecutor.

In hindsight we can say that Minigni should have had a simpler, more consistent theory of motive (e.g. an argument about bring men home for a late-night drug party). But the Massei court convicted the two unanimously nonetheless. Judge Hellmann obviously failed to properly instruct his jurors that motive is not necessary for conviction.

http://www.examiner.com/uk-headlines-in-national/amanda-knox-and-the-jailhouse-lesbians

The negative press is building…

Wasn’t OGGI a cheerleader for Knox?
http://www.mediaite.com/online/magazine-pairs-amanda-knox-cover-story-with-a-knives-set-giveaway/

Here is another one. On the SeattlePi site you can vote on it…

http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/131796868.html

Oggi were her biggest supporters in the Italian press, I love this comment

knox has invited her italian boyfriend/accomplice to visit her.
is there anyway we can get casey anthony to join them for a three-some, so that justice for caylee is finally achieved?

@Earthling

Thx for comments. I’m sure Sollecito was told to keep his mouth shut as soon as he had legal reprentation. He could not help making truthful, incriminating comments. ‘Nothing is missing’, he told the police communications controller when reporting the crime. I do beleive he will turn up in America sooner than later, and stay there. He is a liability and needs to be ‘managed’ I think he was advised (even pleaded with) by the entire defense team not to testify. If anyone knows where I can get access to his prison diaries, please advise.

@brmull

And the first question should be ‘Why did you give false alibis from the start? You were obviously aware the police were going to interview you about inconsistencies in your alibis on the night of the interrogations. Why did you fall apart?’

So Hampikian and 19 other U.S. forensic experts reviewed the DNA evidence in the Knox case in 2009 and found it shaky. Their letter to the Italian judge outlined their concerns that police mishandled their collection of blood samples from a kitchen knife found in the apartment of Knox and Kerchner, as well as Kercher’s bra clasp.

Did Judge Hellmann take this into consideration?
Did Vecchioti and Conti take this into consideration too?

Is this enough for the Corte di Cassazione to overturn Hellmann’s decision?

Sorry, I am new to the case and knew nothing about this.

@Peter, Could you please keep those of us in Italy posted about any
talk shows about anything on the case?

Sorry, but I never watch T.V. so I would never know if and when the shows would take place.

Thanks

@starsdad - Sollecito’s diaries may be at PMF under the “In Their Own Words” section. I’m not sure, as I haven’t been able to bring myself to read that dreck.

@Earthling

Thanks. I found what I was looking for.
In a police statement he states that when he went to Merediths door (behind is a crime scene that ‘he never wants to SEE again’) he SAW that the door was locked. I expected a proponderance of the verb ‘to see’ regarding the crime scene, but I did not expect that gem. He didn’t find or even notice the door was locked. He SAW it was locked,

Hi All, There has been some discussion regarding Sollecito visiting/moving to US to avoid extradition. Can someone please explain to me how it will help him? I can see how Amanda might be safe because she is a US citizen. But will US refuse to even extradite a person who is not a US citizen to the person’s own country? How can he get a citizenship of America immediately?

@jasmine1998: I am completely with you in this. Someone made a comment on one of the articles saying how the people giving celebrity status to Knox might be setting a precedent where youngsters might think this is an easy way to fame. I can totally see this. I think everyone who is supporting Knox and saying she is entitled to make money should keep this in mind. In this age of reality television where many people go to any lengths just to get some media coverage (as seen in various reality shows), this can give dangerous ideas to youngsters. I think we should strive to avoid anything which shows her in a positive light as much as possible - articles, shows, movies.

Hello Everyone

Here’s what I think will happen. The corporate interests who think they can make money out of this could not care less for Amanda Knox or Meredith Kercher. They want their pound of flesh and they will do anything to get it. For example there is someone who has offered Knox a million dollars for exclusive rights to her story. Nobody is going to do that and not expect to make a huge profit.

OK! So how do you do that when the story, as far as the general public is concerned, is old news. Simple….Introduce the fact that she’s guilty thereby generating more interest and thereby creating more revenue. I can almost hear the executives in Hollywood or elsewhere talking it up. They will do this by releasing the ‘other’ evidence thereby creating another OJ or Casey Anthony. The Knox PR firm won’t stand a chance. Of course this is what may happen.

As to Sollecito coming to the US well that’s easy just get him a dual citizenship. the family Sollecito would sooner have him in the US rather than go to jail even if they can’t stand the Knox family. my hope is that the entire kit and caboodle go to jail. The world would be a better place without any of them.

One way or the other it is my fervent hope that true justice is served for Meredith Kercher

@brmull,

Please take a look at another forum

http://nourishingobscurity.com/2011/10/02/penultimate-post-on-the-meredith-kercher-case/#comment-204617

and read the third from the last comment: The reference to their paper is also there in the comments (earlier).

Do you have a link to the comments (letter written) by the 9 US scientists? I am curious to know how they are defending the indefensible.

The prosecutors never stressed that criminals are not typical people and their minds do not follow our logic.  A list of good looking criminals would have been useful.

chami,

This is the only letter I know about. It was signed by Drs. Hampikian and Johnson. For some unfathomable reason it is referred to as the letter from Hampkian “and 19 other DNA experts”.

http://friendsofamanda.org/files/KnoxSollecitoDNAPetitionSubmitted11.19.09b.pdf

I am somewhat dubious of Dr. Hampikian’s expertise as he has claimed that a negative TMB test on the knife means there could not be DNA detected. That seems at odds with common sense as well as what other experts have said.

chami,

I read the comment. Halkides is saying that two of the people who wrote the paper also endorsed the Hampikian-Johnson letter I linked to above.

The two people in question are Dan Krane and Jason Gilder. They both work in the same lab. I don’t know if they are unofficial advisors to the Knox clan in the same way that Hampikian is.

My background is clinical. I have a working knowledge of DNA testing but not the forensic part. But from what I’ve read of this case it seems the field is still very immature and many experts are exceedingly cautious about how they interpret their data.

Halkides is obviously a smart guy. But he’s letting his preconceived views about the case affect his understanding of the forensic science. He says that there is no murder weapon. The truth is the knife is only found in 25% of murders(nytimes.com data). He says that there is no motive. The truth is there are *too many* motives for an argument between these two roommates. He says the stomach contents put the time of death between 9:00 and 9:30. The truth is that stomach contents are a poor determinant of time of death, +/- two hours in the best case, and can be affected by stress. Furthermore putting the time of death at 9:30 means ignoring the testimony of all the witnesses. It means not having a good explanation for the victim’s cell phone record. It means not having an explanation for why Guede didn’t show up at the disco until 2AM. Etc.

brmull,

Thanks for the info.  I also went through the letter written by the 19 US scientists.

Basically it is a generic petition.  Two of the scientists wrote the letter and the remaining were asked to sign the letter.  It was (I believe) done on compassionate ground and perhaps understandable.

I have now read the letter several times.  It has not been written with a scientific spirit.  One thing for example, they never claimed that low rfu values are not usable.  They are perfectly aware that any “definitive” statement will be used against them.  The letter shows that the authors have been very cautious in this matter.

I am particularly irritated in their free use of terms like “extremely low level”, “highly sensitive” and drawing conclusions (“No credible scientific evidence has been presented to associate this kitchen knife with the murder of Meredith Kercher”) when they themselves argued that no definite conclusions can be drawn.

DNA from a single cell can be detected and identified unequivocally.  There are excellent reasons to be careful and cautious.  I think there exists an equally excellent reason to be suspicious as RS has attempted to “explain away” the presence of DNA of MK on the knife.  I believe that the sample found contains only one or two cells, i.e., one or two molecules of DNA.  Red blood cells contain no DNA.  Test with TMB will perhaps need a thousand cells. I am sure they know that TMB reacts with heme and not DNA.

However, the summary (last paragraph, last but one sentence, page 3) takes the cake: “DNA testing results described above could have been obtained even if no crime had occurred.”  What they are trying to convey?

Just a quick comment on Sollecito moving to the US or Canada: chances are very slim, unless things are taken care of at a high level.  As is the case with most EU citizens, Italian citizens don’t need a tourist visa for the US, although they need to submit a form before visiting. 

Regardless of what sort of application you submit (tourist visa, work visa/permit, student visa/permit, permanent residence visa/permit), you will be asked not only if you have a criminal record, but if you’ve ever been arrested.  Sollecito, although acquitted, has an ongoing murder trial.  That means that he could be denied entry in the US or Canada, and that any long-term visas (work, study, residence) might not be granted until acquittal is definitive.  Work/study seem more feasible to me, but permanent residence doesn’t. There’s just no way he could pass the background check.

Citizenship is never instantly granted to anyone.  In order to become a citizen, you need to be a permanent resident for a number of years, depending on country, but usually it’s around 5.  Permanent residency applications take about 1-1.5 years minimum, and that’s for people who have crystal-clean records and good reasons to be in the country - either highly-skilled migrants or spouses of citizens.

lauowolf is right: there’s no movie-story here on the premise of Amanda’s innocence.  Before her surprising acquittal, the story all along was of the charges against her (with evidence) vs. the wholesome American girl who could not possibly have done that.  There’s a polarity here & tension between these poles. Relieve the tension with a declaration of innocence & poof!—the story evaporates.  Nice girl falsely arrested?

Yet in another sense than lauowolf has intended, the movie has already begun: it is, namely, in the well-managed PR campaign which has released its deliverances in the form of (contrived) news.

We see how the movie has developed from day to day, so far, just by comparing photos & reports. That well-photographed walk along the highway with stocky companion—those were candid shots taken by an available reporter?  Nonsense.  And that puffy-clownish hat Amanda wore in her apprehensive pose downtown?  On closer look, she was wearing it already (earlier news) in the car with darkened windows.

The movie is: how Amanda returns to normal life, insofar as she can.  And every bit of it contrived & artificial, or if I might use the word in this connection, premeditated.

Viviana,
In some ‘elite’ cases I’ve seen and experienced, permanant residence has been granted instantaneously, and citizenship 6 months later. It does depend on who you know as you said, who vouches for you, and also what benefit you can bring to the country your entering, but it is definately possible to fast-track in this way.

And after what we’ve seen in Perugia isn’t anything possible?

Apologies for the spelling - Vivianna x

I don’t think there are any laws which would make it impossible for someone to obtain permanent residence instantly, since any delays are usually administrative (i.e. you have to wait until they get to your file).

However, most countries that I’m familiar with require you to live there as a permanent resident for X number of years before you can even apply for citizenship.  I can imagine a few scenarios in which the residence requirement would be waived, but Sollecito is hardly a celebrity, a refugee political activist, etc.  I’m skeptical that their connections go that far and that anyone would be willing to risk his/her reputation vouching for someone whose acquittal might be overturned.  But who knows, water sometimes flows uphill.

Thanks for clarifying that Vivianna. Call me naive, but I am still hoping that justice will be served somehow. I am sure Sollecito’s family will try their best to ensure that he does not go back to prison but issuing a US citizenship to him instantly is far too lenient and hopefully will not happen. Maybe he can go to US for studies but if he is on student visa I cannot see how he can avoid extradition, especially considering that student visas are issued for a limited duration. Ultimately there are work arounds for everything but I am hoping nothing will be made too easy for them.

When the book comes out I´ll certainly buy it !  Maybe this will help the Kerchers , who are in a lot of financial and unfortunately, following the release of what are most certainly their daughter´s killers` release from prison , considerable emotional trouble now . So much has changed for them .
And alas ,so much has changed for me as well. The way I learnt about Knox´s acquittal from jail was rather blunt and unexpected: Having passed an exam (I am graduating from university this year !) , I decided to get a coffee in the uni cafe. There´s a newsstand in there and I suddenly noticed a paper with a large picture of Knox. I seized it and I nealy choked on my coffee when I read the big headline: “Knox free! Returning to Seattle.” My first thought was to cry : No! How could this ever happen ?
This world is a strange place. But I like the fact that Meredith is not going to be forgotten after all. This article has interested me in particular because as a literature student about to get a degree I´ve been thinking about applying to a publishing group as an internee.

Her body language screams “GUILTY”.  She looks haunted.  Let’s see karma in action (what will she use to forget?  Drugs, alcohol?).  I wouldn’t want to live her life for all the tea in China - she’s not free, she will never be free.

I think RS could get citizenship pretty easily if he and AK would get married, unfortunately.  That might be the plan for his own safety as there is much more sentiment against him in Italy than in the USA. 

For some of the lawyers who know Italian law, is there any way to introduce new evidence into this case before the second appeal?  It appears not.  I’m wondering if the DNA were retested or anything of that sort.

An interesting but incomplete article on the Knox trial “media circus” by Carlo Rossetti in the current Guardian.

Carlo Rossetti is professor of sociology of law at the ­University of Parma, Italy.  I welcome his plea which an editor has put into the headline as a plea not to let the media circus undermine Italian law.

Although the good professor avoids mention of the case as it stands currently, following the appeals trial, one can easily interpret his plea in that light.

Meanwhile, an effort to continue the media circus continues amid an atmosphere suddenly not entirely friendly:
A producer of porn films has invited Amanda to star in a picture at a million dollars.
A restaurant sign (removed next day, no doubt under threat) spoke openly on the sidewalk of Amanda’s liking a certain pizza which she could take home where she “can slice it by myself.”
A blog in the SeattlePI suggests that Amanda might star in the program, Dancing with the Stars.
And now fourthly in the Guardian: one speaks of the Knox trial media circus.

Could be that the air is leaking out of the Knox PR balloon. And maybe the headline to lauowolf’s article (Too Much PR Legacy Taints Her Brand) can be applied to more than just the possible movie.

Sollecito is flying to the US to stay, so that he is not put back into prison when the Supreme Court finds them guilty again.

Where next:

Or to next entry PM Berlusconi Survives Italian Vote Of No Confidence: Did The Perugia Appeal Outcome Help?

Or to previous entry Another Prominent US Legal Commentator On The Evidence Points That Simply Won’t Go Away